Short Range Forecast Discussion NWS Weather Prediction Center College Park MD 400 AM EDT Fri Oct 09 2020 Valid 12Z Fri Oct 09 2020 - 12Z Sun Oct 11 2020 ...Hurricane Delta forecast to make landfall over southern Louisiana Friday evening with life-threatening storm surge, destructive winds, and dangerous inland flooding... ...Heavy rain to impact Lower Mississippi Valley to Southern/Central Appalachians this weekend... ...Rain and snow in the Northwest; warm up over the Plains... Hurricane Delta continues to strengthen as it traverses the Gulf of Mexico. It is forecast to make landfall along the southwest coast of Louisiana early Friday evening as a category 2 Hurricane. This carries with it the expectation of life-threatening storm surge along the Louisiana and eastern Texas coastline as destructive winds will cause additional damage to structures weakened by the last tropical event. Heavy rainfall on the order of 4-10 inches, with isolated amounts breaching 10 inches, will cause dangerous inland flash flooding events across the Lower Mississippi/Tennessee Valley this weekend. Delta is also forecast to produce isolated to scattered thunderstorms across much of the southeast and Florida. Delta will weaken to a Tropical Storm on Saturday and a Post-Tropical Cyclone on Sunday as it tracks up the Mississippi Valley and continues to produce plenty of rainfall for the interior Southeast. Visit nhc.noaa.gov for more information about Hurricane Delta. Kebede Graphics available at www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/basicwx/basicwx_ndfd.php