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Hurricane watch issued for parts of US Gulf Coast (with forecast video)

Hurricane Delta to hit near Texas-Louisiana border Friday

(Photo: NOAA)

Hurricane Delta is moving into the southern Gulf of Mexico, on its way to the U.S. Gulf Coast in a couple of days. Landfall will likely happen Friday afternoon near the Texas-Louisiana border. Around noon ET Wednesday, the National Hurricane Center issued a Hurricane Watch from High Island, Texas, to Grand Isle, Louisiana. Further details are available in the attached video.

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Nick Austin

Nick is a meteorologist with 20 years of forecasting and broadcasting experience. He was nominated for a Midsouth Emmy for his coverage during a 2008 western Tennessee tornado outbreak. He received his Bachelor of Science in Meteorology from Florida State University, as well as a Bachelor of Science in Management from the Georgia Tech. Nick is a member of the American Meteorological Society and National Weather Association. As a member of the weather team at WBBJ-TV in Jackson, Tennessee, Nick was nominated for a Mid-South Emmy for live coverage of a major tornado outbreak in February 2008. As part of the weather team at WRCB-TV in Chattanooga, Tennessee, Nick shared the Chattanooga Times-Free Press Best of the Best award for “Best Weather Team” eight consecutive years.