Hurricane Nate closes in on Mississippi, eyes 2nd landfall

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Hurricane Nate came ashore on a sparsely populated area at the mouth of the Mississippi River on Saturday and closed in on Mississippi, pelting the central Gulf Coast region with strong winds and heavy rains.
Nate was forecast to make its second landfall near Biloxi, Mississippi, and threatened to inundate homes and businesses.
The center of the storm passed to the east of New Orleans, sparing the city its most ferocious winds and storm surge. And its quick speed lessene