gathering strength at this hour as the eye storms toward the mouth of the mississippi river. officials tonight are taking no chances. evacuations have been ordered, a curfew in new orleans starts in 2 hours from now and they say nate could be a category 2 hurricane when it strikes later tonight. hello, everyone, and welcome i m eric sean. jillian: i m gillian turner in for are a tell neville. prepare for 80 mile-per-hour winds and possible tornadoes. this is a very, very dangerous category 2 hurricane that is going to make impact in the dead of night. so, every mississippian needs to understand that the surge is real, 11 feet of surge is very, very significant. 80-plus mile-per-hour winds are significant. spin-off tornadoes are significant. so this is the worst hurricane that has impacted mississippi since hurricane katrina. eric: those are the warnings at this hour. begin with fox team coverage tracking hurricane nate. phil keating waiting for the