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Hurricane Delta Becomes A Category 4 Storm As Winds Reach 130 MPH

Delta went through "a very impressive rapid intensification episode," the National Hurricane Center said Tuesday morning.
Hurricane Delta will pass over part of the Yucatan Peninsula before heading toward the Gulf Coast, where it's forecast to make landfall on the Louisiana coast late this week.

Updated at 12:10 p.m. ET

Hurricane Delta has become a major storm, after rapidly intensifying in the Caribbean. The hurricane has sustained winds up to 130 mph and is heading toward the northern Gulf Coast, the National Hurricane Center says.

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