Delta makes landfall as Category 2 hurricane in Mexico, forecast to hit US Friday

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LATEST on Hurricane Delta: —Made landfall this morning just south of Cancun, Mexico, as a category 2 hurricane with 110 mph winds —Hurricane watch issued for parts of Texas and Louisiana —Forecast to make landfall along the Gulf Coast on Friday

Storm surge will be the biggest threat in Cancun and along the coastal Yucatan Peninsula on Wednesday.People rest on the floor in a shelter prior to the arrival of Hurricane Delta in Cancun, Mexico, Oct. 6, 2020. Delta rapidly intensified into a potentially catastrophic Category 4 hurricane on a course to hit Mexico and continue on to the U.S. Gulf coast.

On Friday afternoon, Delta is forecast to make landfall along the Gulf Coast, possibly as a major hurricane with 115 mph winds. A hurricane watch has been issued for Texas and Louisiana. A storm surge watch was issued from Texas to the Alabama-Florida border.Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards has declared a state of emergency.

 

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