Delta now a Hurricane

IR satellite image of Delta as of 6:45 PM CDT October 5, 2020. (Image: Tropical Tidbits)

A NOAA hurricane hunter aircraft has found that Delta has intensified into a category 1 hurricane. Maximum sustained winds have increased to 75 mph and the pressure has dropped to 980 mb as of the 8PM EDT advisory from the National Hurricane Center.

 

 

Caleb Carmichael
Caleb Carmichael

Caleb is the owner of Gulf Coast Storm Center. He is currently an undergraduate student at Mississippi State University majoring in geoscience with a concentration in broadcast and operational meteorology. While not yet a meteorologist, Caleb has been providing weather updates, news, and analysis for the Gulf Coast since 2014.

Articles: 888