Latest on Hurricane Delta 2020

Hello, welcome back to Weather Center! There is a new hurricane heading for the US if you didn’t know, and its name is Hurricane Delta. Standing at a CAT 2 currently as of 10 AM, it has a projected path straight for Louisiana. How dangerous could this hurricane be? The Hurricane was originally a CAT 4 out by Cuba area but lowered in category when it made landfall this morning in Mexico (Puerto Morelos). It is expected to strengthen into a CAT 4 again and head towards Louisiana. Hurricane Delta is not expected to strengthen to a Cat 5 since there is a high pressure system affecting it largely but there is a very slight unlikely chance. Here are the latest stats, details, and tracks:

Latest on Hurricane Delta 2020

(https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/)

10:00 AM CDT Wed Oct 7
Location: 21.4°N 88.0°W
Moving: NW at 17 mph
Min pressure: 975 mb
Max sustained: 105 mph

Currently = CAT 2🌀

Expected to get to = CAT 4 🌀 (20-30% for a CAT 5)

---

See the Latest on Hurricane Delta 2020 and its Track here!

Main Risks:

Rain: About 8-12 inches of rain could fall from Hurricane Delta

Storm Surge: Most areas 4-6 feet of storm surge. Areas at risk could get 7-11 feet of storm surge. Storm surge is not quite as bad as it could be which is good.

Winds: 110 MPH winds with over 140 MPH gusts possible could cause major damage in some areas.

States at risk by are:

Louisiana (Mainly) , Mississippi, Texas

---

Timing

Landfall could be around 1:00 PM (Earliest) on Friday to 3-4:00 PM (Latest) on Wednesday.

Stay Weather Aware!

---

WC Updates

Derecho Weather 101

Hurricane Weather 101

US Weather Alerts Page

Major Tornadoes Page coming soon!

Snow Center Page Coming Soon!

---

Share Weather Center!

Share this blog and WC to grow our traffic! We would greatly appreciate it! 🙂

---