Hurricane Delta roared out of Mexico and back into the Gulf on Thursday, a havoc-wreaking Category 2 storm that was gaining strength as it set its sights on the beleaguered Louisiana coast.
hurricane expert Dan Kottlowski said Delta was expected to grow in size and strength, possibly reaching Category 4 status over the Gulf before slamming into the Louisiana coast late Friday, probably as a Category 3 storm.
"Regardless of a loss in wind intensity near the core, surge and wind impacts will still be potentially devastating along and near where the hurricane makes landfall," Kottlowski said.Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards announced that President Donald Trump has approved the state's request for a federal emergency declaration in advance of the storm.
Delta's heavy rainfall, winds and isolated tornado threat will expand into Mississippi and part of Alabama late Friday and Saturday. The National Weather Service said Delta could produce 3 to 6 inches of rain, with isolated maximum totals of 10 inches, in western Mississippi.
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