Hurricane Delta Rapidly Intensifies Into a Category 4!; Heads up Gulf Coasters!

[Baclava]

Last edited Tue Oct 6, 2020, 10:45 PM - Edit history (3)

Hurricane Delta has rapidly intensified in the Caribbean Sea and is expected to hammer Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula by Wednesday. Delta continues to pose a hurricane danger to the U.S. Gulf Coast late this week, with threats of storm-surge flooding, damaging winds and heavy rainfall.

Residents from the extreme upper Texas coast and Louisiana to the western Florida Panhandle should be checking frequently for important forecast updates and have their hurricane plans ready to go.


https://weather.com/storms/hurricane/news/2020-10-06-hurricane-delta-forecast-caribbean-united-states-projected-path

[House of Roberts]

1. Well, there goes the weekend.

Looks to reach us by Sunday morning.

[malaise]

2. Cancun will be as fucked as Don the Killa Con

when this is over - get out of the way folks

It was amazing to see this move from TD to TS to hurricane yesterday just South of us- just beginning to clear up here.- lots of flooding, roads blocked and bridges down.

[Baclava]

3. Glad it missed U! Yeah, Cancun gonna get hit by a buzzsaw, good news, core winds only 35 mi across

of course that could change once it gets into GOM, and Gamma is still out there mixing things up!

TWC predicting Cat 4/ Cat 5 in open water, then weakening as it nears shore, as it runs into shear, we'll see

But a weather guy I knew says "the ocean has a long memory", a Cat 4/5 will bring a huge dome of storm surge along with it, even as winds are reduced

[malaise]

4. Thanks

Louisiana can't take another hurricane -so glad it will weaken. And yes the surge is still a problem.

[Baclava]

5. 115, Cat 3 now! Boom!its blowing up, predicted to hit Cancun tomorrow

[malaise]

6. We have been so lucky this year

Poor Cancun. Get out of the way people

[Baclava]

7. Holy shit, make that a Cat 4, 130mph now, I cant update this thread fast enough

[malaise]

8. 24 hours ago this was barely a TS

The Caribbean Sea is way too hot

[Baclava]

11. maybe a more westward shift?

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[malaise]

12. That has also been true in the Caribbean Sea

Watching with interest

[malaise]

14. Hearing that Hurricane Delta could devastate the Tulum/Dzilam/Cozumel areas.

This is serious

[BlueDawn]

9. I appreciate the information.

I just texted my daughter to update her. Her boyfriend lives in the Florida panhandle and recently went through the last hurricane. She told me they had talked this morning and he is coming up to stay with us this time. Thank goodness. We were worried for him.

I had no idea it had become a Category 4. Thank you so much.

[Baclava]

10. Cant let your guard down, more tracks pushing it west, New Orleans 'in the cone' 6X now in 2020

[malaise]

15. Better nor - Delta is looking mean

[Baclava]

18. Getting crazy out there again

[malaise]

19. Latest - this will be a major hurricane at landfall somewhere in Louisiana

[Baclava]

20. It certainly looks probable, lets see where it tracks after going over the yucatan

[Grammy23]

16. In NW FL we're taking things seriously.

We gassed up yesterday, bought food today and extra propane, refills on meds, etc. This storm is looking similar to Sally that just took aim at our community from Orange Beach, AL to a bit east of Pensacola Beach. Storm clean up continues and many have not even gotten word on insurance claims from Sally — me included. Our roof has been weakened so another storm of 100mph + will probably finish it off. We don’t wish this storm on anyone but we are not really ready to do it again. Guess we have no choice. If it comes our way, we’ll hunker down and hold on. We are in no danger of storm surge, by the way. We live well away from the beach and areas prone to flooding in town.

[malaise]

17. You've been ready for days

[Baclava]

21. 4 am update, its sputtering a bit overnight, down to Cat 3, 115 mph aproaching landfall near Cozumel