Hurricane Delta reached Category 4 status today and is still strengthening
in recorded history as it tracks toward Cancun, Mexico, before it’s forecast to move toward the U.S. coastline later this week as a “dangerous hurricane.”. [+] Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2020. Hurricane Delta rapidly intensified into a Category 4 hurricane Tuesday on a course to hammer southeastern Mexico and then grow to a potentially catastrophic Category 4 on approach to the U.
in recorded history as it tracks toward Cancun, Mexico, before it’s forecast to move toward the U.S. coastline later this week as a “dangerous hurricane.”... [+] Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2020. Hurricane Delta rapidly intensified into a Category 4 hurricane Tuesday on a course to hammer southeastern Mexico and then grow to a potentially catastrophic Category 4 on approach to the U.S. Gulf Coast this week. The storm has rapidly intensified over the northwestern Caribbean Sea, with winds jumping from 45 mph to 140 mph in just over 24 hours.rapid intensification” is expected Tuesday, according to the National Hurricane Center. Delta is currently forecast to make a direct hit in or very near Cancun, Mexico, on Wednesday, before making a northward turn toward the Gulf Coast. Landfall is expected somewhere along the Louisiana coastline early on Saturday, which would make Delta the 10th named storm to hit the U.S. in 2020, the most in a single year in 169 years of record-keeping. The hurricane is expected to weaken some as it approaches Louisiana due to increased wind shear and cooler waters, but forecasters say it’s highly uncertain how strong the storm could be when it hits the coast; the current forecast calls for a weakening to a Category 2.Delta could bring devastating impacts to Cancun, where the tourist-driven economy has already taken a hard hit from the effects of Covid-19. Crossing the Yucatán peninsula could weaken the storm some before it moves into the southern Gulf of Mexico, where conditions should be ripe for further strengthening. The storm also expected to greatly increase in size when it moves into the Gulf.Delta is the ninth hurricane and third major hurricane to form in 2020, a season that is
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