a minute agoScary: Another hurricane approaching the United States.
Periskopi(9 years ago)
(9 years ago)Hurricane Nate was empowered today in the central Gulf of Mexico as he headed from the Gulf Coast in the United States, where he is expected to reach land today, the National Uranean Centre said. Storm winds have reached speeds of 150 miles per hour, and Nate is expected to turn into a hurricane of the category [...]
Storm winds have reached speeds of 150 miles per hour, and Nate is expected to turn into a category 2, hurricane before landing into the Gulf area.
Warnings of hurricanes and storm swells are in effect from Louisiana on the border between Alabama and Florida. This area includes New Orleans in Louisiana, which was hit hard by Hurricane Katrina in 2005. Residents from some areas in Louisiana are ordered to evacuate.
The state of emergency has been declared in 29 Florida counties, six South Mississippi and New Orleans counties.
President Donald Trump has issued an emergency statement allowing federal assistance to be made available to help alleviate the storm's effects.
Before returning from Tropical Storm to hurricane, Nate killed 25 people as he passed through Central America earlier this week.
