As of the 7 PM, National Hurricane Center forecast Hurricane Delta is still on track to make landfall in Cameron Parish Friday evening.
Time is quickly running out for you to evacuate. If you are in Cameron, Allen, Jeff Davis, and Calcasieu Parishes, the evacuation order is mandatory. If you’re in Acadia or Lafayette Parish though it’s only voluntary, but Acadia Parish Sheriff KP Gibson says they’re moving all parish inmates to north Louisiana, and if you can leave you should too before the weather turns.
Landfall is currently expected to be within 25 miles of where Laura hit six weeks ago, but Governor Edwards hopes Delta takes a turn before it reaches the still recovering region…
Lake Charles Mayor Nic Hunter is still in disbelief that his city is in the general path of yet another potential major hurricane. While the city appears to be a bit more west of where Laura made landfall he says due to the structural damage in most homes you need to leave the city if you’re still there…
Cut 10 (07) “…through Hurricane Delta.”
National Weather Service Lake Charles meteorologist Chanelle Stigger says the rains won’t be much of an issue, maybe four to eight inches at most, but winds of 100 miles per hour are possible which means areas like Calcasieu Parish that still have a lot of loose debris out in the open from Hurricane Laura could see that debris picked up and thrown through the air Friday.
Delta is currently a category three but is expected to weaken as it approaches the cool waters of the northern Gulf of Mexico.