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

...DAMAGING WINDS AND FLOODING RAINFALL SPREADING INLAND OVER WESTERN AND CENTRAL LOUISIANA...
...LIFE-THREATENING STORM SURGE CONTINUES ALONG MUCH OF THE
LOUISIANA COASTLINE...

Alexandria International Airport, Louisiana, recently reported a sustained wind of 48 mph (78 km/h) and a wind gust of 79 mph (128
km/h).

SUMMARY OF 900 AM CDT...1400 UTC...INFORMATION

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LOCATION...31.7N 93.1W
ABOUT 65 MI...105 KM SSE OF SHREVEPORT LOUISIANA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...85 MPH...140 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...N OR 360 DEGREES AT 15 MPH...24 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...976 MB...28.82 INCHES

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Forecaster Roberts/Brown

[NautiNurse]

Still a Category 2 storm. Not good for inland areas where trees aren’t sea breeze sturdy.