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NOAA predicts another active hurricane season. Here’s how many named storms are expected
Read full article: NOAA predicts another active hurricane season. Here’s how many named storms are expectedThe National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration releases its annual outlook for the hurricane season.
2021 Atlantic hurricane season: Researchers predicting another busy hurricane season
Read full article: 2021 Atlantic hurricane season: Researchers predicting another busy hurricane seasonFresh off of a record-breaking hurricane season in which 30 named storms formed, another active year is expected, according to Colorado State University hurricane researchers.
AP PHOTOS: Louisiana residents struggle months after storms
Read full article: AP PHOTOS: Louisiana residents struggle months after stormsThey were hit by Hurricanes Laura and Delta. She, her husband and a son are living in tents on the property, while her other son, his fiance and their one-year old son are living in a loaned camper there. A relative's home on the same property is now gutted and they are living in a camper as well. From a relative's house where they had taken refuge, the Trahans watched as Laura flipped over and destroyed their mobile home. The Trahans have received used clothing, occasional meals and other help from volunteers, but they still confront daily challenges.
Gulf Coast braces, again, for hurricane as Zeta takes aim
Read full article: Gulf Coast braces, again, for hurricane as Zeta takes aimTourists walk on the beach as the tail end of Hurricane Zeta makes landfall in Playa del Carmen, Mexico, early Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2020. Zeta, the 27th named storm of a very busy Atlantic hurricane season, was a hurricane when it began raking across Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula early Tuesday. It emerged in the Gulf of Mexico as a tropical storm but was expected to regain hurricane strength before landfall south of New Orleans on Wednesday evening. Officials in two Mexican states hit by Zeta reported power outages and damage caused by downed trees, but no deaths. The extraordinarily busy hurricane season has focused attention on the role of climate change, which scientists say is causing wetter, stronger and more destructive storms.
Tropical Tracker: Watching the Caribbean again next week
Read full article: Tropical Tracker: Watching the Caribbean again next weekAnother wave east of Bermuda has a chance to develop early next week as it gets pushed toward the Bahamas. Typically this time of year, the focus is on the Caribbean, as the Cabo Verde season -- storms rolling off of Africa -- slowly comes to a close. All major #hurricanes have formed in the central or western Caribbean. Large scale atmospheric conditions favor development in the Western Caribbean as we move into next week. Currently, there is not even a disturbance to pinpoint in that region, but given the conditions, thunderstorms appear likely in the Western Caribbean, and could eventually materialize into a tropical system.
Louisiana's back-to-back hurricanes: Future unsure for many
Read full article: Louisiana's back-to-back hurricanes: Future unsure for manyBlue tarps cover houses in the aftermath of Hurricane Delta, Saturday Oct. 10, 2020, in Iowa, La. – Michele Vincent’s home was largely intact in spite of hurricanes Laura and Delta. Coastal Cameron Parish had about 9,800 residents when Hurricane Rita hit in 2005. “Leave Cameron Parish and go into Calcasieu it's bad there too. They were the only red lights we had in Cameron Parish.
'We can’t lose our momentum:' Louisiana vows to rebuild
Read full article: 'We can’t lose our momentum:' Louisiana vows to rebuildA 70-year-old woman in Iberia Parish died in a fire likely caused by a natural gas leak following damage from Hurricane Delta, the Louisiana Department of Health said Sunday. Clair Hebert Marceaux lost her home in Cameron Parish, Louisiana, during Hurricane Laura and said the community was hard at work on rebuilding when Delta struck. “We can’t lose our momentum,” she said, though she added there was “utter devastation” in the area. Earnestine and Milton Wesley had decided to ride out Delta in their Lake Charles home, damaged by Laura. “And with God’s help we made it.”After blowing ashore, Delta moved over Lake Charles, a city where Laura damaged nearly every home and building.
The Latest: Delta rapidly weakening as it moves inland
Read full article: The Latest: Delta rapidly weakening as it moves inlandJohn Bel Edwards spoke in Jennings after flying over the damage from Hurricane Delta. —-7 a.m.MIAMI — Tropical Storm Delta is sliding over northern Louisiana with weakening winds after dropping several inches of rain in the state. ___3:50 a.m.MIAMI — Wind speeds associated with Tropical Storm Delta are decreasing as the system moves inland over Louisiana and Mississippi. ___1 a.m.MIAMI — Delta has been downgraded from a once powerful hurricane to a tropical storm as it moves inland across the U.S. South. ____7 p.m.Hurricane Delta has weakened to a Category 1 storm as it moves inland along Louisiana’s southwestern coast.
