'It's going to be a rough evening,' Edwards said Wednesday during a press conference. John Bel Edwards said he expects Hurricane Zeta to bring 100 mph winds to New Orleans and southeastern Louisiana later when the storm makes landfall somewhere near the Terrebone-Lafourche parish line. Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards: Hurricane Zeta at doorstep New Orleans to get 100 mph winds The wail of a police siren could be heard, and power outages were being reported in various neighborhoods around New Orleans. Only one or two cars could be seen on the streets and a bridge across the Mississippi River was hidden behind a wall of storm clouds. Winds already where whipping through New Orleans as Zeta started to hammer the city. вЂњDangerous winds will return very quickly when the eye moves away, Stronger winds, especially in gusts, are likely on high rise buildings,вЂќ the hurricane center said in a statement. These tornadoes typically spin up quickly and are short lived but intense.ДЇorecasters are warning those in ZetaвЂ™s path not to venture out when the calm eye of the hurricane passes overhead. As with many landfalling tropical systems, Zeta will bring a threat for tornadoes along its track, the National Weather Service said.Zeta's path is similar to both Hurricane Laura, which socked Louisiana in August, and Hurricane Delta, which rake the area just weeks later.Hurricane warnings stretched from Morgan City, Louisiana, to the Alabama/Mississippi state line, including Lake Pontchartrain and metropolitan New Orleans.Zeta raked across Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula on Tuesday, weakening to a tropical storm over land before strengthening again over the Gulf of Mexico.Louisiana has had the worst of it this year, hit by two tropical storms and now three hurricanes.В New Orleans has been in the warning area for potential tropical cyclones seven times this year, with each one veering to the east or west. It's also the fifth tropical storm or hurricane to hitВ Louisiana this year, an all-time record for the state. this year, an all-time record high for the nation. Zeta is the 11th tropical storm or hurricane to hit the U.S. Hurricane Zeta made landfall Wednesday afternoon near Cocoderie, Louisiana, with winds estimated at 110 mph, the National Hurricane Center said.

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