Hurricane Nate path update: STORM SURGE WARNING for US Gulf Coast
Hurricane Nate, still a tropical storm, is expected to strengthen into a hurricane before making landfall somewhere between Louisiana and the Florida Panhandle at the weekend. Hurricane Nate path update from NOAA National Hurricane Center (NHC) show the centre of the storm is moving quickly towards the northeastern tip of the Yucatan Peninsular and the Yucatan Channel. Currently a tropical storm, Nate could develop into a hurricane by the time it reaches the peninsula later today. The Latest NHC advisory said: “On the forecast track, the centre of Nate will move across the northwestern Caribbean Sea this afternoon and move near or over the northeastern coast of the Yucatan Peninsula this evening.
ACCUWEATHER Hurricane Nate path update: Latest model shows storm surge warning for Louisiana
“Nate will then move into the southern Gulf of Mexico tonight, approach the northern Gulf Coast Saturday, and then move near or over the northern Gulf coast Saturday night or Sunday.” AccuWeather said: “The track has slightly shifted to the east and with that track now heading up to the northern Gulf Coast we now have hurricane warnings and tropical storm warnings being issued and also a storm surge warning. “Keep up to date on the warnings in your area. It looks like the heaviest will arrive later on Saturday in south-east Louisiana.
“And, then as Nate moves rapidly inland, not only do we have the surge, heavy rains and flooding and damaging winds, but also the potential for some tornadoes!” At least 22 people have died after Hurricane Nate hit Nicaragua, Honduras and Costa Rica, with many more missing and thousands forced to evacuate. Warnings are in place for parts of Nicaragua, Honduras, Mexico and parts of the US Gulf Coast, where Nate is forecast to make landfall as a hurricane this weekend.
Storm Nate kills 22 people: Latest damage in pictures Fri, October 6, 2017 At least 22 people were killed, 11 of them in Nicaragua, and 10 missing in Central America, as heavy rains brought by tropical storm Nate flooded areas affecting buildings and plantations Play slideshow EPA 1 of 17 Photo shows a vehicle crossing a bridge over a high river due to hard rains in Sabanilla area in Alajuelita, south San Jose, Costa Rica