Hurricane Zeta has made landfall across the coastline of Louisiana. It is making a bee-line for New Orleans, and may slide by just to the east as it lifts northeast toward Mississippi. It is a Category 2 Hurricane in the process of being ushers out of the area by a cold front that has increased the forward speed of Zeta to around 25mph.
That cold front will allow some of those winds to mix down to the surface easier over a larger area. I’m sitll concerned about stronger wind over a larger area. Not everyone will get Category 2 Hurricane wind. In fact that will be relegated to right along the coastline. But more people will see wind gusts higher than 30mph. And those winds will have the ability to take down trees.
Given the latest info from the NHC and data from the model guidance, there have been a few changes made to the forecasts for the listed communities. Mainly with top-end wind potential, timeline for tornado threat and the potential length of power outages.
Right now
4PM SUMMARY
LOCATION…29.2N 90.6W
ABOUT 65 MI…100 KM SSW OF NEW ORLEANS LOUISIANA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS…110 MPH…175 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT…NNE OR 25 DEGREES AT 24 MPH…39 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE…970 MB…28.65 INCHES
Forecast from the NHC
Observations from an Air Force Reserve Hurricane Hunter aircraft indicate that Zeta is making landfall near Cocodrie, Louisiana.
At 400 PM CDT (2100 UTC), the center of Hurricane Zeta was located near latitude 29.2 North, longitude 90.6 West. Zeta is moving toward the north-northeast near 24 mph (39 km/h) A faster north-northeastward motion is expected through tonight followed by an even faster northeastward motion on Thursday and an east-northeastward motion early Friday. On the forecast track, the center of Zeta will make a second landfall along the Mississippi coast this evening, and then move across the southeastern and eastern United States on Thursday.
Maximum sustained winds are near 110 mph (175 km/h) with higher gusts. Weakening will occur while Zeta moves over the southeastern United States on Thursday.
Hurricane-force winds extend outward up to 35 miles (55 km) from the center and tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 150 miles (240 km).
The estimated minimum central pressure is 970 mb (28.65 inches).
Northern areas
Quitman
Timeline
Wednesday 4PM-8PM – Passing showers and a few thunderstorms as the first rainbands start to move through the area, breezy and humid
Wednesday 8PM-12AM – Heavy rain at times, wind gusts up to 50mph
Thursday 12AM-4AM – Heavy rain at times, wind gusts up to 40mph
Thursday 4AM-8AM – Clearing skies, breezy
Expectations
– There will be some localized flooding, with water coming up in people’s yards and the creeks may rise a bit for a short period of time during some of the heavy rain within the rainbands.
– Tornadoes are less likely here
– Power outages will be likely. Prepare to be without power for up to 10 hours. The combination of a constant breeze and higher gusts as well as some of the rain means trees are likely to come down. On top of that, tropical tornadoes will be possible within some of the rainbands.
– Based on the latest available data, this will not be a widespread catastrophic event for our area. But a some places will still see damage from gusty wind, downed trees.
Bay Springs
Timeline
Wednesday 4PM-8PM – Passing showers and a few thunderstorms as the first rainbands start to move through the area, breezy and humid
Wednesday 8PM-12AM – Heavy rain at times, wind gusts up to 45mph
Thursday 12AM-4AM – Heavy rain at times, wind gusts up to 35mph
Thursday 4AM-8AM – Clearing skies, breezy
Expectations
– There will be some localized flooding, with water coming up in people’s yards and the creeks may rise a bit for a short period of time during some of the heavy rain within the rainbands.
– Tornadoes are less likely here
– Power outages will be likely. Prepare to be without power for up to 8 hours. The combination of a constant breeze and higher gusts as well as some of the rain means trees are likely to come down. On top of that, tropical tornadoes will be possible within some of the rainbands.
– Based on the latest available data, this will not be a widespread catastrophic event for our area. But a some places will still see damage from gusty wind, downed trees.
Magee
Timeline
Wednesday 4PM-8PM – Passing showers and a few thunderstorms as the first rainbands start to move through the area, breezy and humid
Wednesday 8PM-12AM – Heavy rain at times, wind gusts up to 40mph
Thursday 12AM-4AM – Heavy rain at times, wind gusts up to 30mph
Thursday 4AM-8AM – Clearing skies, breezy
Expectations
– There will be some localized flooding, with water coming up in people’s yards and the creeks may rise a bit for a short period of time during some of the heavy rain within the rainbands.
