The National Hurricane Center says Nate has made landfall at the mouth of the Mississippi River with maximum sustained winds at 85 miles per hour. National Weather Service Meterologist Mike Shields says Nate is heading north at around 20 miles per hour. He says this hurricane will make a second landfall later tonight along the Mississippi coast.
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Shields says the biggest threat to Louisiana is storm surge, primarily in St. Bernard and Plaquemines Parish. A turn towards the north-northeast is expected later tonight, followed by a motion toward the NE.
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18:30 Hurricane Nate Update October 7th
Hurricane Nate remains a Category One Hurricane affecting residents in Southeast Louisiana. Forecasters feel it will make landfall later tonight possibly as far east as Mississippi. The National Hurricane Center’s David Zelinsky says a slight direction change could make all the difference in the storm surge…
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Alek Krautman with the National Weather Service says areas along the Gulf Coast in South Louisiana and west of the Mississippi River should still be prepared for storm surge of up to six feet until the storm passes…
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A curfew for New Orleans will go into effect at 7 tonight. Forecasters feel the storm will be through Louisiana by early Sunday morning…
17:30 Hurricane Nate Update October 7th
Nate still has it’s eyes on Louisiana. The hurricane has not made it to land yet. David Zelinsky with the National Hurricane Center says it appears it will arrive somewhere in extreme southeastern Louisiana…
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That landfall is expected around 8pm tonight. Meanwhile, Governor John Bel Edwards will be watching for the aftereffects from Nate due to a possible 7 foot storm surge in New Orleans…
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A curfew will be in effect for New Orleans after 7pm. Shelters are open in St. Charles, St. Tammanay, Tangipahoa and Washington Parishes.
16:30 Hurricane Nate Update October 7th
Hurricane Nate continues marching toward the Gulf Coast. Hurricane and storm surge warnings remain in effect from Grand Isle to the Alabama/Florida Border, including New Orleans and Lake Pontchartrain. David Zelinsky with the National Hurricane Center says inland residents could see blustery conditions…
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Governor John Bel Edwards says the water is a danger residents need to be cautious of especially tonight…
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A curfew will be in effect for New Orleans after 7pm. Nate will make landfall around 8pm as it continues to move north/northwest at 23 miles per hour.
15:30 Hurricane Nate update October 7th
Hurricane Nate is expected to make landfall tonight around 7 in far southeast Louisiana or far southwest Mississippi as a category 2 hurricane. At last report, the storm was located about 100 miiles south of the mouth of the Misissippi river moving north-northwest at 25 miles an hour.
There had been concern over possible heavy flooding in the New Orleans area but Governor John Bel Edwards says local authorities should have that under control…
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Meanwhile, a hurricane warning remains in effect for the greater New Orleans area, Lake Pontchartrain and from Grand Isle to the Alabama/Florida border.
14:30 LRN Newscast October 7
According to the National Hurricane Center in Miami, as of one o’clock this afternoon Hurricane Nate was located at 27.6 degrees north, 88.9 west, or about 105 miles south of the mouth of the Mississippi River, moving north-northwest at 25 miles an hour. Maximum sustained winds are 90 miles an hour. Tropical storm winds are expected to reach the mouth of the Mississippi River around 4 o’clock this afternoon with the eye of the storm reaching us around 7 as a category two hurricane.
Governor John Bel Edwards says there is still time for Nate to move more toward Louisiana or more toward Mississippi and Alabama…
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A hurricane warning remains in effect from Grand Isle to the Alabama/Florida border, for the greater New Orleans area and Lake Pontchartrain.
A tropical storm warning is still in effect for Lake Maurepas and west of Grand Isle to Morgan City.
13:30 Hurricane Nate update
As of 1 o’clock this afternoon, Hurricane Nate was located at 27.6 degrees north, 88.9 degrees west or about 105 miles south of the mouth of the Mississippi River. Maximum sustained winds have now reached 90 miles an hour and the storm continues to move west northwest at 25 miles an hour.
Governor John Bel Edwards strongly urges residents affected by Hurricane Nate to be where you want to be by 3 o’clock this afternoon…
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A hurricane warning remains in effect from Grand Isle to the Alabama/Florida border was well as the the greater New Orleans area. A tropical storm warning is in effect from Lake Maurepas and west of Grand Isle to Morgan city.
11:30 Newscast, October 7th, 2017
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…:
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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…:
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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..:
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Early voting closes at 6pm.
10:30 Newscast, October 7th, 2017
As of the 10am update, Hurricane Nate is now packing winds up to 90 miles per hour and is expected to be a Category 2 storm at landfall. The system is now speeding near 26 miles per hour north-northwest and that’s expected to continue through this evening. The National Hurricane Center still expects a turn toward the north tonight, and then northeast before moving across the northern Gulf of Mexico and making landfall along the central Gulf Coast around midnight.
Alek Krautmann with the National Weather Service in Slidell says southeast Louisiana could be looking at power outages from the tropical storm force winds…:
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Governor John Bel Edwards will meet with the Unified Command Group to receive updates on Hurricane Nate at GOHSEP, then will hold a news conference to discuss the latest information on the storm around noon.
The early voting period for the October 14th election concludes today at 6pm and the Secretary of State’s office says the turnout for the first five days was not great. Jeff Palermo has the story…:
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LSU is set to take on 20th ranked Florida in the Swamp in Gainesville this afternoon at 2:30pm, and two Tiger standouts on both sides of the ball, running back Derrius Guice and defensive end Rashard Lawrence, are expected to return to the field. The program says The Bayou Bengals head into this game coming off a good week of practice.
09:30 Newscast, October 7th, 2017
Hurricane Nate is moving quickly across the Gulf of Mexico as a Category One storm. Alek Krautmann is with the National Weather Service in Slidell:
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He says this general fast motion of 22 miles per hour is expected to continue throughout the night, and while the track is becoming more and more certain…:
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The biggest concern with Nate is the storm surge. 6-9 feet is possible from the Mississippi River to the Alabama/Florida border; and 4-7 feet from Morgan City to the Mississippi River. Lake Pontchartrain could see levels of 3-7 feet on either side.
Krautmann says tropical Storm force winds are expected to move across the coast by noon, and New Orleans this afternoon. This could lead to downed trees and power lines and widespread power outages.
Governor John Bel Edwards says, because Hurricane Nate is moving so fast, the major impacts are not expected to be from the rain…:
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The Governor’s next update will be held today at noon.
Early voting is taking place today for the October 14th Election which includes a special election for state treasurer, a south Louisiana Public Service Commission seat, three constitutional amendments and the general New Orleans mayoral race. Secretary of State Tom Schedler says turnout has been dismal so far…:
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Early voting ends today at 6.
Once again our top story on Hurricane Nate expected to make landfall around the Mississippi Gulf Coast around midnight.