Hurricane Delta is bound for the Louisiana coast, with landfall expected on Friday afternoon or evening. Delta’s arrival will occur in proximity to, and just six weeks after, Category 4 Hurricane Laura devastated southwestern Louisiana with 150 mph winds. Although Delta is not expected to become as strong as Laura, recovery efforts are still ongoing across the hardest-hit areas, resulting in higher-than-usual vulnerability to high winds, heavy rain, and a coastal storm surge.
As Hurricane Delta moves inland across Louisiana, rainfall could total 5 to 10 inches, with locally higher amounts.
