Hurricane Nate Live Updates: Here's What We Know So Far

• Nate had made its first U.S. landfall near the mouth of the Mississippi River in southeast Louisiana, the National Hurricane Center reported Saturday night.
• The storm made its second US landfall near Biloxi, Mississippi, shortly after midnight local time Sunday.
• Nate is the first hurricane to make landfall in Mississippi since Hurricane Katrina in 2005, which devastated the state.
• Hurricane Nate made landfall second time as a Category 1 hurricane, had maximum sustained winds of 85 mph, and was moving north at 20 mph early Sunday.
• Nate triggered hurricane, tropical storm and storm surge warnings across a number of the Gulf states. In Mississippi, the storm surge could reach up to 11 feet, according to the National Hurricane Center.

11:53 a.m. ET - This concludes Newsweek's Sunday morning coverage of Hurricane Nate, as it made landfall in Alabama and Mississippi and swept northward, leaving tens of thousands of people without power. For the latest coverage of the storm and its aftermath visit Newsweek.com.

Update: 11:45 a.m. ET - Mississippi Governor Phil Bryant has been speaking to reporters about the impact of the storm, and said that 10 feet storm surges had been reported in Jackson County.

"We understand that people who do not have power at their home do not feel comfortable," said Bryant, with tens of thousands without power because of the storm, and authorities working to restore supply.

Update: 11:20 a.m. ET - Incredible footage from storm chaser and photographer Mike Theiss show the storm as it hit Biloxi, Mississippi overnight, submerging a parking lot and casino.

Update: 11:09 a.m. ET - The storm has been downgraded to a tropical depression, the National Hurricane Center said.

"Nate will continue to weaken as it moves toward northeast Alabama later today, before quickly pushing off to the northeast," Meteorologist Brian Monahan told WSBTV.

Update: 10:30 a.m. ET - As hurricane Nate moves north, more Alabamans are without power, with 82,000 customers without service.

Update: 9:18 a.m. ET - Heavy rains are expected in the Appalachians as the storm moves north after pounding stretches of the Gulf coast overnight, with foas flood warnings in place, said the National Hurricane Center.

Update: 8:00 a.m. ET - Social media footage from Mobile, Alabama, submerged by floodwaters.

Residents have been advised by the National Hurricane Center to avoid walking or driving through flood waters, as just 6 inches of moving water can knock you down and 2 feet of water can sweep your vehicle away.

Update: 7:12 a.m. ET - The National Hurricane Center has issued warnings of tropical storm conditions, storm surges, and rainfall of up to 6 inches in parts of Mississippi and Tennessee as the storm moves inland.

Update: 6:14 a.m. ET - Tens of thousands of homes and businesses are without power as storm Nate tears through Alabama and Mississippi.

Currently, some 10,000 customers in southern Mississippi are without power due to the storm, according to the Mississippi Power, and more than 55,000 are without power in Alabama early Sunday morning, Alabama Power reported.

Update: 6:09 a.m. ET - Footgage from Mobile, Alabama, this morning shows heavy flooding as the storm heads inland.

Update: 5:30 a.m. ET - Nate has been downgraded to a tropical storm as it moves inland over Alabama and Mississippi.

Nate was about 135 m (215 km) west-southwest of Montgomery Alabama with maximum sustained winds of 70 mph (110 kmh), the center said in a 3:30 a.m. ET advisory, reported Reuters.

Nate will turn toward the northeast with an increase in forward speed during the next couple of days, the center said.

Update: 4:24 a.m. ET - Footage is emerging of storm surges in Biloxi, Mississippi, after Hurricane Nate made second landfall early Sunday.