Hurricane Nate makes landfall TWICE in the US

Last updated: October 8, 2017 at 07:59 am

Hurricane Nate has has made landfall again along the US Gulf Coast as a category one storm, bringing destructive winds and torrential rain.

The storm made landfall for the second time around five miles north of Biloxi, Mississippi in the early hours of Sunday morning, the National Hurricane Centre said.

It's the first time a hurricane has made landfall in Mississippi since Katrina caused widespread flooding and loss of life in 2005.

The hurricane made landfall earlier on Saturday night at the mouth of the Mississippi River in Louisiana, with winds of 85 mph (140 kph).

Nate has already killed at least 30 people in Central America and is the fourth major storm to hit the US in less than two months.

It has weakened slightly and is moving north a little slower at 20 mph (32 kph).

Residents in areas outside New Orleans' levee system have been evacuated.

Getting very strong gusts here in Gulfport! Probably close to - if not hurricane force! #nate #mswx pic.twitter.com/LsSY3bVsdL

— Jake Eshpeter (@JakeEshpeterWX) October 8, 2017

States of emergency have also been declared in all three states, as well as 29 Florida counties.

New Orleans mayor Mitch Landrieu said: "We have been through this many, many times. There is no need to panic."

At least 12 people were killed by the storm in Nicaragua, nine in Costa Rica, two in Honduras and two in El Salvador.

Thousands have also been forced to evacuate their homes over fears of landslides and flooding.