Delta adds insult to injury in hurricane-ravaged Louisiana
Read full article: Delta adds insult to injury in hurricane-ravaged LouisianaMarcus Peterson walks past a downed tree in his yard after Hurricane Delta moved through, Saturday, Oct. 10, 2020, in Jennings, La. It then moved over Lake Charles, a city where Hurricane Laura damaged nearly every home and building in late August. While Delta was a weaker storm than Category 4 Laura, it brought significantly more flooding, Lake Charles Mayor Nic Hunter said. Forecasters warned that heavy rain, storm surges and flash floods continued to pose dangers in areas from Texas to Mississippi. They arrived back in Lake Charles last weekend, got a new roof on Monday and had to evacuate again Thursday.
Central Florida power crews head to Gulf Coast for Hurricane Delta
Read full article: Central Florida power crews head to Gulf Coast for Hurricane DeltaWINTER GARDEN, Fla. – For the fourth time this year, Duke Energy sent crews to the Gulf Coast this time to help residents during Hurricane Delta. Robert Thompson is one of the linemen with Duke Energy and left Friday morning. He had just gotten back from the panhandle a couple of weeks ago after Hurricane Sally left thousands without power. Spokesperson with Duke Energy said the company is actually sending 165 crews from all over the state to Louisiana. Florida Power and Light also sent dozens of crews to the Gulf Coast on Thursday.
Wedding before the storm: Delta speeds up couple's nuptials
Read full article: Wedding before the storm: Delta speeds up couple's nuptials– Hurricane Delta sped up one Louisiana couple's wedding by a few days, but judging by the smiles on the bride and groom, it certainly didn't dampen the affair. Skies were gray, but the rain held off while the wedding party gathered. The streets outside were largely deserted as residents finished up last-minute storm preparations or evacuated. “Within 16 hours they threw an entire wedding together, and it’s beautiful. It was very important for her that she did get married in the church and when that almost didn’t happen she was so distraught,” she said.
LIVE TRACK, SATELLITE, MORE: Hurricane Delta makes landfall in Louisiana
Read full article: LIVE TRACK, SATELLITE, MORE: Hurricane Delta makes landfall in LouisianaThe National Hurricane Center in Miami said Delta is moving further inland over southwestern Louisiana as a weak Category 1 hurricane. ___4 p.m.MIAMI — Forecasters expect Hurricane Delta to make landfall in southwest Louisiana in the next few hours. ___11:10 a.m.WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump says the Federal Emergency Management Agency is prepared as Hurricane Delta churns toward the U.S. Gulf Coast. ___4 a.m.MIAMI — Hurricane conditions and life-threatening storm surge are forecast for southwestern Louisiana when Hurricane Delta makes landfall, which is expected Friday evening. ___1 a.m.A hurricane warning, storm surge warning and tropical storm warnings are in effect for Hurricane Delta, a major hurricane spinning toward the U.S. Gulf Coast.
Hurricane Delta inflicts new damage on storm-weary Louisiana
Read full article: Hurricane Delta inflicts new damage on storm-weary LouisianaThis GOES-16 GeoColor satellite image taken Friday, Oct. 9, 2020, at 10:00 a.m. EDT, and provided by NOAA, shows Hurricane Delta in the Gulf of Mexico. – Ripping tarps from already damaged roofs and scattering debris piled by roadsides, Hurricane Delta inflicted a new round of destruction on Louisiana as it struck communities still reeling after Hurricane Laura took a similar path just six weeks earlier. Delta's reach stretched as far west as Galveston, Texas, about 100 miles (160 kilometers) from where the storm struck Louisiana. Tropical Storm Marco fizzled as it hit the southeast Louisiana tip just three days before Laura struck. “The wind is much worse than what Hurricane Laura brought,” Gove said in a message on Twitter.
Experts: Warming makes Delta, other storms power up faster
Read full article: Experts: Warming makes Delta, other storms power up fasterThis Oct. 8, 2020 photo made available by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shows Hurricane Delta in the Gulf of Mexico at 12:41 p.m. EDT. Delta is the sixth storm this year and the second in a week to reach the threshold, Lillo calculated. Hurricanes Hannah, Laura, Sally and Teddy and tropical storm Gamma all gained at least 35 mph (56 kph) in strength in 24 hours. This year is particularly nasty and Delta is a good example, said study co-author Gabriel Vecchi, a Princeton climate scientist. “This season has given a lot of examples of these rapidly intensifying storms that we expect to be more common,” Princeton’s Vecchi said.
