Marine Tropical Storm — Coastal Waters From Boothville Louisiana To Southwest Pass of the Mississippi River Out 20 Nm, Gulf of Mexico

2020-10-09 · Coastal Waters From Boothville Louisiana To Southwest Pass of the Mississippi River Out 20 Nm, Gulf of Mexico

Event narrative

The Pilot Station East (PSTL1) anemometer measured a peak gust of 45 knots. The C-MAN (BURL1) at Southwest Pass measured a peak wind gust of 35 knots. The Pilottown (PILL1) anemometer measured a peak wind gust of 36 knots.

Wider weather episode

Delta first developed into a tropical depression in the Caribbean just south of Jamaica on the afternoon of October 4th. As it tracked across the western Caribbean, it rapidly intensified into a Category 4 hurricane. In fact, intensifying from tropical depression to Category strength in 40 hours is the fastest rate of intensification of any storm on record in the Atlantic Basin. Delta quickly weakened to a category 1 hurricane after making its first landfall on the Yucatan Peninsula. It gradually recurved north towards the Louisiana coastline, fluctuating in intensity between Category 2 and 3. Hurricane Delta ultimately arrived with an intensity of 105 mph, strong category 2 storm. Delta first developed into a tropical depression in the Caribbean just south of Jamaica on the afternoon of October 4th. As it tracked across the western Caribbean, it rapidly intensified into a Category 4 hurricane. In fact, intensifying from tropical depression to Category strength in 40 hours is the fastest rate of intensification of any storm on record in the Atlantic Basin. Delta quickly weakened to a category 1 hurricane after making its first landfall on the Yucatan Peninsula. It gradually recurved north towards the Louisiana coastline, fluctuating in intensity between Category 2 and 3. Hurricane Delta ultimately arrived with an intensity of 105 mph, strong category 2 storm. Local impacts include 50 to 70 MPH wind gusts across the area, surge of 2 to 3 feet above ground and widespread tree and structure damage. There were approximately 6 injuries. Delta caused approximately $100 million worth of damage across southeast Louisiana.

It made landfall around 5 pm east of Cameron LA or about 15 miles east of where Category 4 Hurricane Laura made landfall just a couple months earlier this year. Delta became the 4th named storm to make landfall in Louisiana this hurricane season.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 926669. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.