– Tornadoes are less likely here
– Power outages will be likely. Prepare to be without power for up to 6 hours. The combination of a constant breeze and higher gusts as well as some of the rain means trees are likely to come down. On top of that, tropical tornadoes will be possible within some of the rainbands.
– Based on the latest available data, this will not be a widespread catastrophic event for our area. But a some places will still see damage from gusty wind, downed trees.
Near Highway 84
Monticello
Timeline
Wednesday 4PM-8PM – Passing showers and a few thunderstorms as the first rainbands start to move through the area, breezy and humid
Wednesday 8PM-12AM – Heavy rain at times, wind gusts up to 35mph
Thursday 12AM-4AM – Heavy rain at times, wind gusts up to 25mph
Thursday 4AM-8AM – Clearing skies, breezy
Expectations
– There will be some localized flooding, with water coming up in people’s yards and the creeks may rise a bit for a short period of time during some of the heavy rain within the rainbands.
– Tornadoes are very unlikely here
– Power outages will be likely. Prepare to be without power for up to 3 hours. The combination of a constant breeze and higher gusts as well as some of the rain means trees are likely to come down. On top of that, tropical tornadoes will be possible within some of the rainbands.
– Based on the latest available data, this will not be a widespread catastrophic event for our area. But a some places will still see damage from gusty wind, downed trees.
Collins
Timeline
Wednesday 4PM-8PM – Passing showers and a few thunderstorms as the first rainbands start to move through the area, breezy and humid with wind gusts up to 40mph
Wednesday 8PM-12AM – Heavy rain at times, wind gusts up to 50mph
Thursday 12AM-4AM – Heavy rain at times, wind gusts up to 35mph
Thursday 4AM-8AM – Clearing skies, breezy
Expectations
– There will be some localized flooding, with water coming up in people’s yards and the creeks may rise a bit for a short period of time during some of the heavy rain within the rainbands.
– Tornadoes are less likely here
– Power outages will be likely. Prepare to be without power for up to 8 hours. The combination of a constant breeze and higher gusts as well as some of the rain means trees are likely to come down. On top of that, tropical tornadoes will be possible within some of the rainbands.
– Based on the latest available data, this will not be a widespread catastrophic event for our area. But a some places will still see damage from gusty wind, downed trees.
Laurel
Timeline
Wednesday 4PM-8PM – Passing showers and a few thunderstorms as the first rainbands start to move through the area, breezy and humid with wind gusts up to 40mph
Wednesday 8PM-12AM – Heavy rain at times, wind gusts up to 55mph
Thursday 12AM-4AM – Heavy rain at times, wind gusts up to 35mph
Thursday 4AM-8AM – Clearing skies, breezy
Expectations
– There will be some localized flooding, with water coming up in people’s yards and the creeks may rise a bit for a short period of time during some of the heavy rain within the rainbands.
– Tornadoes are less likely here
– Power outages will be likely. Prepare to be without power for up to 10 hours. The combination of a constant breeze and higher gusts as well as some of the rain means trees are likely to come down. On top of that, tropical tornadoes will be possible within some of the rainbands.
– Based on the latest available data, this will not be a widespread catastrophic event for our area. But a some places will still see damage from gusty wind, downed trees.
Ellisville
Timeline
Wednesday 4PM-8PM – Passing showers and a few thunderstorms as the first rainbands start to move through the area, breezy and humid with wind gusts up to 40mph
Wednesday 8PM-12AM – Heavy rain at times, wind gusts up to 55mph
Thursday 12AM-4AM – Heavy rain at times, wind gusts up to 35mph
Thursday 4AM-8AM – Clearing skies, breezy
Expectations
– There will be some localized flooding, with water coming up in people’s yards and the creeks may rise a bit for a short period of time during some of the heavy rain within the rainbands.
– Tornadoes are less likely here
– Power outages will be likely. Prepare to be without power for up to 10 hours. The combination of a constant breeze and higher gusts as well as some of the rain means trees are likely to come down. On top of that, tropical tornadoes will be possible within some of the rainbands.
– Based on the latest available data, this will not be a widespread catastrophic event for our area. But a some places will still see damage from gusty wind, downed trees.