Can we retire a Greek hurricane name? Delta made us wonder.
Read full article: Can we retire a Greek hurricane name? Delta made us wonder.Louisiana residents who are still recovering from the devastation of a powerful hurricane less than two months ago braced for another hit as Hurricane Delta steamed north through the Gulf on Thursday after swiping Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula, the Associated Press reported. “They do not retire Greek alphabet storm names -- at least so far,” Gross said. The last time we went through all the letters of the alphabet and moved on to the Greek alphabet was 2005. In 2005, a record-breaking year of devastating hurricanes, we made it through six Greek letters. The Committee also agreed that it was not practical to retire into hurricane history a letter in the Greek alphabet.
LIVE TRACK, SATELLITE, MORE: Major Hurricane Delta intensifies over the Gulf
Read full article: LIVE TRACK, SATELLITE, MORE: Major Hurricane Delta intensifies over the GulfNEW ORLEANS – The Latest on Hurricane Delta (all times CDT):10 p.m.MIAMI — Hurricane Delta has gotten stronger as it marches toward the U.S. Gulf Coast, now packing top sustained winds of 120 mph (195 kph). ___7 p.m.MIAMI — Major Hurricane Delta is trekking ever closer to the northern U.S. Gulf coast, and forecasters say the storm could strengthen further during the nighttime hours. — Huge piles of debris caused by Hurricane Laura in August stretched along roadways in Bell City, southeast of Lake Charles. John Bel Edwards says the most recent forecast for Hurricane Delta has the storm making landfall “almost precisely” where Hurricane Laura struck in August. John Bel Edwards is using telephone and text messages to urge Louisiana residents to prepare for Hurricane Delta.
Tropical Tracker: Hurricane Delta to make history
Read full article: Tropical Tracker: Hurricane Delta to make historyThe current forecast has the same areas that were devastated by Hurricane Laura in late August receiving another strike from Delta, a strong hurricane, on Friday. Delta rapidly intensified in the Western Caribbean going from a tropical depression to a Category 4 hurricane in just 30 hours. In a 24-hour period, Wilma’s wind speed increased a whopping 105 mph, from a tropical storm to a monster Category 5 hurricane. Water temperature in the Gulf of Mexico with the current forecast of Hurricane Delta. With that said, Delta could still strike the North Gulf Coast as a category 2 or 3 hurricane.
Fall in Florida: Highs in low 90s
Read full article: Fall in Florida: Highs in low 90sORLANDO, Fla. – Thursday is all about the heat as high pressure dominates the forecast. High pressure is sinking air that does not allow for much in the way of cloud cover to develop. Expect lots of sunshine and high temperatures in the low 90s. Rain chances are low at 20% Thursday afternoon, but moisture increases for the end of the week and weekend. Expect a 50% coverage of rain Friday and 60% coverage of rain Saturday and Sunday.
LIVE TRACK, MODELS, MORE: Hurricane Delta ‘scary as hell’
Read full article: LIVE TRACK, MODELS, MORE: Hurricane Delta ‘scary as hell’The projected path included the southwest area of Louisiana where Category 4 Hurricane Laura made landfall less than two months ago. Frankie Randazzo, 47, the partner of two restaurants in Lake Charles, said people in the city were extremely anxious ahead of the hurricane. Randazzo watched pieces of one of his restaurants, Panorama Music House, fly past a meteorologist’s car on a Facebook Live video during Hurricane Laura. The most recent forecast for Hurricane Delta has the storm making landfall “almost precisely” where Hurricane Laura struck — a region where homes and electrical infrastructure are still damaged, Edwards said in a radio interview. New Orleans, well to the east of the projected landfall area, was expected to escape the worst of Hurricane Delta.
