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Zeta Strengthens Into A Hurricane

Zeta could drop up to 8 inches of rain on Mexico and parts of the Caribbean before moving into the U.S.

Zeta Strengthens Into A Hurricane
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Zeta has strengthened into a hurricane as it moves closer to Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula.

It's the 27th named storm of the Atlantic season and currently has winds as strong as 70 mph.

A hurricane warning is in effect for parts of the Yucatan.

Zeta could drop up to 8 inches of rain on Mexico and parts of the Caribbean before moving up to the U.S.

It's expected to make landfall somewhere between Louisiana and the Florida panhandle.