Waynesboro
Timeline
Wednesday 4PM-8PM – Passing showers and a few thunderstorms as the first rainbands start to move through the area, breezy and humid with wind gusts up to 40mph
Wednesday 8PM-12AM – Heavy rain at times, wind gusts up to 65mph, tornadoes may be possible
Thursday 12AM-4AM – Heavy rain at times, wind gusts up to 50mph
Thursday 4AM-8AM – Clearing skies, breezy
Expectations
– There will be some localized flooding, with water coming up in people’s yards and the creeks may rise a bit for a short period of time during some of the heavy rain within the rainbands.
– tornadoes are possible here between Wednesday at 4pm and Thursday at 1am
– Power outages will be likely. Prepare to be without power for up to 12 hours. The combination of a constant breeze and higher gusts as well as some of the rain means trees are likely to come down. On top of that, tropical tornadoes will be possible within some of the rainbands.
– Based on the latest available data, this will not be a widespread catastrophic event for our area. But a some places will still see damage from gusty wind, downed trees and possible tornadoes.
Leakesville
Timeline
Wednesday 4PM-8PM – Passing showers and a few thunderstorms as the first rainbands start to move through the area, breezy and humid with wind gusts up to 50mph
Wednesday 8PM-12AM – Heavy rain at times, wind gusts up to 70mph, tornadoes may be possible
Thursday 12AM-4AM – Heavy rain at times, wind gusts up to 40mph
Thursday 4AM-8AM – Clearing skies, breezy
Expectations
– There will be some localized flooding, with water coming up in people’s yards and the creeks may rise a bit for a short period of time during some of the heavy rain within the rainbands.
– tornadoes are possible here between Wednesday at 4pm and Thursday at 1am
– Power outages will be likely. Prepare to be without power for up to 18 hours. The combination of a constant breeze and higher gusts as well as some of the rain means trees are likely to come down. On top of that, tropical tornadoes will be possible within some of the rainbands.
– Based on the latest available data, this will not be a widespread catastrophic event for our area. But a some places will still see damage from gusty wind, downed trees and possible tornadoes.
Along Highway 98
Beaumont / McLain
Timeline
Wednesday 4PM-8PM – Passing showers and a few thunderstorms as the first rainbands start to move through the area, breezy and humid with wind gusts up to 40mph
Wednesday 8PM-12AM – Heavy rain at times, wind gusts up to 75mph, tornadoes may be possible
Thursday 12AM-4AM – Heavy rain at times, wind gusts up to 40mph
Thursday 4AM-8AM – Clearing skies, breezy
Expectations
– There will be some localized flooding, with water coming up in people’s yards and the creeks may rise a bit for a short period of time during some of the heavy rain within the rainbands.
– tornadoes are possible here between Wednesday at 4pm and Thursday at 1am
– Power outages will be likely. Prepare to be without power for up to 18 hours. The combination of a constant breeze and higher gusts as well as some of the rain means trees are likely to come down. On top of that, tropical tornadoes will be possible within some of the rainbands.
– Based on the latest available data, this will not be a widespread catastrophic event for our area. But a some places will still see damage from gusty wind, downed trees and possible tornadoes.
New Augusta / Richton
Timeline
Wednesday 4PM-8PM – Passing showers and a few thunderstorms as the first rainbands start to move through the area, breezy and humid with wind gusts up to 40mph
Wednesday 8PM-12AM – Heavy rain at times, wind gusts up to 70mph, tornadoes may be possible
Thursday 12AM-4AM – Heavy rain at times, wind gusts up to 40mph
Thursday 4AM-8AM – Clearing skies, breezy
Expectations
– There will be some localized flooding, with water coming up in people’s yards and the creeks may rise a bit for a short period of time during some of the heavy rain within the rainbands.
– tornadoes are possible here between Wednesday at 4pm and Thursday at 1am
– Power outages will be likely. Prepare to be without power for up to 12 hours. The combination of a constant breeze and higher gusts as well as some of the rain means trees are likely to come down. On top of that, tropical tornadoes will be possible within some of the rainbands.
– Based on the latest available data, this will not be a widespread catastrophic event for our area. But a some places will still see damage from gusty wind, downed trees and possible tornadoes.
Hattiesburg / Petal
Timeline
Wednesday 4PM-8PM – Passing showers and a few thunderstorms as the first rainbands start to move through the area, breezy and humid with wind gusts up to 40mph
Wednesday 8PM-12AM – Heavy rain at times, wind gusts up to 55mph, tornadoes may be possible
Thursday 12AM-4AM – Heavy rain at times, wind gusts up to 35mph
Thursday 4AM-8AM – Clearing skies, breezy
Expectations
– There will be some localized flooding, with water coming up in people’s yards and the creeks may rise a bit for a short period of time during some of the heavy rain within the rainbands.
