The 7th hurricane of 2017 and Nate is destined to be the United States 3rd hurricane landfall of 2017. Droughts often end with a flood right?
Once clear of competing forces in the Caribbean and land interaction, Nate has organised and strengthened quickly over the open Gulf of Mexico posing a significant threat on the US Gulf Coast tonight. According to Dr Phil Klotzbach, Nate is the first hurricane to roam the northern Gulf of Mexico since Lili in 2002.
Latest info puts Nate as a strong Cat 1 with 90 mph winds but is expected to intensity further prior to landfall.
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Latest visible and infrared shows the system strengthening since sunrise this morning.
Hurricane Nate poses a very dangerous storm surge risk with worst areas expecting a surge of over 10ft. This could be disastrous for parts of the coast…
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#Nate is a Cat. 1 hurricane w/ sust. winds of 90 MPH. @NHC_Atlantic expects landfall tonight as a Cat. 2 w/ 105 MPH winds. @NOAA #GOES16 pic.twitter.com/rknKze0zIm
— NASA SPoRT (@NASA_SPoRT) October 7, 2017
First band of #Nate pic.twitter.com/um2R6A9jny
— Hank Allen (@HankAllenWX) October 7, 2017
Water levels now over 2' above normal tides at Waveland, MS and Mobile, AL (Coast Guard station). #Nate pic.twitter.com/wkDAbKlBQD
— Jonathan Erdman (@wxjerdman) October 7, 2017
Don't be fooled by the Category. #Nate's 7-11 ft storm surge forecast is higher than some Cat 4s have brought to other parts of the U.S. https://t.co/79jXs960ur
— Michael Lowry (@MichaelRLowry) October 7, 2017
Our 6ft 6in MIC next to 11ft poll. THAT'S how high water could get along coast MS River to MS/AL line. If under evac order, LEAVE NOW! #Nate pic.twitter.com/q15ruUyetE
— NWS New Orleans (@NWSNewOrleans) October 7, 2017
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