The National Hurricane Center is leaning towards a Hurricane Nate landfall around Biloxi Mississippi as a category two hurricane with top sustained winds of 105 miles per hour and gusts to 125mph. As of 10:00am top sustained winds were 90mph.

The eye is now forecast to miss Louisiana and hit the Mississippi Gulf Coast between midnight or 1am.

Alek Krautmann with the National Weather Service in Slidell says, because Nate is moving so quickly at a whopping 26 miles per hour, it’s not going to stick around here long…:
CUT 24 (06) “moving out around 3am”

Governor John Bel Edwards’ pre-disaster emergency declaration request for 17 parishes in Louisiana was approved by President Donald Trump. The declaration will allow the state to more easily access federal response funds in the event they are needed.

Some are concerned about the fragile pump system in New Orleans. But Governor John Bel Edwards says the Sewerage and Waterboard is in a much better position now than they have been in many months…:
CUT 23 (09) “operational”
Edwards adds that the forecast for rain in New Orleans associated with Nate is less than what the city often sees during an afternoon thunderstorm.

Today is the last day to early vote in the October 14th election. Secretary of State Tom Schedler says so far it’s been very slow and he hopes the candidates will stir up more interest before next Saturday..:
Cut 10 (11) “October 14th”
Early voting closes at 6pm.