Eta Strikes Florida Keys; Expected to Become Hurricane

Eta Strikes Florida Keys; Expected to Become Hurricane
A couple walks along the beach during a downpour, on Miami Beach, Florida's famed South Beach, Fla., on Nov. 8, 2020. Wilfredo Lee/AP Photo
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HAVANA—A strengthening Tropical Storm Eta made landfall on Florida’s Lower Matecumbe Key on Sunday night, days after leaving scores of dead and over 100 missing in Mexico and Central America.

The U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami declared hurricane and storm surge warnings for the Keys from Ocean Reef to the Dry Tortugas, including Florida Bay.