(NEWS: Power Out, Trees Downed as Delta Strikes Yucatan). State and local agencies were preparing in Louisiana, a state expected to endure its fourth direct landfall from a storm this season with Delta, including sandbagging and shoring up levees. Delta … The previous was Delta on November 15, 2005. You may occasionally receive promotional content from the Los Angeles Times. Microsoft says the Labor Department is asking for proof its efforts to boost Black employment and leadership are not illegal race-based decisions. At least some storm surge flooding is also expected in southeast Louisiana, including along Lake Pontchartrain, and along the Mississippi and Alabama coasts, including areas affected by Hurricane Sally last month. Storm surge, destructive winds and flooding rain are all expected. The coronavirus pandemic, which has been complicating hurricane response amid the extremely active hurricane season, will continue to create hurdles in the coming weeks. Hurricane-force winds extend 25 miles from the center and tropical storm-force winds extend up to 90 miles from the center. The maximum sustained winds in Delta topped out at 145 mph Tuesday, but were down to 85 mph as of Wednesday 4 p.m. CDT soon after emerging over the Gulf of Mexico. "It is possible the storm surge could be greater from Delta than from Laura, which was estimated to be 17.5 feet," Kottlowski added. A faster forward speed than what we saw with Hurricane Sally last month will lessen Delta's extreme rainfall potential, though heavy rainfall is still expected, particularly along and to the east of its path. A study of 660,000 Indians finds that a few individuals spread most new infections and that children transmit the coronavirus just as well as adults. Hurricane Delta came ashore on Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula and is forecast to sweep across the Gulf striking the U.S. Friday. Timmer reported pockets of extreme damage, including significant structural damage, in the region as he surveyed the scene on Wednesday morning, noting that Delta's winds were enhanced as they had funneled through buildings. He said Tuesday evening the staff had made them comfortable and seemed well prepared. A wind gust to 75 mph was measured at Puerto Morelos, 64 mph in Cozumel and 106 mph on an elevated WeatherFlow observing site near Cancún. Delta went from a tropical depression to a Category 4 hurricane in about 30 hours from Monday to Tuesday. This could include areas ravaged by Hurricane Laura in late August. While the Yucatan sticks out like a thumb south of the Gulf of Mexico, there have only been six hurricanes that passed within 50 miles of Cancun in the past 100 years. “We hope that in this place we are surely much safer,” Quintana Roo Tourism Secretary Marisol Vanegas said. Oct. 7 (UPI) -- The former Minneapolis police officer charged with murdering George Floyd in May, Derek Chauvin, posted a $1 million bond Wednesday and left prison, local officials said. ), (The red-shaded area denotes the potential path of the center of the tropical cyclone. President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said Tuesday that 5,000 federal troops and emergency personnel were being made available in Quintana Roo. (CNN)If you thought the past week's lull in hurricane season was a sign of it slowing down -- think again. "As residents along the Gulf Coast know all too well, these storms are unpredictable, and I strongly encourage everyone to take Hurricane Delta seriously," Ivey said in a statement. Even though the eyewall containing Delta's strongest winds may avoid the greatest concentration of petroleum rigs in the western Gulf of Mexico, operations of these rigs may be suspended for a few days. Current guidance suggests Delta will make landfall somewhere between the border of Texas and Louisiana to the border of Alabama and Florida as a Category 3 hurricane. Newsom vetoes bill to provide rehiring protections for workers laid off amid COVID-19 pandemic, The best photos from the historic vice presidential debate. Swells generated by Delta should begin to arrive along the Gulf Coast, from South Texas to the Florida Panhandle and even western Florida Thursday. Maximum sustained winds were near 115 miles per hour (185 kilometers per hour) and the storm surge will raise water levels by as much as 8-12 feet along the northern coast of the Yucatan Peninsula, the center said earlier Wednesday. The White House hasn’t asked for its help. Storm surge watches were in effect from the upper Texas coast to the Alabama / Florida border on Wednesday, and a hurricane watch was posted for the northern Gulf Coast from High Island, Texas, on eastward to Grand Isle, Louisiana. Despite the increasing forward speed, river and bayou flooding can be expected in part of the South, and there can still be localized urban and small stream flooding hundreds of miles inland as well as significant rises on the rivers in the storm's path over the Tennessee Valley, central Appalachians and mid-Atlantic region. Hurricane Delta "could potentially have a significant impact" on Alabama, she tweeted. Delta's intensification turned it into the 25th named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season. Oct. 7 (UPI) -- IRS Commissioner Charles Rettig said Wednesday that the agency is working to clear through a backlog of 5.3 million pieces of unopened mail to deliver stimulus payments and process income tax returns. Oil and gas producers including Enbridge Inc., BHP Group and Royal Dutch Shell Plc were evacuating or preparing to evacuate workers from Gulf platforms ahead of Delta. Winds in Delta increased by 85 mph in the 24 hours ending 11:20 a.m. EDT Tuesday. This story does not necessarily represent the position of our parent company, IBM. Oct. 7 (UPI) -- The storm-weary Gulf Coast, an area still reeling from back-to-back blows from devastating Hurricane Laura and more recently Sally, is bracing for yet another strike, this time a potentially disastrous one from Hurricane Delta. Mexico put the commander of its navy in charge of the federal response to Delta. Changes at California’s unemployment agency don’t do enough to address problems, lawmakers say, The new online system to expedite applications for jobless benefits was installed after complaints that the EDD’s former process was ineffective, James Weaver, former Oregon congressman and tireless environmentalist, dies, Pushed for major environmental protections for wildlife in the Pacific Northwest, The White House is a coronavirus hot spot. “This is a structure that has withstood other hurricanes.”