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Hurricane Delta prompts warning for US Gulf Coast (with forecast video)

Satellite animation of Hurricane Delta in the central Gulf of Mexico.

Hurricane Delta was moving across the central Gulf of Mexico Thursday afternoon on a collision course with the U.S. Gulf Coast. It was becoming better organized with a fairly well-defined eye.

Delta is a Category 2 storm but will likely strengthen a bit more before weakening prior to landfall. It will still be a dangerous hurricane when it hits southwestern Louisiana Friday afternoon or evening.

Earlier Thursday, the National Hurricane Center upgraded the hurricane watch from High Island, Texas,...

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FMCSA issues 5-state HOS waiver ahead of Hurricane Delta

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) is temporarily lifting certain hours-of-service (HOS) restrictions for five Southern states as Hurricane Delta heads toward a Gulf Coast landfall Friday.

In an emergency order issued late Wednesday by the agency’s Southern and Western Service Centers, the high-end Category 2 storm, which is moving fairly quickly across the Gulf, warranted an exemption from parts 390 through 399 of federal HOS rules. The temporary exemption is the fifth...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/fmcsa-issues-5-state-hos-waiver-ahead-of-hurricane-delta

Delta prompts hurricane warning for US Gulf Coast (with forecast video)

Satellite animation of Hurricane Delta in the Gulf of Mexico.

Hurricane Delta is moving fairly quickly across the Gulf of Mexico, heading toward a Gulf Coast landfall Friday.

Delta is a high-end Category 2 storm with winds of 100 mph as of early Thursday. But warm Gulf waters plus lack of wind shear will help Delta strengthen to at least a Category 3 storm today.

Delta probably will then lose a bit of steam again just prior to landfall Friday, but it will still be a dangerous hurricane when it hits the coast — possibly as a major Category 2 storm.

It looks...

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Hurricane watch issued for parts of US Gulf Coast (with forecast video)

Satellite animation of Hurricane Delta in the southern Gulf of Mexico.

Hurricane Delta is moving into the southern Gulf of Mexico, on its way to the U.S. Gulf Coast in a couple of days. Landfall will likely happen Friday afternoon near the Texas-Louisiana border. Around noon ET Wednesday, the National Hurricane Center issued a Hurricane Watch from High Island, Texas,...

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Freight railroads monitor Hurricane Delta’s path in Gulf

A Kansas City Southern train travels past a city.

The U.S. Class I railroads with operations in the Gulf Coast region are preparing for potential service disruptions when Hurricane Delta makes landfall later this week.

“Precautionary actions are being taken to protect infrastructure and rail equipment is being repositioned away from low-lying areas around New Orleans,” Norfolk Southern (NYSE: NSC) said in a Wednesday operations update. “Norfolk Southern is working with customers located in the forecasted region to identify switching needs and...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/freight-railroads-monitor-hurricane-deltas-path-in-gulf

Hurricane Delta hits Mexico, eyeing US landfall soon (with forecast video)

Satellite animation of Hurricane Delta crossing Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula.

Hurricane Delta landed in Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula early Wednesday. It hit as a Category 2 storm with winds of 100 mph. Delta is the 25th named storm of the 2020 Atlantic season and the ninth hurricane.

Delta will likely weaken as it moves across Mexico. But after entering the warm waters of the southern Gulf of Mexico later today or tonight, it will likely get stronger, possibly up to Category 4 status by late Thursday.

Delta probably will then lose a bit of steam again as it approaches the...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/hurricane-delta-hits-mexico-eyeing-us-landfall-soon-with-forecast-video

Hurricane Delta eyeing US landfall later this week (with forecast video)

Satellite amination of Hurricane Delta in the Caribbean Sea.

Tropical Storm Delta gained a lot of steam Monday night, quickly becoming the ninth hurricane of the 2020 Atlantic season.

SONAR Critical Events and satellite: Hurricane Depression 26, Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2020, 8 a.m. EDT

Several storms this year have strengthened faster than forecasters anticipated. As of Tuesday morning, Delta was a high-end Category 2 storm with sustained winds of 110 mph.

On Monday, it looked like Delta would move right over the Cayman Islands, but its track has shifted to the...

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