Later that day, the storm moved ashore just west of Pensacola, Florida. Hurricane Delta was a record-setting storm that brought storm surge flooding, heavy rainfall and damaging winds to portions of Louisiana and southeastern Texas. It was the twenty-sixth tropical or subtropical storm of the season. "Interaction with Tropical Storm Gamma or its remnants, which could result in a sharp westward jog, after which a sharp turn back toward the northwest could occur," the National Hurricane said. The season produced 24 tropical and subtropical cyclones, of which only 8 reached storm intensity, 4 became hurricanes, and only 1 reached major hurricane status. The 17-year-old, who has been performing internationally since he was 11, "deeply moved" the jury. Delta's status. Delta is expected to become the next hurricane of the 2020 Atlantic season, and it could eventually take aim at the central Gulf Coast of the U.S. Tropical Storm Delta was the twenty-sixth named storm of the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season, forming from a previously non-tropical low-pressure area in the central Atlantic Ocean in late November.Delta moved erratically across the central Atlantic after forming, but eventually headed northeast, striking the Canary Islands as an extratropical cyclone with 70 mph winds, just under hurricane-force. The storm intensified further in the eastern Gulf of Mexico, reaching winds of 70 mph (110 km/h) early on June 11. Parts of Jamaica, western Cuba and the Cayman Islands could see 2 to 4 inches of rain. ZCZC MIATCDAT1 ALL TTAA00 KNHC DDHHMM Tropical Storm Delta Discussion Number 5 NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL AL262020 500 PM EDT Mon Oct 05 2020 Visible satellite imagery shows that the convective banding of Delta has continued to quickly improve since this morning. Delta is forecast to become the 10th tropical system to make landfall on the mainland U.S. this season, breaking the 1916 record of nine landfalling storms. "Some robust intensification" could occur, says the National Hurricane Center. 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For storm information specific to your area, please monitor products issued by your national meteorological service. © Luke Sharrett/Bloomberg via Getty Images Storm surge in Lake Charles as Hurricane Delta makes landfall in Lake Charles, Louisiana, U.S., on Friday, Oct. 9, 2020. Gamma, which weakened to a tropical depression, will fall apart over night. With nearly two … At least six people died and thousands were evacuated, The Associated Press reported. While waters will remain warm in the central Gulf, sea surface temperatures close to the coast are significantly cooler due to upwelling from previous storms and the fall cold fronts that have made it all the way to the Gulf. The twenty-sixth tropical cyclone, twenty-fifth named storm, ninth hurricane, and third major hurricane of the record-breaking 2020 Atlantic hurricane season, Delta formed from a tropical wave which was first monitored by the National Hurricane Center(NHC) on October 1. A Tropical Storm Watch means that tropical storm conditions are possible within the watch area, generally within 48 hours. Satellite view of Tropical Storm Delta on Monday evening. Rapid intensification in tropical systems is defined as 35+ mph of strengthening in 24 hours. A westward shift in the short-term forecast means that the storm is now more likely to hit the northern tip of the Yucatan Peninsula than western Cuba. By evening, Delta had strengthened by 40 mph since early in the day. Jason Samenow. If Delta makes landfall in the US, it will be the first time a storm with a Greek letter does so in the US. TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Tropical Storm Delta rapidly strengthened over the Caribbean Sea and became Hurricane Delta on Monday night. The 1973 Atlantic hurricane season was the first season to use the Saffir–Simpson hurricane scale, a scale developed in 1971 by Herbert Saffir and Robert Simpson to rate the intensity of tropical cyclones. This rainfall could lead to significant flash floods and mudslides. While Delta was the 26th tropical cyclone this year, it's the 25th named storm because of a short-lived tropical depression that formed in early August but never reached tropical storm status. Still, both will be impacted by heavy rain, strong winds and storm surge Tuesday night and early Wednesday. A storm surge of between 4 and 7 feet above normal tide levels could be seen along parts of the Yucatan Peninsula in the hurricane warning area. The hurricane's center was around 180 miles south-southeast of Grand Cayman, the hurricane center said in an 11 p.m. advisory. On June 10, Arlene struck western Cuba. ‘You have to ask, why the CCP is sending these people through the border ... What are they doing when they get here?’, Joe Biden has said he wants all military personnel out of country by 11 September, Roger Marshall, who alleged ‘serious voter fraud’ before insurrection, says ‘it’s time for this country to heal’, Shooter appeared to have ‘a form of relationship that had to do with employment’ at the complex, Maine Republican voted to convict former president in second trial, ‘Yeah, I