Hundreds of thousands lose power as Delta slams the Gulf Coast
Delta made landfall near Creole, Louisiana, as a Category 2 storm on Friday evening, but quickly weakened to a Category 1.
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Delta made landfall near Creole, Louisiana, as a Category 2 storm on Friday evening, but quickly weakened to a Category 1.
The Category 3 storm is growing more powerful and expected to hit Louisiana Friday evening.
Forecasters warn that the hurricane could blow ashore a storm surge of up to 11 feet.
More than half a million people across several states were without power Thursday.
The storm slammed into the Alabama coast Wednesday morning and is moving north, bringing torrential rains and possible tornadoes with her.
The storm has intensified into a Category 2 hurricane with 105 mph winds. "Historic, life-threatening" flooding is "likely," the National Hurricane Center says.
It could also bring "extreme life threatening flash flooding" and storm surges as high as 9 feet — not to mention tornadoes, forecasters say.
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National Hurricane Center says Sally could bring a "life-threatening storm surge," strong winds and flash flooding from torrential rains.
It's the 18th named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season, which peaks in mid-September.
The storm is bringing "catastrophic storm surge, extreme winds and flash flooding" to portions of the state.
Now a tropical depression, the once fierce hurricane is likely to turn right, head for Northeast, forecasters say. It's blamed for at least six U.S. deaths.
Thousands of homes along the Texas and Louisiana coasts would cost billions to rebuild if destroyed.
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