Busy 2020 hurricane season has Louisiana bracing a 6th time
Read full article: Busy 2020 hurricane season has Louisiana bracing a 6th timeThe storm being watched Wednesday was Hurricane Delta, the 25th named storm of the Atlantic's unprecedented hurricane season. Forecasts placed most of Louisiana within Delta's path, with the latest National Hurricane Center estimating landfall in the state on Friday. Along with getting hit by Hurricane Laura and escaping Hurricane Sally, Louisiana saw heavy flooding June 7 from Tropical Storm Cristobal. Tropical Storm Beta prompted tropical storm warnings in mid-September as it slowly crawled up the northeast Texas coast. “Not seeing any signs of any additional tropical weather in the extended which is OK with us because we are SO DONE with Hurricane Season 2020,” they wrote.
LIVE TRACK, MODELS, SATELLITE: New Orleans urged to stay vigilant about Hurricane Delta
Read full article: LIVE TRACK, MODELS, SATELLITE: New Orleans urged to stay vigilant about Hurricane DeltaNEW ORLEANS – The Latest on Hurricane Delta (all times CDT):10 p.m.A hurricane warning has been issued for a stretch of the northern U.S. Gulf Coast as Hurricane Delta has begun trekking on a forecast path toward Louisiana. A hurricane warning has been issued from east of Sabine Pass to Morgan City along the Louisiana coast. Tate Reeves declared a state of emergency Wednesday afternoon in preparation for Hurricane Delta. God bless and stay safe.”Hurricane Delta is expected to make landfall along the Louisiana coast later in the week. ___2 p.m.NEW ORLEANS — New Orleans' mayor has urged the city’s residents to remain vigilant as the expected path of Hurricane Delta is predicted to hit the state’s coast Friday night or Saturday morning.
LIVE TRACK, MODELS, SATELLITE: Hurricane Delta makes first landfall with 110 mph winds
Read full article: LIVE TRACK, MODELS, SATELLITE: Hurricane Delta makes first landfall with 110 mph windsQuintana Roo Gov. Here is the latest advisory for #Delta from the National Hurricane Center. “We hope that in this place we are surely much safer,” Quintana Roo Tourism Secretary Marisol Vanegas said. “This is a structure that has withstood other hurricanes.”Here is the 5 a.m. advisory and forecast track for #Delta from the National Hurricane Center. People in Louisiana or Mississippi should prepare now for hurricane-force winds to begin hitting their coastlines on Friday, the hurricane center advised.
Back to the 90s: Warmer weather, lower rain chances in Central Florida
Read full article: Back to the 90s: Warmer weather, lower rain chances in Central FloridaORLANDO, Fla. – Rain chances take a dip Wednesday in Central Florida. The coverage of rain will be 30%, with a high of 92 in Orlando. The record high is 98, set in 1919. We have a stalled front just to the south of our area that will be a focal point for increased rain south of Brevard County, mainly near the Treasure Coast. Quintana Roo state’s governor is warning residents and tourists that it is the strongest storm since Hurricane Wilma in 2005.
Trump hails experimental treatment for his virus recovery
Read full article: Trump hails experimental treatment for his virus recovery(AP Photo/Evan Vucci)WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump on Wednesday credited an experimental drug treatment with helping his recovery from COVID-19 and suggested his diagnosis could be a “blessing in disguise" in the nation's battle against the pandemic. In a new White House video posted Wednesday evening, Trump said his illness had shed light on an experimental antibody cocktail that he tied to his improved condition. The White House has released only limited details about his condition and treatment, leading to questions about what lies ahead for Trump. Access to Trump for White House aides has been extremely limited since his discharge. He also thanked a supporter who tweeted she “would wade though a sea of COVID infested water to vote for President Trump on November 3rd."
Category 4 Hurricane Delta roars toward Mexico's Cancun area
Read full article: Category 4 Hurricane Delta roars toward Mexico's Cancun areaBoats sit closer to the shore after they were secured by fishermen preparing for the arrival of Hurricane Delta in Puerto Juarez, Cancun, Mexico, Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2020. Hurricane Delta rapidly intensified into a potentially catastrophic Category 4 hurricane Tuesday on a course to hammer southeastern Mexico and then continue on to the U.S. Gulf coast this week. Quintana Roo Gov. State tourism officials said more than 40,000 tourists were in Quintana Roo, a fraction of what would normally be there. “We hope that in this place we are surely much safer,” Quintana Roo Tourism Secretary Marisol Vanegas said.
