Hurricane Delta is rapidly strengthening as it heads to Cancun, Mexico, before taking aim at Louisiana.
Delta, currently a Category 2 storm, is expected to become a major hurricane -- Category 3 or higher -- later on Tuesday.
Delta is forecast to be a Category 4 hurricane by the time it slams into Cancun Tuesday night into early Wednesday morning.ABC NewsBeyond Thursday, it is not very clear how much Delta will have time to weaken before it hits Louisiana Gulf Coast on Friday night.Beyond Thursday, it is not very clear how much Delta will have time to weaken before it hits Louisiana Gulf Coast on Friday night.Delta will not lose much strength after making landfall in Mexico. The hurricane is forecast to re-strengthen to a Category 4 hurricane in the middle of the Gulf of Mexico on Thursday afternoon.It is not yet clear how much Delta will weaken before it hits the Louisiana coast on Friday night.The National Hurricane Center is forecasting Delta to be a Category 2 or higher hurricane when it makes landfall in Louisiana.MORE: What to know about floodwater safetyDelta is expected to bring damaging winds to the Gulf Coast. Flooding rain -- as high as 6 to 12 inches -- could hit parts of Louisiana and Mississippi.ABC NewsDelta is expected to bring damaging winds to the Gulf Coast and also flooding rain as some areas could see 6 to 12 inches of rain for parts of Louisiana and Mississippi end of the week.Delta is expected to bring damaging winds to the Gulf Coast and also flooding rain as some areas could see 6 to 12 inches of rain for parts of Louisiana and Mississippi end of the week.Delta is the ninth hurricane in the Atlantic so far this season. In only three other years in recorded history – 1995, 2004 and 2005 -- have we had this many hurricanes this early in the season.MORE: Why slow-moving storms are especially dangerousIf Delta makes landfall in the U.S., it would be the tenth named storm to make landfall in one season, which has never happened before in recorded history.Source : abcnews.go.com