Hurricane Delta Weakens After Making Landfall On Southwest Louisiana Coast

Hurricane Delta is looming over the northern Gulf of Mexico Friday, as it heads toward landfall on Louisiana’s coast.

NOAA/NESDIS/STAR GOES-East

Updated at 10:09 p.m. ET

Hurricane Delta has weakened after making landfall Friday near Creole, La., becoming a Category 1 storm. Delta had come ashore as a Category 2 storm with winds of 100 mph.

The maximum sustained winds fell to 80 mph, the National Hurricane Center announced at 10 p.m. ET.