It’s happening again Another super-hurricane seemingly out of nowhere is heading for a potentially devastating landing
Sent to our NOAA Port Weather Officer from one of our volunteer observation vessels, the Florida Voyager, in the western Caribbean Sea near Hurricane #delta The ship is going through 14-16 foot seas with 20 foot breakers above the bow The deck is 27 feet above the waterline picTwittercom / nxWRHMvYI3
Hurricane Delta exploded with near-record rapid intensification over the warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico in the past 24 hours
#Delta has ramped up 70 mph (40 mph to 110 mph) in its first 24 hours since becoming a named storm This is the strongest intensification over a 24-hour period for a storm called the October Atlantic since Wilma in 2005 #hurricane picTwittercom / Dc5EkZpFSj
The delta is expected to pass very close to the resort town of Cancun early Wednesday morning
Hurricane #Delta maintained its Category 4 status for most of the day today Delta’s current sustained winds are at 145 mph with a center pressure of 956 mb, and the NHC is forecasting wind speeds of up to 155 mph shortly before landing in the Yucatan Peninsula on Wednesday picTwittercom / Wo9XSntnQn
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s National Hurricane Center forecast is for sustained winds of 155 mph This is a devastating combination of wind damage and storm surges
Oh my God! A direct hit on #Cancun by CAT5 #Delta Wednesday morning forecast by the 00Z TUE HWRF If that’s correct, it doesn’t get much worse than that in the #Caribbean @EKMeteo @MichaelEMann @bhensonweather @TomMoorewx picTwittercom / 0d1M2UPzZe
Maybe a bit of good news with #Delta We are now seeing a westerly trend with the HWRF away from #NewOrleans but unfortunately more towards the areas of western Louisiana hard hit by #Laura This model still forecast a major hurricane on land picTwittercom / kYF4fNYZaB
Delta appears to be the 5th hurricane to hit the US this year. The last time it happened was in 2005
The #Delta forecast will hit land as a #hurricane along the central Gulf Coast at the end of this week If so, this would be the 5th hurricane to make landfall this year on the mainland of the United States (CONUS) (Hanna, Isaias, Laura & Sally) The most recent Atlantic season with 5 hurricane CONUS discharges is 2005 picTwittercom / Wxdg9wCo9a
You make MPR News possible Individual donations are the source of clarity of coverage from our reporters across the state, stories that connect us, and conversations that offer insight Help us ensure that MPR remains a resource that unites the Minnesotans
Cancun
World news – United States – Category 4 hurricane Delta poses devastating threat to Cancun
