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What We Know:
According to The Weather Channel, Hurricane Zeta has made landfall in Louisiana knocking the power out for almost 400,000 residents.
Zeta hit New Orleans with 90+ mph wind gusts earlier this evening, presently hitting Slidell, Louisiana.
Winds are surpassing the storm with wind gusts of 70 mph reported around 7 p.m. in Mobile, Alabama. Water is said to be running more than 4.5 feet higher than normal in Gulfport, Mississippi.
Heavy winds and storms are expected across the south with power outages anticipated in Louisiana, southern Mississippi, portions of central and southern Alabama, northern Georgia, southwestern North Carolina, and upstate South Carolina.
Zeta is expected to weaken as it moves across the Southern region but may result in some tornadoes as it travels across the Southern states.