. (MORE: Delta Was the Fastest on Record to Intensify From Tropical Depression to Category 4). Gilbert and Wilma were both legendary storms and "are actually the top two most intense storms on record by lowest pressure in the Atlantic's history," said Miller. Overnight emergency calls came in from people whose windows or doors were broken and they were taken to shelters, he said. Dutzende Bäume stürzten um, vielerorts kam es zu Stromausfällen. The storm's maximum sustained winds increased by a whopping 70 mph - from 40 mph to 110 mph - in its first 24 hours as a named storm. While the water is warm over the southern Gulf of Mexico, it is not quite as warm as that of the northwestern Caribbean. Photographer: Victor Ruiz Garcia/AP Photo. Hurricane Delta makes landfall on the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico, on Oct. 7. That would be just east of where Hurricane Laura came ashore in August as the strongest storm to hit that area since 1856. Some rigs off the Louisiana coastline have already been shut down ahead of the storm. A Category 3 hurricane has sustained winds of 111 to 129 mph, while a Category 4 storm has sustained winds of 130 to 156 mph. Delta made landfall Wednesday morning around 5:30 a.m. CDT near Puerto Morelos, Mexico, in the Yucatan Peninsula, with maximum sustained winds of 110 mph, making it a Category 2 hurricane. Delta threatens to become the latest in a string of deadly natural disasters in 2020, a year that has been marked by a hyperactive hurricane season, devastating wildfires and a derecho that wreaked havoc across the U.S. Midwest. Alabama Gov. Hurricane Delta is an "extremely dangerous" major hurricane on a collision course with the Yucatan Peninsula and the US Gulf Coast. Impacts from Delta will be felt through Wednesday, across the Yucatan Peninsula and Cuba as the storm passes through. Get all the day's most vital news with our Today's Headlines newsletter, sent every weekday morning. As civilians bear brunt of clash over ethnic Armenian enclave, EU urges halt to hostilities, European Union on Armenia and Azerbaijan: “Our position is clear: the fighting must stop.”, Government probes Microsoft’s effort to boost diversity. The power could be out for many days in some of the hardest-hit communities. These swells are likely to generate dangerous rip currents at beaches and could lead to some coastal flooding at high tide in some low-lying areas Thursday, particularly in southern Louisiana. In Cancun alone, the government opened 160 shelters. This is only the second time the Greek letter Delta has been used for any named storm and it is the earliest-ever 25th Atlantic storm. The storm is moving to the northwest at 15 to 20 mph. Subtle changes in the track forecast may lead to changes in this surge forecast. The Weather Company’s primary journalistic mission is to report on breaking weather news, the environment and the importance of science to our lives. That was more than double the criteria for the rapid intensification of a tropical cyclone, which is a wind speed increase of at least 35 mph in 24 hours or less. According to the National Hurricane Center, 4 to 8 inches, with isolated 12-inch amounts are expected with Delta near the northern Gulf Coast and lower Mississippi Valley Friday into Saturday, leading to flash flooding and at least some minor river flooding. John Bel Edwards said Delta was expected to make landfall there Friday night or Saturday morning, with the entire state in the storm’s possible path. The storm will likely cause about $4 billion in losses and destruction to the region and $3 billion in Louisiana, he said. The storm was about 180 miles east-southeast of Cozumel on Tuesday night, with maximum sustained winds of 145 mph and traveling at about 17 mph. "Those hurricanes were Lili from 2002, Juan from 1985 and Hilda from 1964," DePodwin said. The center said Delta was about to emerge into the Gulf of Mexico after having crossed over the Yucatan peninsula, where it knocked out power to about 266,000 customers, one-third of the total in the area. CNN's Kay Jones, Brandon Miller, Taylor Ward, Tina Burnside and Hannah Sarisohn contributed to this report. Facebook Inc. is tightening its rules on content concerning the U.S. presidential election next month, including instituting a temporary ban on political ads when voting ends, as it braces for a contentious night that may not end with a definitive winner. Delta is expected to make landfall along the northern U.S. Gulf Coast Friday. Could a hurricane lash Los Angeles? After undergoing a "very impressive rapid intensification episode" earlier, the. Tropical cyclones in the Pacific basin rarely range north to California. Operators had shut about 29% of crude production and 8.6% of gas output, the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement said. Power outages were also occurring in downtown Cancun, he said. Hurricane conditions could arrive along the coast in the hurricane watch areas by Friday. Delta strengthened slightly but remained a Category 1 hurricane with top winds of 90 miles (150 kilometers) per hour in the south-central Gulf, the National Hurricane Center said in an advisory. During Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, winds and seas will build over the Gulf of Mexico, especially in the central part of the Gulf. Facebook bans political ads after end of voting on election day. Given Delta's current forecast track and strength, AccuWeather StormMax winds of 140 mph are forecast for part of southern Louisiana on Friday evening. Mit großer Wucht ist Hurrikan "Delta" auf die Südostküste von Mexiko getroffen. A fallen palm tree left by Hurricane Delta in Cancun, Mexico, on Oct. 7. 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