The special needs registry helps the City know who might need extra help during an emergency. Sign up for the special needs registry if you:  

• Use life support systems, like oxygen, a respirator, a ventilator, dialysis, a pacemaker, or are insulin dependent
• Have trouble walking, moving around, or have a prosthesis
• Are blind, deaf, hard of hearing, or have trouble seeing
• Have speech, developmental, or mental health disabilities
• Use service animals

The New Orleans Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness is monitoring Hurricane Delta, which is expected to strengthen into a Category 3 Hurricane and make landfall as a Category 2 along the northern Gulf of Mexico late this week.  

There is growing confidence in the forecast track, which includes the New Orleans Metro area. Sustained tropical storm force winds (more than 35 mph), storm surge outside of the levee system, and heavy rain are possible with this system.

The City of New Orleans is monitoring Tropical Storm Delta, which is expected to make landfall in the Northern Gulf of Mexico late this week as a Category 2 hurricane. Heavy rainfall, strong winds, and coastal flooding will be possible, primarily between Thursday and Friday night, however; specific impacts will depend on the eventual track and intensity, which are still uncertain.

Residents are encouraged to use the early part of this week to make preparations and to pay close attention.