During the next 2 days, the rare interaction between a winter-like storm and a hurricane (Zeta) will generate at least 2 to 4 inches of rain across a broad area from the mid-South and the lower Mississippi Valley into the central and southern Appalachians and the mid-Atlantic.

Zeta will make landfall later Wednesday in southeastern Louisiana, delivering a significant storm surge (as much as 6 to 9 feet), damaging winds, and heavy rain.

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