Issued at 600 PM CDT Fri Oct 09 2020

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Hurricane Delta Tropical Cyclone Update
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL

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600 PM CDT Fri Oct 09 2020

...DELTA MAKES LANDFALL NEAR CREOLE LOUISIANA...

National Weather Service Doppler radar imagery, Air Force Reserve
Hurricane Hunter aircraft data, and surface observations indicate
that Delta has made landfall near Creole, Louisiana, around 600 PM
CDT (2300 UTC) with estimated maximum sustained winds of 100 mph
(155 km/h). Delta is a category 2 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson
Hurricane Wind Scale. The minimum central pressure estimated from
Air Force Reserve reconnaissance aircraft data is 970 mb (28.64
inches).

A Florida Coastal Monitoring Tower near Lake Arthur, Louisiana,
recently reported a sustained wind of 77 mph (123 km/h) and a gust
to 96 mph (154 km/h).

A NOAA National Weather Service water level gauge at Freshwater
Canal Locks, Louisiana, recently reported storm surge inundation of
over 8 feet above ground level.

SUMMARY OF 600 PM CDT...2300 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...29.8N 93.1W
ABOUT 0 MI...0 KM E OF CREOLE LOUISIANA
ABOUT 10 MI...15 KM E OF CAMERON LOUISIANA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...100 MPH...155 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NNE OR 15 DEGREES AT 14 MPH...22 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...970 MB...28.64 INCHES

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Forecaster Brown

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