Hurricane Laura is projected to be a devastating major hurricane, taking aim at Texas and Louisiana
Hurricane Laura is expected to become only the fourth major hurricane to make landfall on the U.S. mainland in the past 15 hurricane seasons when it hits the northern Gulf Coast either late Wednesday night or early Thursday morning, while millions of Americans are spending Tuesday preparing for the storm’s potentially devastating impacts.... [+]
windows on a business before the possible arrival of Hurricane Laura on August 25, 2020 in Lake Charles, Louisiana. Hurricane Laura is expected to hit somewhere along the Gulf Coast late Wednesday and early Thursday. Hurricane Laura is currently a Category 1 hurricane in the southern Gulf of Mexico, but it is expected toForecasters expect Laura’s center will make landfall around the Texas/Louisiana border as a Category 3 hurricane, with sustained winds of 115 mph.
If Laura makes landfall with sustained winds of at least 111 mph, it will become only the fourth major hurricane to make landfall on the U.S. mainland in the past 15 years, joining Hurricane Harvey and Hurricane Irma in 2017, along with Hurricane Michael in 2018."Actions to protect life and property should be rushed to completion today, as water levels will begin to rise wednesday,” the National Hurricane Center said.
that laura should make landfall in either extreme east texas or southwestern louisiana, though forecasters are less sure about exactly how strong the storm will become. Impacts could extend far from where Laura makes landfall. As of early Tuesday afternoon, tropical storm force winds went out from laura’s center, which would mean cities like houston and baton rouge, louisiana, could have damaging winds if the storm follows its forecasted path. that wind field will likely expand as hurricane laura strengthens.It’s not clear what impact the coronavirus pandemic could have on the potential aftermath. Louisiana Gov.
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