<\/scr"+"ipt>"); MANAGUA (AFP) – Eta rapidly intensified to a Category 4 hurricane on Monday as it bore down on the Caribbean coast of Nicaragua and Honduras, threatening the … // ]]> -->, , , Posted on But, luckily, it is very rare that a hurricane directly hits Roatan. NY Bond trader to jobless and unable to work in a foreign country. [CDATA[ [CDATA[ Like most hurricanes that get as far as the caribbean, Irma is projected to start to head north as it enters the sea, turning before it comes near Florida.I think your bigger concern, if you have to go through Houston, is operational delays there.Irma seems less a threat to Houston or Roatan than to Miami and Atlanta.But hurricanes can really mess up airline schedules system-wide. Honduran government was not only unprepared for the disaster, its delayed calls for evacuating areas at risk of flooding causing confusion and loss of life. Honduras is not a large country, and the storm was huge. Bay Islands Petroleum offered free shipping of the aid to Puerto Cortes. November 4, 2020. Read some Belizean accounts of Mitch…this one from SlickRock Adventures for how HORRIBLE it was on the outer cayes and pictures and information from Ambergris Caye. Answered: Is hurricane going to effect Roatan and surrounding islands? document.write (document.charset ? Here’s a link for everyone to follow to stay posted on the changes of weather. var m3_r = Math.floor(Math.random()*99999999999); Roatan occasionally gets the outskirts of a hurricane or tropical storm, with some rain and wind causing a little bit of bad weather for us. Up to 35 inches of rain in some parts of Honduras. MANAGUA - Eta rapidly intensified to a Category 4 hurricane on Monday as it bore down on the Caribbean coast of Nicaragua and Honduras, threatening the … [CDATA[ As always, feel free to contact me with any and all questions you have. On Thursday, 5th, the Permanent Contingency Commission (COPECO) ordered a “mandatory evacuation of population living in flood areas of Ulua river.” This was too little, too late. On Tuesday, November 3 Tela, Ceiba, Olanchito and southern portion of Sula Valley experienced floods. So feel free to plan ahead and travel to Roatan even if you're considering traveling to Roatan during hurricane season. // ]]> -->, , . // ]]> -->, , , , The Rainy Season, the Low Season, the Hurricane Season, in general, is pretty great weather until…well…until it’s not.