Hurricane Zeta is battering the Gulf Coast with life-threatening conditions and storm surge.
According to CNN, the dangerous system has descended upon Louisiana and Mississippi.
The Category 2 storm made landfall with dangerous winds reaching110 mph.
The eye of the storm passed over New Orleans at roughly 7:30 p.m., EDT.
According to a tweet by the New Orleans government, winds were beginning to pick back up after the eye's passing.
