Curt Duhon boards up windows on his son’s house to prepare for Hurricane Delta (Leslie Westbrook/The Advocate via AP)Governor John Bel Edwards has called on south-west Louisiana residents still reeling from the late August destruction of Hurricane Laura to ready themselves for Hurricane Delta. The latest weather front has strengthened back into a Category Three storm and is expected to hit the state on Friday. Hurricane #Delta Advisory 16A: Delta Moving Northwestward Across the Western Gulf of Mexico. Hurricane Conditions and Life-Threatening Storm Surge Expected To Begin Along Portions of the Northern Gulf Coast On Friday. Late Thursday afternoon, Delta had maximum sustained winds of 115 mph and was located 345 miles south of Cameron, Louisiana.

Source: Irish Independent October 08, 2020 21:33 UTC