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• Tropical Storm Ida takes shape in Caribbean

  Posted by Mike Wilson | 2theadvocate.com staff | on November 4, 2009 at 11:10 p.m.

  

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  Tropical Storm Ida.

  By The Associated Press

  MANAGUA, Nicaragua (AP) — Tropical storm Ida formed in the southwestern Caribbean on Wednesday, quickly gaining muscle and threatening to become a hurricane before making landfall in Nicaragua.

  Nicaraguan authorities readied shelters, saying evacuations were likely in the coastal city of Bluefields and the towns of Laguna de Perlas, Cruz de Rio Grando and Kukra Hills.

  "We're taking precautions for the storm, which we expect will hit our territory on Thursday," said Lt. Col. Reinaldo Carrion, the head of Civil Defense in Bluefields. "We are ready to act."

  Maximum sustained winds were at 65 mph (100 kph), according to the U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami. The center said further strengthening was expected and the storm could become a hurricane before making landfall early Thursday.

  The ninth tropical storm of the season was centered about 60 miles (95 kilometers) east of Bluefields and moving northwest near 7 mph (11 kph).

  A hurricane watch was in effect for the eastern coast of Nicaragua from Bluefields to the border with Honduras.

  Storm warnings remained in effect for the entire eastern coast of Nicaragua but were discontinued for the Colombian islands of San Andres and Providencia.

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• Tropical Storm Ida forms in southwest Caribbean

  Posted by Mike Wilson | 2theadvocate.com staff | on November 4, 2009 at 6:35 p.m.

  

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  Tropical Storm Ida.

  By the Associated Press

  MANAGUA, Nicaragua (AP) — Tropical storm Ida formed in the southwestern Caribbean on Wednesday, quickly gaining muscle and prompting storm warnings for the coast of Nicaragua and two Colombian islands.

  Nicaraguan authorities readied shelters, saying evacuations were likely in the coastal city of Bluefields and the towns of Laguna de Perlas, Cruz de Rio Grando and Kukra Hills.

  "We're taking precautions for the storm, which we expect will hit our territory on Thursday," said Lt. Col. Reinaldo Carrion, the head of Civil Defense in Bluefields. "We are ready to act."

  Maximum sustained winds increased to 66 mph (100 kph), according to the U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami.

  The ninth tropical storm of the season was centered about 65 miles (100 kilometers) east of Bluefields and moving northwest near 6 mph (9 kph).

  A hurricane watch was in effect for the eastern coast of Nicaragua from Bluefields to the border with Honduras.

  Storm warnings remained in effect for the entire eastern coast of Nicaragua and the Colombian islands of San Andres and Providencia.

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