understand I have a few folks who don’t like me terribly much and I — I’m sorry about that. A Tropical Storm Watch means that tropical storm conditions are possible within the watch area, generally within 48 hours. Four of those deaths were in Chiapas when a landslide buried a home, the country's civil defense agency said. A weather system located south of Jamaica Sunday evening is expected to strengthen into Tropical Storm Delta during the day Monday and could approach the U.S. Gulf Coast as a Category 2 hurricane by the end of the week, the National Hurricane Center said. Hurricane Delta was the record-tying fourth named storm of 2020 to strike Louisiana, as well as the record-breaking tenth named storm to strike the United States in that year. On Monday morning, Tropical Storm Delta formed. Many areas hit … Report claimed the US proposed unfreezing $7bn in frozen assets in exchange for a prisoner swap with the country. The primary convective band now wraps entirely around the center, with what … With maximum sustained winds of 80 mph at 11 p.m., that puts Delta as a Category 1 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale. Moving westward, the tropical wave began to quickly organize and due to it… Hurricane warnings for the Pinar del Rio province in Cuba were replaced with a tropical storm warning by late Monday. The storm is expected to make landfall along the northern Gulf Coast by Friday. Meanwhile, Gamma weakened to a tropical … WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Sunday tamped down concerns that President Joe Biden's plans for infrastructure, jobs and families will cause inflation, saying the spending will be phased in over a decade. When Delta enters the northwest Caribbean Sea, warm waters will combine with favorable atmospheric conditions of weak wind shear and ample moisture that will be conducive to significant strengthening. Tropical Storm Delta has forced Cayman Airways to adjust its schedule. Delta is the 25th named storm of the season, 6 full weeks ahead of the record pace set in 2005 — a season that featured 28 tropical systems. Tropical storm conditions are possible in the Tropical Storm Watch area in Cuba on Tuesday. While there is large uncertainty in the track and intensity forecasts, there is a risk of dangerous storm surge, wind and heavy rain along the coast from Louisiana to the western Florida Panhandle later in the week. Delta, which is headed first for Cuba and Mexico, is part of a storm season that exhausted the usual list of alphabetized names. The storm continued to strengthen late Monday, and hurricane conditions were expected in the northeast Yucatan Peninsula Tuesday night. Hurricane Delta had maximum sustained winds of 80 mph as it moved on a track expected to take it southwest of the Cayman Islands, near Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula, and on to the northern U.S. Gulf Coast, according to the National Hurricane Center. Tropical Storm Delta; Tropical storm (SSHWS/NWS) Tropical Storm Delta near maximum strength. Delta, which broke a record when it became the earliest 25th named tropical storm on record, has strengthened to a hurricane, forecasters said … "It's spread out quite evenly over eight to 10 years," Yellen, former Federal Reserve chair, said in an interview with NBC's "Meet the Press." Tropical Storm Delta formed in the western Caribbean on Monday morning with the potential to rapidly intensify into a dangerous hurricane that will affect the Cayman Islands, northeast Mexico, and western Cuba on Tuesday and Wednesday and the central Gulf of Mexico coast of … "Although the air has been cooler and drier over the Gulf of Mexico lately, the water is still very warm and with explosive growth potential for Delta," said. Cooler waters immediately along the coast may help weaken Delta prior to landfall. A hurricane watch remains in place for western Cuba, while a tropical storm warning is in effect for the Cayman Islands. Right-wing media and prominent Republicans continue to amplify bogus story from New York Post. Tropical Storm "Delta" formed south of Jamaica at 12:00 UTC on October 5, 2020, as the 25th named storm of the 2020 Atlantic hurricane season. Wind shear -- the changing of wind speed and direction with height -- and slightly cooler water over the northern Gulf of Mexico could limit Delta's strength by late this week. This westward shift led the government of Mexico to issue a hurricane warning for the coast of the Yucatan peninsula from Tulum northward and westward to Rio Lagartos, including Cozumel. The season's first tropical depression developed north of Honduras on June 8 from the interaction of the ITCZ and a series of tropical waves. It was also the twenty-sixth tropical or subtropical storm of the active 2005 Atlantic hurricane season. A day later it intensified into Tropical Storm Arlene while taking a northward track. The post-tropical cyclone was around 125 miles northwest of Cozumel, the hurricane center said at 11 p.m. All warnings were discontinued, but it could still bring 2 to 4 inches of rain across parts of the Mexican states of Yucatan, Campeche and Tabasco, which could cause flash flooding. 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