Hurricane Nate makes landfall on Gulf Coast as Category 1 storm
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Hurricane Nate  roared onshore near the mouth of the Mississippi River in Louisiana Saturday night  lashing the central Gulf Coast region with powerful winds and drenching rains.
Nate made a second landfall near Biloxi  Miss.  where it threatened to trigger floods and topple trees.
As  Nate  bore down on the Gulf Coast  authorities rescued five people from two sailboats caught in the storm. No injuries were reported.
 Nate  killed at least 30 people as it swept through Nicaragua  Costa Rica and Honduras as a tropical storm last week.
Air Force and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration aircraft detected that Nate  moving along at a brisk 23 mph  strengthened as it passed over the Gulf of Mexico on Saturday  according to the hurricane center.
The National Hurricane Center in Miami said Nate's sustained winds have risen to 90 mph and warned strong winds  rains and a significant storm surge could spell disaster for several Southern states. (HANDOUT/AFP/Getty Images)
Nate tore through Central America with heavy rains sparking mudslides and flash floods on Thursday  killing at least 16 people in Nicaragua  10 in Costa Rica  two in Honduras and two others in El Salvador.
[TGT]roared onshore near the mouth of the Mississippi River in Louisiana Saturday night  lashing the central Gulf Coast region with powerful winds and drenching rains.
[TGT] made a second landfall near Biloxi  Miss.  where it threatened to trigger floods and topple trees.
As  [TGT]bore down on the Gulf Coast  authorities rescued five people from two sailboats caught in the storm. No injuries were reported.
 [TGT]killed at least 30 people as it swept through Nicaragua  Costa Rica and Honduras as a tropical storm last week.
Air Force and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration aircraft detected that [TGT]  moving along at a brisk 23 mph  strengthened as it passed over the Gulf of Mexico on Saturday  according to the hurricane center.
The National Hurricane Center in Miami said [TGT]'s sustained winds have risen to 90 mph and warned strong winds  rains and a significant storm surge could spell disaster for several Southern states. (HANDOUT/AFP/Getty Images)
[TGT] tore through Central America with heavy rains sparking mudslides and flash floods on Thursday  killing at least 16 people in Nicaragua  10 in Costa Rica  two in Honduras and two others in El Salvador.