[LeatherTrumpet]

Youtube video

Within 7mph of being a cat 5 and could be, like Andrew, be upgraded.

Louisiana local state authority told residents its an "unsurvivable" storm and told residents who did not flee to put their name and address in a ziplock bag in their pockets so they could be identified when they die!

[LeatherTrumpet]

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WTNT63 KNHC 270655
TCUAT3

Hurricane Laura Tropical Cyclone Update
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL AL132020
200 AM CDT Thu Aug 27 2020

...EYEWALL OF LAURA PUSHING INLAND ACROSS SOUTHWESTERN LOUISIANA...
...CATASTROPHIC STORM SURGE, EXTREME WINDS, AND FLASH FLOODING
ONGOING...

The eyewall of Laura will continue to move inland across
southwestern Louisiana during the next several hours. TAKE COVER
NOW! Treat these imminent extreme winds as if a tornado was
approaching and move immediately to the safe room in your shelter.
Take action now to protect your life!

The safest place to be during a major landfalling hurricane is in a
reinforced interior room away from windows. Get under a table or
other piece of sturdy furniture. Use mattresses, blankets or pillows
to cover your head and body. Remain in place through the passage of
these life-threatening conditions.

A National Ocean Service tide station at Calcasieu Pass, Louisiana
observed a water level rise of 9.19 ft Mean Higher High Water
at 100 CDT.

The Lake Charles, Louisiana airport recently reported a sustained
wind of 85 mph (137 km/h) with a gust to 128 mph (206 km/h).

A University of Florida observing tower near Lake Charles recently
reported a sustained wind of 86 mph (138 km/h) with a gust to 112
mph (180 km/h)

A Texas Coastal Ocean Observing Network site at Sabine Pass on the
Texas/Louisiana border recently reported sustained winds of 74 mph
(119 km/h) with a gust to 90 mph (145 km/h).


SUMMARY OF 200 AM CDT...0700 UTC...INFORMATION
-----------------------------------------------
LOCATION...30.0N 93.3W
ABOUT 10 MI...15 KM SW OF LAKE CHARLES LOUISIANA
ABOUT 40 MI...65 KM E OF PORT ARTHUR TEXAS
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...140 MPH...225 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...N OR 350 DEGREES AT 15 MPH...24 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...941 MB...27.79 INCHES

[UserSince2005]

Houston we have a problem.


Sorry. that was lame.

[AnnieK]

Wow....must be terrifying to live in its path.

[Cherie]

[Ammi]

...the devastation she will cause for so many poor people and their surrounding environments......the power of nature is staggering...

Youtube video

[bitontheslide]

what makes this hurricane more lethal than previous ones?

[parmnion]

Originally Posted by bitontheslide

what makes this hurricane more lethal than previous ones?

https://images.app.goo.gl/WPpX5sgF112BPPqL7


Just like the real thing, comes in all guns blazing but soon fades like a wet fart.

[LeatherTrumpet]

Originally Posted by bitontheslide

what makes this hurricane more lethal than previous ones?

from what i have seen so far it isnt

news crews are struggling to find bad stuff

this could change when the sun is up of course

[arista]

https://edition.cnn.com/specials/live-cnni-uk

You can watch CNN free online now in the UK

[Ammi]

“This is one of the strongest storms to impact that section of coastline," said David Roth, a forecaster with the National Weather Service. "We worry about that storm surge going so far inland there because it's basically all marshland north to Interstate 10. There is little to stop the water."



"They say we are all supposed to socially distance now," he said. "But how am I supposed to socially distance in a shelter?"

About 620,000 people were under mandatory evacuation orders in Louisiana and Texas.

The storm surge could penetrate inland from between Freeport, Texas, and the mouth of the Mississippi River, and could raise water levels as high as 20 feet in parts of Cameron Parish, Louisiana, the NHC said.

"To think that there would be a wall of water over two stories high coming on shore is very difficult for most to conceive, but that is what is going to happen," said National Weather Service meteorologist Benjamin Schott at a news conference. Most of Louisiana's Cameron Parish would be under water at some point, Schott added.


Big hurricanes like Harvey and Katrina have previously wreaked havoc on the oil industry sites dotting the Gulf Coast, where nearly half of the United States' oil refining capacity is located. There are concerns Laura may do the same.

When Harvey struck in 2017 there were oil and chemical spills, along with heavy air pollution from petrochemical plants and refineries.

"The storm and the direct damage and human life are the most important things, but pollution can be a double whammy and compound the risk to the community," said Luke Metzger, executive director of Environment Texas.


...full article...

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/202...ely-dangerous/

[LeatherTrumpet]

[The Slim Reaper]

2020

[Ammi]

Hurricane Laura causes flash flooding as it makes landfall in Louisiana...


Hurricane Laura has made landfall in the US state of Louisiana, causing flash flooding and leaving hundreds of thousands of homes without power.
Forecasters earlier warned that the storm, a category four when it struck the coast with winds of up to 150mph (240km/h), threatened to cause an "unsurvivable" storm surge.
Hurricane Laura is one of the strongest storms to ever hit the US Gulf Coast.
Half a million residents have been told to leave parts of Texas and Louisiana.


...full article...

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-53928960

[LeatherTrumpet]

Now a cat 2

[Nicky91]

ah more fear mongering news

[arista]

Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet

Now a cat 2

Yes some good news
as it goes inland it weakens

CNN HD

[arista]

Its now Cat 1

CNN HD

[Dogeatdog]

Saw this on the news earlier. 4 people have died from this hurricane. It’s just so sad

[Samm]

she’s coming

[Rob!]

Judging by the news, sounds as if this wasn't as devastating to the coast as they feared. Apparently a last minute wind direction change massively reduced the storm surge.