Municipal police remove fallen trees from the streets after the passage of Hurricane Zeta, in Puerto Morelos, Quintana Roo state, Mexico, on October 27, 2020. - Zeta was downgraded to a tropical storm on Tuesday after making a landfall on Monday night as a category 1 hurricane near the resort of Tulum, in the Mexican Caribbean, hit days ago by cyclone Delta. (Photo by ELIZABETH RUIZ / AFP) (Photo by ELIZABETH RUIZ/AFP via Getty Images)
View of fallen power lines after the passage of Hurricane Zeta, in Puerto Morelos, Quintana Roo state, Mexico, on October 27, 2020. - Zeta was downgraded to a tropical storm on Tuesday after making a landfall on Monday night as a category 1 hurricane near the resort of Tulum, in the Mexican Caribbean, hit days ago by cyclone Delta. (Photo by ELIZABETH RUIZ / AFP) (Photo by ELIZABETH RUIZ/AFP via Getty Images)
Members of the Mexican Army remove fallen trees from the streets after the passage of Hurricane Zeta, in Puerto Morelos, Quintana Roo state, Mexico, on October 27, 2020. - Zeta was downgraded to a tropical storm on Tuesday after making a landfall on Monday night as a category 1 hurricane near the resort of Tulum, in the Mexican Caribbean, hit days ago by cyclone Delta. (Photo by ELIZABETH RUIZ / AFP) (Photo by ELIZABETH RUIZ/AFP via Getty Images)
Members of the Mexican Army remove fallen trees from the streets after the passage of Hurricane Zeta, in Puerto Morelos, Quintana Roo state, Mexico, on October 27, 2020. - Zeta was downgraded to a tropical storm on Tuesday after making a landfall on Monday night as a category 1 hurricane near the resort of Tulum, in the Mexican Caribbean, hit days ago by cyclone Delta. (Photo by ELIZABETH RUIZ / AFP) (Photo by ELIZABETH RUIZ/AFP via Getty Images)
View of damages in Puerto Morelos, Quintana Roo state, Mexico, after the passage of Hurricane Zeta on October 27, 2020. - Zeta was downgraded to a tropical storm on Tuesday after making a landfall on Monday night as a category 1 hurricane near the resort of Tulum, in the Mexican Caribbean, hit days ago by cyclone Delta. (Photo by ELIZABETH RUIZ / AFP) (Photo by ELIZABETH RUIZ/AFP via Getty Images)
View of damages in Puerto Morelos, Quintana Roo state, Mexico, after the passage of Hurricane Zeta on October 27, 2020. - Zeta was downgraded to a tropical storm on Tuesday after making a landfall on Monday night as a category 1 hurricane near the resort of Tulum, in the Mexican Caribbean, hit days ago by cyclone Delta. (Photo by ELIZABETH RUIZ / AFP) (Photo by ELIZABETH RUIZ/AFP via Getty Images)
View of damages in Puerto Morelos, Quintana Roo state, Mexico, after the passage of Hurricane Zeta on October 27, 2020. - Zeta was downgraded to a tropical storm on Tuesday after making a landfall on Monday night as a category 1 hurricane near the resort of Tulum, in the Mexican Caribbean, hit days ago by cyclone Delta. (Photo by ELIZABETH RUIZ / AFP) (Photo by ELIZABETH RUIZ/AFP via Getty Images)
View of damages in Puerto Morelos, Quintana Roo state, Mexico, after the passage of Hurricane Zeta on October 27, 2020. - Zeta was downgraded to a tropical storm on Tuesday after making a landfall on Monday night as a category 1 hurricane near the resort of Tulum, in the Mexican Caribbean, hit days ago by cyclone Delta. (Photo by ELIZABETH RUIZ / AFP) (Photo by ELIZABETH RUIZ/AFP via Getty Images)
People walk amid damages in Puerto Morelos, Quintana Roo state, Mexico, after the passage of Hurricane Zeta on October 27, 2020. - Zeta was downgraded to a tropical storm on Tuesday after making a landfall on Monday night as a category 1 hurricane near the resort of Tulum, in the Mexican Caribbean, hit days ago by cyclone Delta. (Photo by ELIZABETH RUIZ / AFP) (Photo by ELIZABETH RUIZ/AFP via Getty Images)
This satellite image provided by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shows Tropical Storm Zeta, Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2020, at 10:52 GMT (06:52 EDT). (NOAA/NESDIS/STAR via AP)
