Nate Update Warns of Hurricane Threat to Louisiana

Residents look at the flooding of the Masachapa River following the passage of Tropical Storm Nate in the city of Masachapa, about 37 miles from Managua, Nicaragua, on Oct. 5, 2017. Nate is expected to be upgraded to a hurricane before it reaches landfall in Louisiana. Inti Ocon/AFP/Getty Images

Tropical Storm Nate is bearing down on the U.S. Gulf Coast with Louisiana in its sights and ambitions to be upgraded to a hurricane, according to the latest update from the National Hurricane Center.

“Reports from Air Force Reserve and NOAA Hurricane Hunter aircraft indicate that maximum sustained winds are now near 50 mph with higher gusts,” says the latest warning from the NHC.