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 blasted into Cancun early Wednesday and caused damage to some of the hotels in the resort area. 

Delta, fortunately, weakened a bit before landfall near Cancun. But the storm is now heading for open water again. Delta is expected to reintensify as it moves into open waters in the western Gulf of Mexico.

Delta is currently forecast to regain Category 3 intensity briefly in the Gulf. It is forecast to be at or near Category 2 strength at landfall. That landfall is most likely to occur along the Louisiana coast sometime Friday.

Storm surge is likely to reach 3 to 9 feet along the Louisana coastline Friday.

Most forecast models take Delta into roughly the same area as Hurricane Laura hit in late August. There is still significant damage there. You can see the myriad of blue tarps still visible from roof damage from Laura.

2020: Record billion-dollar weather disaster year

It figures. Delta heads for the U.S. coast after 17 billion-dollar weather disasters so far this year. That ties the record for the highest number of (inflation-adjusted) billion-dollar weather disasters set in 2011 and 2017.

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Hurricane Delta caused damage in Cancun. It’s heading for the Gulf Coast next.

Yellow ribbon tape blocks access to a dock.

Hurricane Delta heading for Gulf Coast next

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