A worker cleans fallen branches after Hurricane Zeta passed through Playa del Carmen, Mexico, early Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2020. Zeta is leaving Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula on a path that could hit New Orleans Wednesday night. (AP Photo/Tomas Stargardter)
A billboard lays on the ground, toppled by Hurricane Zeta in Playa del Carmen, Mexico, early Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2020. Zeta is leaving Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula on a path that could hit New Orleans Wednesday night. (AP Photo/Tomas Stargardter)
Palm trees are buffeted by the winds of Hurricane Zeta in Playa del Carmen, Mexico, early Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2020. Zeta is leaving Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula on a path that could hit New Orleans Wednesday night. (AP Photo/Tomas Stargardter)
Tourists walk past debris littering the street after Hurricane Zeta's landfall in Playa del Carmen, Mexico, early Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2020. Zeta is leaving Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula on a path that could hit New Orleans Wednesday night. (AP Photo/Tomas Stargardter)
A worker secures a dock before Hurricane Delta arrives near Playa del Carmen, Mexico, early Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2020. Hurricane Delta rapidly intensified into a Category 2 hurricane Tuesday on a course to hammer southeastern Mexico and then grow to a potentially catastrophic Category 4 on approach to the U.S. Gulf Coast this week. (AP Photo/Tomas Stargardter)
Beach hotel workers cover doors and windows with plywood as they prepare for the arrival of Tropical Storm Zeta in Playa del Carmen, Mexico, Monday, Oct. 26, 2020. A strengthening Tropical Storm Zeta is expected to become a hurricane Monday as it heads toward the eastern end of Mexico's resort-dotted Yucatan Peninsula and then likely move on for a possible landfall on the central U.S. Gulf Coast at midweek. (AP Photo/Tomas Stargardter)
Tape closing off the beach blows in the wind before the arrival of Tropical Storm Zeta in Playa del Carmen, Mexico, Monday, Oct. 26, 2020. A strengthening Tropical Storm Zeta is expected to become a hurricane Monday as it heads toward the eastern end of Mexico's resort-dotted Yucatan Peninsula and then likely move on for a possible landfall on the central U.S. Gulf Coast at midweek. (AP Photo/Tomas Stargardter)
Beach hotel workers store chairs inside as they prepare for the arrival of Tropical Storm Zeta in Playa del Carmen, Mexico, Monday, Oct. 26, 2020. A strengthening Tropical Storm Zeta is expected to become a hurricane Monday as it heads toward the eastern end of Mexico's resort-dotted Yucatan Peninsula and then likely move on for a possible landfall on the central U.S. Gulf Coast at midweek. (AP Photo/Tomas Stargardter)
Tourists walk on the beach as the tail end of Hurricane Zeta makes landfall in Playa del Carmen, Mexico, early Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2020. Zeta is leaving Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula on a path that could hit New Orleans Wednesday night. (AP Photo/Tomas Stargardter)
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NEW ORLEANS – A day before Hurricane Zeta began bearing down on the Louisiana coast, the storm blew across the Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico, leaving downed trees and power lines.
Zeta was a Category 1 storm when it made landfall near Tulum on October 27. Now, the New Orleans metro area is bracing for the impact of what is forecast to be a Category 2 hurricane.
Take a look at the damage left behind by Hurricane Zeta. Stay tuned to WGNO for continued coverage as the storm approaches land.
