Officials urged people in south Louisiana to prepare or evacuate as Hurricane Delta strengthened over the Gulf of Mexico, heading toward a section of the state still recovering from Hurricane Laura
Officials urged people in south Louisiana to prepare or evacuate as Hurricane Delta strengthened over the Gulf of Mexico Thursday morning, heading toward a section of the state still recovering from August’s Hurricane Laura.
Delta, a Category 2 storm with maximum sustained winds of 100 miles an hour, was about 425 miles south of Cameron, La. Forecasters predicted the storm likely would strike southwestern Louisiana Friday afternoon or evening, according to the National Hurricane Center. New Orleans, Louisiana’s largest city,...
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