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Aug 26, 2020 · Phil Helsel. Hurricane Laura, a Category 4 storm with maximum sustained winds of 150 mph, made landfall on the southwestern Louisiana coast early Thursday. The storm made landfall at 1 a.m. near ...
- NBC Universal
Aug 27, 2020 · Packing wind speeds of 150 mph and generating a life-threatening storm surge Thursday, Laura became one of the strongest hurricanes to make landfall in U.S. history as it struck Louisiana near the ...
Aug 27, 2020 · Here's the latest timeline for conditions in some key locations: Beaumont and Port Arthur. Tropical storm winds (39 mph+): 9 p.m. ET Wednesday to 9 a.m. ET Thursday. Hurricane force winds (75 mph+ ...
Early on August 27, Laura made landfall near peak intensity on Cameron, Louisiana. Measured by windspeed, Laura was the tenth-strongest U.S. hurricane on record to made landfall in the USA. The effects of Laura across Louisiana were devastating. Nearly 10-foot high storm surge was recorded in Cameron Parish.
- August 29, 2020
- 150 mph (240 km/h)
- August 20, 2020
Aug 28, 2020 · Six people died Thursday in Louisiana as a result of Hurricane Laura, according to the state's Department of Health. Two of the victims were in Calcasieu Parish, while there were also fatalities ...
Aug 26, 2020 · Above: Lake Charles, LA WSR-88D radar of Hurricane Laura landfall and final image recorded at 12:53 AM CDT on August 27, 2020. Above: Hurricane Laura at Cameron, LA Landfall. Left: 2km Infrared satellite image at 0556 UTC (12:56 AM CDT). Right: Lake Charles, LA WSR-88D radar image at 0553 UTC (12:53 AM CDT) on August 27, 2020.
Aug 27, 2020 · By NBC News. Laura was downgraded to a tropical storm Thursday afternoon, after making landfall in Louisiana near the Texas border overnight as a Category 4 hurricane with maximum sustained winds ...