On Saturday around 20:00 Eastern time hurricane Nate for the first time reached the South-Eastern part of Louisiana from the mouth of the river Mississippi. About Biloxi, Mississippi, its category is downgraded to a storm, but Nate remains a very dangerous element.
Rain and wind pushing through Dauphin Island, AL earlier this evening #Nate @NWSMobile pic.twitter.com/n3wRD1REZ7
— Jim Edds (@ExtremeStorms) October 8, 2017
Saturday night got about 3-6 inches of rain from Gulfport, Mississippi, to Gulf shores, al and Pensacola, FL. After Nate showed up the second time near the southern border of Mississippi and Alabama with sustained winds of 137 km/h, it weakened and became a storm with wind speed of 96.5 km/h.
Storm surge in Biloxi, MS from Hurricane Nate @KATVNews @spann pic.twitter.com/PoBilrtXMb
— Brian Emfinger (@brianemfinger) October 8, 2017
Nate continued to rapidly navigate through America when he was threatened with flooding, destructive winds and intermittent supply of electricity. It is known that more than 60 thousand inhabitants have remained without electricity from Mississippi to Alabama. And according to the emergency services in southern Mississippi, about 40 roads turned into real rivers.
More substantial storm surge flooding in Biloxi, MS from Hurricane #Nate @breakingweather pic.twitter.com/YCu5EHlHmv
— Reed Timmer (@ReedTimmerAccu) October 8, 2017
Authorities have warned about the likelihood of two tornadoes in Western Florida, including the cities of Crestview and Milligan. We will remind, in the States of Alabama, Florida and Louisiana declared a state of emergency and warned residents about the need to prepare for future disasters.
NEW: Hurricane #Nate NW eye wall winds funneling as surge at peak in Biloxi, MS. Now birds in the eye. Video via @MikeTheiss pic.twitter.com/Ro6YjK7EBG
— Reed Timmer (@ReedTimmerAccu) October 8, 2017
Currently maximum sustained winds dropped to 70 miles per hour, Nate moved to the North-East to Alabama. In this regard, the national hurricane center has canceled the warning of tropical storms for the region East of the border with Alabama and Florida.
Previously, the meteorologists assumed that Nate could become a significant hurricane of the 3rd category, but, fortunately, this did not happen.