LIVE TRACK, MODELS, MORE: Hurricane Delta reaches Category 4 status on path to Gulf Coast
Read full article: LIVE TRACK, MODELS, MORE: Hurricane Delta reaches Category 4 status on path to Gulf CoastORLANDO, Fla. – Hurricane Delta rapidly intensified into a potentially catastrophic Category 4 hurricane with 130 mph winds Tuesday on a course to hammer southeastern Mexico and then continue on to the U.S. Gulf coast this week. | How COVID-19 is impacting forecasting | 3 top factors for hurricane development]Mexico began evacuating tourists and residents from coastal areas along its Riviera Maya Tuesday. Here is the 11 p.m. advisory and forecast track for #Delta from the National Hurricane Center. Residents in these areas should ensure they have their hurricane plan in place and monitor updates to the forecast of Delta,” the Hurricane Center said. Beach communities on the Alabama coast are still clearing away the damage from Hurricane Sally, which made landfall at Gulf Shores on Sept. 16, as they warn people to be ready for Hurricane Delta.
Tropical moisture means more rain in Central Florida
Read full article: Tropical moisture means more rain in Central FloridaORLANDO, Fla. – Tropical moisture will help set the stage for a few scattered showers and thunderstorms Tuesday afternoon in Central Florid. We officially saw a trace of rain Monday in Orlando, although many areas of Brevard County saw more than 4 inches. Pinpointing the tropicsPost Tropical Cyclone Gamma has maximum sustained winds of 35 mph as it interacts with land over the Yucatán Peninsula. As Gamma weakens, our rain chances have gone down slightly in Central Florida. All the models and the official track keep it away from Central Florida and take it to Louisiana or possibly the Florida Panhandle by the end of the week.
Dangerous Hurricane Delta closing in on Mexico's Yucatan
Read full article: Dangerous Hurricane Delta closing in on Mexico's YucatanFishermen pull in a boat before the arrival of Hurricane Delta in Puerto Juarez, Cancun, Mexico, Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2020. Hurricane Delta rapidly intensified into a potentially catastrophic Category 4 hurricane Tuesday on a course to hammer southeastern Mexico and then continue on to the U.S. Gulf coast this week. (AP Photo/Victor Ruiz Garcia)MEXICO CITY – Hurricane Delta rapidly intensified into a dangerous Category 4 storm Tuesday while on a course to hammer Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula and then continue on to the U.S. Gulf Coast later in the week. From Tulum to Cancun, tourism-dependent communities still soaked by the remnants of Tropical Storm Gamma could bear the brunt of Delta. Delta increased in strength 80 mph, more than doubling from a 60 mph storm at 2 pm EDT Monday to 140 mph at 2 pm EDT Tuesday.
LIVE TRACK, MODELS, MORE: Florida now in the cone for Hurricane Delta
Read full article: LIVE TRACK, MODELS, MORE: Florida now in the cone for Hurricane DeltaORLANDO, Fla. – Hurricane Delta formed Monday evening near Jamaica and now the latest track shows a portion of Florida’s Panhandle in the storm’s cone. Delta was upgraded from a tropical storm to a hurricane during NHC’s 8 p.m. advisory. Here is the 11 p.m. advisory and forecast track for #Delta from the National Hurricane Center. The post-tropical cyclone is currently centered along the northern coast of the Yucatan peninsula and will move inland through Monday,” the latest advisory read. Government officials in Mexico canceled the tropical warning and tropical storm watch along the northern coast of the Yucatan peninsula Monday afternoon, according to the NHC.
Post-Tropical Remnants Of Delta Continue Weaken, As The Heavy Rainfall Threat Diminishes Late Sunday Night
Read full article: Post-Tropical Remnants Of Delta Continue Weaken, As The Heavy Rainfall Threat Diminishes Late Sunday NightLocation 90 miles S of Knoxville Tennessee Wind 15 mph Heading E at 15 mph Pressure 29.77 Coordinates 84.1W, 34.5NDiscussionAt 1100 PM EDT (0300 UTC), the center of Post-Tropical Cyclone Delta was located near latitude 34.5 North, longitude 84.1 West. The post-tropical cyclone is moving toward the east near 15 mph, and this motion is expected to continue tonight and Monday morning. Maximum sustained winds are near 15 mph (30 km/h) with higher gusts. Some further weakening is possible tonight as a new surface low develops in the Carolinas, and Delta's surface low is expected to be absorbed by this new low pressure area on Monday. Moderate to major river flooring will continue across the Calcasieu and Mermentau river basins in Louisiana through much of next week