7:00 am Delta Update: Center Now Located Over Northeastern Louisiana

…DELTA NOW OVER NORTHEASTERN LOUISIANA…
…HEAVY RAINS AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS CONTINUE NEAR ITS PATH…

SUMMARY OF 700 AM CDT…1200 UTC…INFORMATION
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LOCATION…32.6N 91.3W
ABOUT 45 MI…70 KM E OF MONROE LOUISIANA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS…40 MPH…65 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT…NNE OR 25 DEGREES AT 16 MPH…26 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE…992 MB…29.29 INCHES

WATCHES AND WARNINGS
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CHANGES WITH THIS ADVISORY:

None.

SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT:

No coastal watches and warnings are in effect.

For storm information specific to your area, including possible
inland watches and warnings, please monitor products issued by your
local National Weather Service forecast office.

DISCUSSION AND OUTLOOK
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At 700 AM CDT (1200 UTC), the center of Tropical Storm Delta was
located near latitude 32.6 North, longitude 91.3 West. Delta is
moving toward the north-northeast near 16 mph (26 km/h). A motion
toward the northeast is expected to begin later today and continue
through Sunday night. On the forecast track, the center of Delta
should move across northeastern Louisiana this morning and then
across northern Mississippi and into the Tennessee Valley later
today and Sunday.

Maximum sustained winds have decreased to near 40 mph (65 km/h)
with higher gusts. Additional weakening is forecast, and Delta is
expected to become a tropical depression later today.

Tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 90 miles (150 km)
from the center. Hawkins Field in Jackson, Mississippi recently
reported a wind gust of 51 mph (81 km/h).

The estimated minimum central pressure based on surface
observations is 992 mb (29.29 inches).

HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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Key messages for Delta can be found in the Tropical Cyclone
Discussion under AWIPS header MIATCDAT1, WMO header WTNT41
KNHC, and on the web at www.hurricanes.gov/text/MIATCDAT1.shtml.

STORM SURGE: Water levels will continue to subside today along the
Louisiana coast. Consult products issued by your local National
Weather Service forecast office for additional information.

RAINFALL: For northern Louisiana, southeast Arkansas, and western
Mississippi, Delta is expected to produce an additional 2 to 5
inches of rain, with isolated storm totals of 10 inches. These
rainfall amounts will lead to flash, urban, small stream, and minor
river flooding.

As the remnants of Delta move further inland, 1 to 3 inches of rain,
with locally higher amounts, are expected in the Tennessee Valley
and Mid Atlantic through the weekend. There is a potential for 3 to
6 inches in the Southern Appalachians, which could lead to flash,
urban, small stream, along with isolated minor river flooding.

TORNADOES: A few tornadoes are possible today and tonight across
eastern Mississippi, Alabama, the Florida Panhandle, and
western/central Georgia.

SURF: Swells from Delta are gradually subsiding along the northern
Gulf coast. Please consult products from your local weather office
for additional information.

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