NEW ORLEANS, LA -- AT 4 p.m. Saturday, Hurricane Nate is moving toward the north- northwest near 23 mph as a strong Category 1 hurricane with 90 mph winds, and is expected to pass over portions of Lower Plaquemine Parish in the next few hours.
Hurricane Nate is then expected to make landfall tonight along the Mississippi Coast. The main impacts across southeast Louisiana and southern Mississippi will be damaging winds and storm surge flooding along the immediate coast and tidal locations. According to NOAA, the following is the potential at this point.
What does that mean for San Angelo? Texas resources were stretched to the limit by the devastation of Hurricane Harvey. Florida resources were stretched beyond the limit by Hurricane Irma.
Hurricane damage along the entire gulf coast could affect the cost of fuel and food and energy and basic resources for everyone living in a gulf state.
Potential impacts from the main surge event are now unfolding across the immediate Mississippi coast and across parts of Southeast Louisiana east of the Mississippi River outside of the hurricane risk reduction levee system including portions of Plaquemines, St. Bernard, Orleans, and far Southeastern St. Tammany Parishes. Remain well away from life-threatening surge having possible devastating impacts. If realized, these impacts
include:
- Widespread deep inundation, with storm surge flooding greatly
accentuated by powerful battering waves. Structural damage to
buildings, with many washing away. Damage greatly compounded
from considerable floating debris. Locations may be
uninhabitable for an extended period.
- Near-shore escape routes and secondary roads washed out or
severely flooded. Flood control systems and barriers may become
stressed.
- Extreme beach erosion. New shoreline cuts possible.
- Massive damage to marinas, docks, boardwalks, and piers.
Numerous small craft broken away from moorings with many lifted
onshore and stranded.
Potential impacts from the main surge event are also now unfolding across the immediate shoreline of Lake Pontchartrain and along the Southeast Louisiana coast west of the Mississippi River to Grand Isle. Remain well away from life-threatening surge having possible significant to extensive impacts.
Potential impacts from the main wind event are now unfolding across Mississippi coastal counties of Jackson, Harrison, and Hancock as well as portions of extreme Southeast Louisiana
including much of Lower Plaquemines and Lower St. Bernard Parishes. Remain well sheltered from life-threatening wind having possible extensive impacts. If realized, these impacts include:
- Considerable roof damage to sturdy buildings, with some having
window, door, and garage door failures leading to structural
damage. Mobile homes severely damaged, with some destroyed.
Damage accentuated by airborne projectiles. Locations may be
uninhabitable for weeks.
- Many large trees snapped or uprooted along with fences and
roadway signs blown over.
- Some roads impassable from large debris, and more within urban
or heavily wooded places. Several bridges, causeways, and
access routes impassable.
- Large areas with power and communications outages.
Potential impacts from the main wind event are also now unfolding across across inland areas of southern Mississippi mainly east of the Interstate 55 corridor including Pearl River County
and parishes east of Interstate 55 corridor in Southeast Louisiana including metro New Orleans.. Remain well sheltered from dangerous wind having possible limited to significant impacts.
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* FLOODING RAIN:
Potential impacts from the flooding rain are still unfolding across Southeast Louisiana and South Mississippi. Remain well guarded against locally hazardous flood waters having possible limited impacts.
If realized, these impacts include:
- Localized rainfall flooding may prompt a few evacuations.
- Rivers and tributaries may quickly rise with swifter currents.
Small streams, creeks, canals, bayous, and ditches may become
swollen and overflow in spots.
- Flood waters can enter a few structures, especially in usually
vulnerable spots. A few places where rapid ponding of water
occurs at underpasses, low-lying spots, and poor drainage
areas. Several storm drains and retention ponds become
near-full and begin to overflow. Some brief road and bridge
closures.
Potential impacts from tornadoes are still unfolding across the Mississippi coastal counties and extreme Southeast Louisiana including Lower Plaquemines and Lower St. Bernard Parishes. Remain well braced against a tornado event having possible limited impacts. If realized, these impacts include:
- The occurrence of isolated tornadoes can hinder the execution
of emergency plans during tropical events.
- A few places may experience tornado damage, along with power
and communications disruptions.
- Locations could realize roofs peeled off buildings, chimneys
toppled, mobile homes pushed off foundations or overturned,
large tree tops and branches snapped off, shallow-rooted trees
knocked over, moving vehicles blown off roads, and small boats
pulled from moorings.
Elsewhere across Southeast Louisiana and South Mississippi, little to
no impact is anticipated.
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