– tornadoes are possible here between Wednesday at 4pm and Thursday at 1am
– Power outages will be likely. Prepare to be without power for up to 12 hours. The combination of a constant breeze and higher gusts as well as some of the rain means trees are likely to come down. On top of that, tropical tornadoes will be possible within some of the rainbands.
– Based on the latest available data, this will not be a widespread catastrophic event for our area. But a some places will still see damage from gusty wind, downed trees and possible tornadoes.
Sumrall/Seminary
Timeline
Wednesday 4PM-8PM – Passing showers and a few thunderstorms as the first rainbands start to move through the area, breezy and humid with wind gusts up to 40mph
Wednesday 8PM-12AM – Heavy rain at times, wind gusts up to 55mph, tornadoes may be possible
Thursday 12AM-4AM – Heavy rain at times, wind gusts up to 35mph
Thursday 4AM-8AM – Clearing skies, breezy
Expectations
– There will be some localized flooding, with water coming up in people’s yards and the creeks may rise a bit for a short period of time during some of the heavy rain within the rainbands.
– tornadoes are possible here between Wednesday at 4pm and Thursday at 1am
– Power outages will be likely. Prepare to be without power for up to 12 hours. The combination of a constant breeze and higher gusts as well as some of the rain means trees are likely to come down. On top of that, tropical tornadoes will be possible within some of the rainbands.
– Based on the latest available data, this will not be a widespread catastrophic event for our area. But a some places will still see damage from gusty wind, downed trees and possible tornadoes.
Columbia
Timeline
Wednesday 4PM-8PM – Passing showers and a few thunderstorms as the first rainbands start to move through the area, breezy and humid with wind gusts up to 40mph
Wednesday 8PM-12AM – Heavy rain at times, wind gusts up to 40mph
Thursday 12AM-4AM – Lingering showers, wind gusts up to 25mph
Thursday 4AM-8AM – Clearing skies, breezy
Expectations
– There will be some localized flooding, with water coming up in people’s yards and the creeks may rise a bit for a short period of time during some of the heavy rain within the rainbands.
– Tornadoes are Less likely here
– Power outages will be likely. Prepare to be without power for up to 8 hours. The combination of a constant breeze and higher gusts as well as some of the rain means trees are likely to come down. On top of that, tropical tornadoes will be possible within some of the rainbands.
– Based on the latest available data, this will not be a widespread catastrophic event for our area. But a some places will still see damage from gusty wind, downed trees and possible tornadoes.
Tylertown
Timeline
Wednesday 4PM-8PM – Passing showers and a few thunderstorms as the first rainbands start to move through the area, breezy and humid with wind gusts up to 40mph
Wednesday 8PM-12AM – Heavy rain at times, wind gusts up to 35mph
Thursday 12AM-4AM – Lingering showers, wind gusts up to 25mph
Thursday 4AM-8AM – Clearing skies, breezy
Expectations
– There will be some localized flooding, with water coming up in people’s yards and the creeks may rise a bit for a short period of time during some of the heavy rain within the rainbands.
– Tornadoes are Less likely here
– Power outages will be likely. Prepare to be without power for up to 6 hours. The combination of a constant breeze and higher gusts as well as some of the rain means trees are likely to come down. On top of that, tropical tornadoes will be possible within some of the rainbands.
– Based on the latest available data, this will not be a widespread catastrophic event for our area. But a some places will still see damage from gusty wind, downed trees and possible tornadoes.
Purvis
Timeline
Wednesday 4PM-8PM – Passing showers and a few thunderstorms as the first rainbands start to move through the area, breezy and humid with wind gusts up to 40mph
Wednesday 8PM-12AM – Heavy rain at times, wind gusts up to 70mph, tornadoes may be possible
Thursday 12AM-4AM – Lingering showers, wind gusts up to 30mph
Thursday 4AM-8AM – Clearing skies, breezy
Expectations
– There will be some localized flooding, with water coming up in people’s yards and the creeks may rise a bit for a short period of time during some of the heavy rain within the rainbands.
– tornadoes are possible here between Wednesday at 4pm and Thursday at 1am
– Power outages will be likely. Prepare to be without power for up to 18 hours. The combination of a constant breeze and higher gusts as well as some of the rain means trees are likely to come down. On top of that, tropical tornadoes will be possible within some of the rainbands.
