Hurricane Delta

Hurricane Delta made landfall on Friday  evening near Creole, La., as a Category 2 storm.

Although the system rapidly weakened once coming ashore, it was still powerful enough to cause widespread flooding (up to 17 inches of rain reported) and wind/tornado damage in parts of Louisiana, Texas, Mississippi, Georgia and South Carolina over the weekend.

It is important to note that some areas impacted by Hurricane Laura just six weeks ago sustained another direct strike from Delta, including Lake Charles, La. As one of the locations hardest hit, it once again is dealing with flash flooding and heavy structural damage.

In addition to damaging buildings/homes, high winds and isolated tornadoes (Georgia, South Carolina) toppled hundreds of trees and utility lines across the region, resulting in more than 800,000 power outages since Thursday night.

Approximate locations sustaining possible structural damage (flooding/wind/tornado):

Georgia

  • Covington (Newton County, 30014, 30015, 30016)
  • *Tornado
  • Lilburn (Gwinnett County, 30047, 30048)
    *Flooding/Train derailment (possible hazardous material fire)
  • Newnan (Coweta County, 30263, 30264, 30265, 30271)
  • Vinings (Cobb County, 30339)

Louisiana

  • Abbeville (Vermillion Parish, 70510, 70511)
  • Alexandria (Rapides Parish, 71301, 71302, 71303, 71306, 71307, 71309, 71315)
  • Bell City (Calcasieu Parish, 70630)
  • Calcasieu Pass (Cameron Parish, 70631)
  • Cameron (Cameron Parish, 70631)
  • Creole (Cameron Parish, 70632)
  • Cypremort Point (St. Mary Parish, 70538)
  • Delcambre (Iberia, Vermillion Parishes, 70528)
  • Gueydan (Vermillion Parish, 70542)
  • Iowa (Calcasieu Parish, 70647)
  • Jennings (Jefferson Davis Parish, 70546)
  • Lafayette (Lafayette Parish, 70501, 70502, 70503, 70504, 70505, 70506, 70507, 70508, 70509, 70593, 70596, 70598)
  • Lake Arthur (Jefferson Davis Parish, 70549)
  • Lake Charles (Calcasieu Parish, 70601, 70602, 70605, 70606, 70607, 70609, 70611, 70612, 70615, 70616, 70629)
  • Leesville (Vernon Parish, 71446, 71459, 71469)
  • Leeville (Lafourche Parish, 70357
  • Marsh Island (Iberia Parish, 70510)
  • Moss Bluff (Calcasieu Parish, 70611)
  • New Iberia (Iberia Parish, 70560, 70562, 70563)
  • Pecan Island (Vermillion Parish, 70548)
  • Sulphur (Calcasieu Parish, 70663, 70664, 70665)
  • Watson (Livingston Parish, 70786)

Mississippi

  • Fondren (Hinds County, 39206, 39216, 39286, 39296)
  • Natchez (Adams County, 39120, 39121, 39122)
  • Roxie (Franklin County, 39661)
  • Smithdale (Amite County, 39664)
  • Vicksburg (Warren County, 39180, 39181, 39182)

South Carolina

  • Conway (Horry County, 29526, 29527, 29528)
    *Tornado
  • Latta (Horry County, 29565)
    *Tornado

Texas

  • Galveston (Matagorda County, 77550, 77551, 77552, 77553, 77554, 77555)
  • Port Arthur (Jefferson County, 77640, 77641, 77642, 77643)
  • Sabine Pass (Jefferson County, 77655)

Media Coverage
The Weather Channel:
Georgia Train Derailment Forces Evacuations as Delta’s Remnants Bring Flooding, Tornadoes Across South
Remnants of Delta to Spread Rainfall Through the East on Monday
Hurricane Delta Causes Flooding in Baton Rouge; Water Rising Along Louisiana Coast as Storm Draws Closer

CNN: Hurricane Delta heads toward US Gulf Coast

WBRZ ABC 2: Multiple streets flood in Capital region ahead of Delta’s landfall; list of closures here

Declaration Activity
FEMA
10/8/20
Mississippi
Mississippi Hurricane Delta (EM-3548)
Associated County ZIP Code List (29 Counties)

10/7/20
Louisiana
Louisiana Hurricane Delta (EM-3547)
Associated Parish ZIP Code List (Statewide)

Governor
10/7/20
Mississippi
Proclamation
Associated County ZIP Code List (Statewide)

10/6/20
Louisiana
Gov. Edwards Declares State of Emergency in Advance of Hurricane Delta
Associated Parish ZIP Code List (Statewide)

Alabama
Supplemental State of Emergency: Hurricane Delta
State of Emergency: Hurricane Delta
Associated County ZIP Code List (Statewide)