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October 10, 2020 - Hurricane Delta
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The historic 2020 Atlantic hurricane season is not done yet.
Hurricane Delta—the 25th named storm of the season—made landfall near Creole, Louisiana around 2300 UTC (7:00 p.m. EDT) on October 9. The National Hurricane Center (NHC) reports that Delta carried maximum sustained winds of 100 mph (155 km/h) at landfall, making it a strong Category 2 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale. A storm surge of over 8 feet above ground level at Freshwater Canal Locks, Louisiana and a record-setting surge of over 9 feet has been reported south-southwest of Lafayette, Louisiana.
The strong winds and life-threatening storm surge battered the same region struck by Hurricane Laura on August 27 when it made landfall near Cameron, Louisiana carrying maximum sustained winds of 150 mph (240 km/h). The Category 4 storm killed at least 42 people in the United States and damage estimates add up to about $14 billion dollars to southwestern Louisiana, southeastern Texas, and the Gulf of Mexico. Hurricane Delta’s landfall was only 13 miles east from the landfall of Hurricane Laura.
Once ashore, Hurricane Delta quickly weakened to Category 1 status as it continued to drench Louisiana. At 0200 UTC on October 10 (10:00 p.m. EDT October 9), Hurricane Delta was carrying maximum sustained winds of 80 mph (130 km/h). It was located about 10 mi (20 km) north of Jennings, Louisiana and about 35 mi (60 km) east north-east of Lake Charles, Louisiana. The storm was moving north-northeast at 15 mph (24 km/h). The NCH forecasts that Delta is expected to weaken to a tropical storm on the night of October 9 and to a tropical depression by the afternoon of October 10. It should dissipate by October 12, well inland.
The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on board NASA's Terra satellite acquired a true-color image of Hurricane Delta as it approached Louisiana on October 8.
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Satellite:
Date Acquired: 10/8/2020
Resolutions:
1km (567.4 KB), 500m (1.9 MB), 250m (5.5 MB)
Bands Used: 1,4,3
Image Credit:
MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA GSFC
The historic 2020 Atlantic hurricane season is not done yet.
Hurricane Delta—the 25th named storm of the season—made landfall near Creole, Louisiana around 2300 UTC (7:00 p.m. EDT) on October 9. The National Hurricane Center (NHC) reports that Delta carried maximum sustained winds of 100 mph (155 km/h) at landfall, making it a strong Category 2 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale. A storm surge of over 8 feet above ground level at Freshwater Canal Locks, Louisiana and a record-setting surge of over 9 feet has been reported south-southwest of Lafayette, Louisiana.
The strong winds and life-threatening storm surge battered the same region struck by Hurricane Laura on August 27 when it made landfall near Cameron, Louisiana carrying maximum sustained winds of 150 mph (240 km/h). The Category 4 storm killed at least 42 people in the United States and damage estimates add up to about $14 billion dollars to southwestern Louisiana, southeastern Texas, and the Gulf of Mexico. Hurricane Delta’s landfall was only 13 miles east from the landfall of Hurricane Laura.
Once ashore, Hurricane Delta quickly weakened to Category 1 status as it continued to drench Louisiana. At 0200 UTC on October 10 (10:00 p.m. EDT October 9), Hurricane Delta was carrying maximum sustained winds of 80 mph (130 km/h). It was located about 10 mi (20 km) north of Jennings, Louisiana and about 35 mi (60 km) east north-east of Lake Charles, Louisiana. The storm was moving north-northeast at 15 mph (24 km/h). The NCH forecasts that Delta is expected to weaken to a tropical storm on the night of October 9 and to a tropical depression by the afternoon of October 10. It should dissipate by October 12, well inland.
The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on board NASA's Terra satellite acquired a true-color image of Hurricane Delta as it approached Louisiana on October 8.
Image Facts
Satellite:
Date Acquired: 10/8/2020
Resolutions:
1km (567.4 KB), 500m (1.9 MB), 250m (5.5 MB)
Bands Used: 1,4,3
Image Credit:
MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA GSFC
