Nate on track to hit Gulf Coast on Saturday night

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Residents prepare for Nate in Biloxi, Miss. Associated Press/Photo by John Fitzhugh/The Sun Herald

Nate on track to hit Gulf Coast on Saturday night

Gulf Coast residents are bracing for fast-moving storm Nate, expected to make landfall Saturday night, possibly with Category 2 strength. The National Hurricane Center in Miami projected Nate would brush the southeast tip of Louisiana, near the mouth of the Mississippi River, around 7 p.m. Saturday. Officials declared states of emergency in Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama and ordered residents of low-lying areas to evacuate.

Lynde Langdon

Lynde is WORLD’s executive editor for news. She is a graduate of World Journalism Institute, the Missouri School of Journalism, and the University of Missouri–St. Louis. Lynde resides with her family in Wichita, Kan.

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