Hurricane Delta has strengthened to a Category 3 ("major") hurricane in the Gulf of Mexico roughly 24 hours before its landfall.

While Delta may lose some intensity before its landfall by Friday afternoon or evening, it will still be a formidably strong hurricane at landfall, and its . These include a life-threatening storm surge, damaging winds, flooding rain, and the threat of tornadoes.

Hurricane warnings are in effect for the southwest Louisiana and upper Texas coasts.

The latest information on Hurricane Delta can be found in our .

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