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| -Signs, Portents, and the Weather- |
| Stronger Hurricane Laura races toward heart of US oil refining industry |
| 2020-08-27 |
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Hurricane Laura has strengthened into an "extremely dangerous" Category 4 storm as it barrels toward the Louisiana and Texas coasts. "Little time remains to protect life and property," the National Hurricane Center said Wednesday. The hurricane is on the verge of becoming a Category 5 hurricane before it potentially makes landfall late Wednesday or early Thursday, after which it is expected to rapidly weaken. Laura is expected to be the most powerful hurricane to hit the U.S. this year. At least 20 million people are in the storm's path and over half a million people have been ordered to evacuate. The hurricane center warned of potentially catastrophic and life-threatening storm surge, extreme winds and flash flooding Wednesday night along the northwest Gulf Coast. Laura's maximum sustained winds have increased to 150 mph, and is located about 75 miles south of Lake Charles, Louisiana, and about 75 miles south-southeast of Port Arthur, Texas. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #8 10 feet is plenty. It was the call of 20 which was getting the volunteer communities really kicking into gear. I understand there are convoys of hay from Texas on the way as a Thank You for Your Help after Harvey. |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2020-08-27 18:40 |
| #7 I hope they got those school buses in a safe place this time. |
| Posted by: Clem 2020-08-27 18:13 |
| #6 Storm surge of 'only' 10 feet is still significant in a place like Cameron Parish ('County') where the highest elevation is less than 20' feet. |
| Posted by: Glenmore 2020-08-27 16:59 |
| #5 satellite image from 48 hours ago so far only one death attributed many of the people who live within a mile of the coast live in mobile homes and get out of the way for these things |
| Posted by: lord garth 2020-08-27 12:48 |
| #4 Yesterday (Wed): sunny skies, light breeze, people running around with their hair on fire. Today (Thur): Sunny skies, light breeze. A lot quieter. I guess they all evacuated. Has not rained a single drop. I guess I'll put the generator back up. |
| Posted by: ed in texas 2020-08-27 11:34 |
| #3 Heard the storm surge was 10 feet, instead of the predicted 20 feet. |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2020-08-27 10:28 |
| #1 Mild thunderstorm in North Texas. |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2020-08-27 09:30 |