Update: October 29, 2020 at 8:30 a.m. ET

Tropical Storm Zeta made landfall as a strong Category 2 hurricane near Cocodrie, Louisiana on Terrebonne Bay late Wednesday afternoon.

According to Weather.com , the storm system brought damaging wind gusts and heavy rainfall as it moves inland across portions of the South, including winds reaching almost 50 miles per hour at Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson Airport.

Airlines serving the region proactively canceled select flights in the projected path of the storm and continue to monitor the storm to make adjustments as needed. Current travel waivers are in effect for select cities in Louisiana, Florida and Alabama for travel on October 28 and 29.

Hurricane Zeta continues to build strength as it approaches the Gulf Coast of the United States for an expected landfall on Wednesday.

According to Weather.com , hurricane warnings have been issued from Morgan City, Louisiana, to the Mississippi/Alabama border, including metropolitan New Orleans. Life-threatening storm surge, damaging winds and heavy rainfall are expected to arrive Wednesday afternoon into the evening.

The storm surge warning includes areas from Intracoastal City, Louisiana, to Navarre, Florida, while a tropical storm warning is also in effect for portions of southern Mississippi, Alabama, the western Florida panhandle and northern Georgia.

Zeta is also expected to bring rainfall to the East Coast through late week as the storm interacts with another weather system.

As a result, several major airlines have issued travel alerts, waived changed fees and capped fares to airports in the projected path of the storm. At least nine coastal airports in Alabama, Florida, Louisiana and Mississippi could be impacted by Zeta.

Carriers such as American, Delta, Frontier, jetBlue, Southwest and United have issued travel advisories for the region.

Amtrak has adjusted its schedule and services on the Sunset Limited, Crescent and City of New Orleans routes due to the forecasted path of Tropical Storm Zeta. Substitute transportation will not be available to and from New Orleans.