Hurricane Zeta lands after hitting Yucatan, Mexico with heavy rain and strong winds

10/27/2020 USA


According to the National Hurricane Center, Zeta struck the Yucatિનn Peninsula north of Tulam, Mexico.

The area is sinking due to strong winds and heavy rains, and according to CNN meteorologist Michael Guy, the hurricane is likely to raise the hurricane 2 to 4 feet above normal tides. Hurricane warnings from Punta Allen to Progresso, Mexico and Cozumel are in effect.

Zeta crosses the Yucatan and is projected to lose ground, but will likely remain in Category 1 as it turns to the Gulf Coast to emerge between the Mississippi River Delta and Mobile, Alabama, Wednesday evening.

Preparations for the storm are underway in New Orleans, Louisiana, where voluntary evacuations have been introduced since Tuesday evening in areas outside their levy system, including the Irish Bayou, the Venetian Isles and Lake Catherine, the City of New Orleans said.

The New Orleans metro area has been plagued by hurricane Zeta as a result of tropical storm winds, heavy rains and coastal flooding from four to six feet.

Residents are being encouraged to collect emergency supplies, including food, water and medicine, for at least three days, and the City of New Orleans plans to provide residents with sandbags on Tuesday, the statement said.

On Monday, Louisiana Gov. John Bell Edwards declared a state of emergency before Zita’s arrival. More than 1,150 Louisiana National Guardsmen have been active and are pre-located for various high-water vehicles, boats and helicopter search and rescue efforts, the governor said.

“We should roll up our sleeves, as we always do, and prepare for the potential impact on Louisiana.” Edwards said.

Zeta could have set a record

It’s been a very active hurricane season, and that could be a record setting for Louisiana. Zeta is predicting hurricane strength on or near Wednesday – and if it does, it will set a record for most named storms in the state in one season.

Edwards said, “The good thing and the bad thing at the same time is, we’ve had a lot of practice this year.

Zeta will be in fifth, followed by Cristobal, Laura, Marco and Delta. Zeta will also bring Louisiana to join Florida in 2005, which was the highest landfill in any state in a single season.
“This hurricane is expected to cause a landfall somewhere on the Gulf Coast by Midwick, which means we have a few days to prepare. As we have seen this hurricane season, the tropical threat during the ongoing COVID-19 crisis is challenging, but we have managed something. Can, ” Edwards said in a tweet.

And that area is still haunted by later storms.

Hurricane Laura hit Louisiana in late August with a hurricane after 1856. In Louisiana and Texas, the hurricane destroyed homes and buildings along its route, killing at least 25 people. Edwards said more than 8,000 Hurricane Laura evacuated shelters six weeks after Delta struck.
Edwards tweeted at the time that Hurricane Delta had left a trail of “dangers such as flood-damaged roads, power lines breaking and wildlife displacement” across the state. The hurricane killed at least four people, with more than 10 tornado reports from the Gulf Coast to Carolinas and more than 17 inches of rain covering parts of Louisiana.

“Even if it wasn’t as powerful as Hurricane Laura, it was still very big,” Edwards said of Delta. “Obviously, this was a very serious, very large and powerful storm that caused significant damage.”

CNN’s Haley Brink and Taylor Ward Ward contributed to the report.

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