Zeta makes landfall as a Category 2 hurricane on storm-weary Gulf Coast

[Eugene]

Source: CNN

Zeta makes landfall as a Category 2 hurricane on storm-weary Gulf Coast

By Madeline Holcombe, Amara Walker and Eric Levenson, CNN
Updated 2250 GMT (0650 HKT) October 28, 2020

(CNN) — Hurricane Zeta made landfall along the southeastern Louisiana coast Wednesday as a Category 2 storm with winds of 110 mph, according to the National Hurricane Center.

The wind speed is now just 1 mph away from making the storm a major Category 3 hurricane. Waves of up to 50 feet were observed in the Gulf of Mexico just off the coast, and a storm surge of up to 11 feet is possible in some locations over the next several hours.

Zeta is moving quickly at nearly 25 mph and that speed is expected to increase Wednesday evening. The storm is currently headed toward New Orleans, according to a 6 p.m. ET update from the hurricane center.

New Orleans recently reported a wind gust near 50 mph, and conditions will deteriorate quickly as the center moves near or over the city early Wednesday evening.

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Read more: https://edition.cnn.com/2020/10/28/us/hurricane-zeta-wednesday/index.html

[Ferrets are Cool]

1. 7:47 here and its blowing pretty good

[Blue_playwright]

2. How did I miss this?

I don’t think MSNBC has mentioned it.

[dhill926]

3. yep...Jim Cantore getting whipped around as usual...