– Based on the latest available data, this will not be a widespread catastrophic event for our area. But a some places will still see damage from gusty wind, downed trees and possible tornadoes.
The Highway 26 area
Lumberton
Timeline
Wednesday 4PM-8PM – Passing showers and a few thunderstorms as the first rainbands start to move through the area, breezy and humid with wind gusts up to 40mph
Wednesday 8PM-12AM – Heavy rain at times, wind gusts up to 70mph, tornadoes may be possible
Thursday 12AM-4AM – Lingering showers, wind gusts up to 30mph
Thursday 4AM-8AM – Clearing skies, breezy
Expectations
– There will be some localized flooding, with water coming up in people’s yards and the creeks may rise a bit for a short period of time during some of the heavy rain within the rainbands.
– tornadoes are possible here between Wednesday at 4pm and Thursday at 1am
– Power outages will be likely. Prepare to be without power for up to 18 hours. The combination of a constant breeze and higher gusts as well as some of the rain means trees are likely to come down. On top of that, tropical tornadoes will be possible within some of the rainbands.
– Based on the latest available data, this will not be a widespread catastrophic event for our area. But a some places will still see damage from gusty wind, downed trees and possible tornadoes.
Poplarville
Timeline
Wednesday 4PM-8PM – Passing showers and a few thunderstorms as the first rainbands start to move through the area, breezy and humid with wind gusts up to 60mph
Wednesday 8PM-12AM – Heavy rain at times, wind gusts up to 75mph, tornadoes may be possible
Thursday 12AM-4AM – Lingering showers, wind gusts up to 30mph
Thursday 4AM-8AM – Clearing skies, breezy
Expectations
– There will be some localized flooding, with water coming up in people’s yards and the creeks may rise a bit for a short period of time during some of the heavy rain within the rainbands.
– tornadoes are possible here between Wednesday at 4pm and Thursday at 1am
– Power outages will be likely. Prepare to be without power for up to 24 hours. The combination of a constant breeze and higher gusts as well as some of the rain means trees are likely to come down. On top of that, tropical tornadoes will be possible within some of the rainbands.
– Based on the latest available data, this will not be a widespread catastrophic event for our area. But a some places will still see damage from gusty wind, downed trees and possible tornadoes.
Wiggins
Timeline
Wednesday 4PM-8PM – Passing showers and a few thunderstorms as the first rainbands start to move through the area, breezy and humid with wind gusts up to 60mph
Wednesday 8PM-12AM – Heavy rain at times, wind gusts up to 90mph, tornadoes may be possible
Thursday 12AM-4AM – Lingering showers, wind gusts up to 30mph
Thursday 4AM-8AM – Clearing skies, breezy
Expectations
– There will be some localized flooding, with water coming up in people’s yards and the creeks may rise a bit for a short period of time during some of the heavy rain within the rainbands.
– tornadoes are possible here between Wednesday at 4pm and Thursday at 1am
– Power outages will be likely. Prepare to be without power for up to 36 hours. The combination of a constant breeze and higher gusts as well as some of the rain means trees are likely to come down. On top of that, tropical tornadoes will be possible within some of the rainbands.
– Based on the latest available data, this will not be a widespread catastrophic event for our area. But a some places will still see damage from gusty wind, downed trees and possible tornadoes.
Lucedale
Timeline
Wednesday 4PM-8PM – Passing showers and a few thunderstorms as the first rainbands start to move through the area, breezy and humid with wind gusts up to 60mph
Wednesday 8PM-12AM – Heavy rain at times, wind gusts up to 90mph, tornadoes may be possible
Thursday 12AM-4AM – Heavy rain at times, wind gusts up to 30mph
Thursday 4AM-8AM – Clearing skies, breezy
Expectations
– There will be some localized flooding, with water coming up in people’s yards and the creeks may rise a bit for a short period of time during some of the heavy rain within the rainbands.
– tornadoes are possible here between Wednesday at 4pm and Thursday at 1am
– Power outages will be likely. Prepare to be without power for up to 36 hours – or more. The combination of a constant breeze and higher gusts as well as some of the rain means trees are likely to come down. On top of that, tropical tornadoes will be possible within some of the rainbands.
– Based on the latest available data, this will not be a widespread catastrophic event for our area. But a some places will still see damage from gusty wind, downed trees and possible tornadoes.
