Posted on 08/25/2020 5:35:03 AM PDT by NautiNurse
Hurricane Laura emerged from the Caribbean Sea, leaving behind flooding and fatalities in Hispaniola and Cuba. Former Hurricane Marco dissipated Tuesday morning, a few hours before Laura strengthened to a hurricane.
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Wow what a difference a night makes... 10 MB pressure drop and now a strong, symmetrical storm.
She needs to get over land quickly.
Admin Moderator, can we get this thread pinned to Breaking News as the Live Thread?
Hurricane Laura Intermediate Advisory Number 26A
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL AL132020
700 AM CDT Wed Aug 26 2020
...LAURA STRENGTHENS INTO A MAJOR HURRICANE...
...POTENTIALLY CATASTROPHIC STORM SURGE, EXTREME WINDS, AND FLASH
FLOODING EXPECTED ALONG THE NORTHWEST GULF COAST TONIGHT...
...STEPS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY SHOULD BE RUSHED TO
COMPLETION IN THE NEXT FEW HOURS...
SUMMARY OF 700 AM CDT...1200 UTC...INFORMATION
Note: Cincinnati Chili is not the same as Chili Con Carne...
Pic = Yikes !
I thank you NautiNurse for doing these threads.
And I thank God this hurricane is not coming my way. Here in Delaware we had a helluva time with that recent tropical storm with the oddball name.
I am older and now terrified by hurricanes.
pressure continues to fall now in the upper 950’s on the last recon pass
What a monster.
Joe Bastardi
@BigJoeBastardi
Houston spared but from the Golden Triangle to Lake Charles this will out do Benchmark storms of Rita and Audrey. I think its 930 mb 145 mph at landfall,
Destructive winds maintained well inland also IMO
https://twitter.com/BigJoeBastardi/status/1298586772583186433
Prayers for the folks on the Gulf Coast! It’s a big one!
Yikes!
Does anyone know if the models are ever off this close to landoff... after they have all converged? Besides minor shifts...
(Ironically, of these two storms, Tracy did more damage, even though Tip was more powerful. All depends on where it hits.)
https://abc13.com/lake-charles-buses-leave-with-evacuees-before-lauras-arrival/6389383/
Authorities in Lake Charles didn’t wait to order everyone out of the area. Mandatory evacuations were ordered Tuesday for Calcasieu Parish, which impacted more than 200,000 residents. Neighboring Cameron Parish to the south is also under a mandatory order.
As the populations of Calcasieu and Cameron Parishes began to leave, those who couldn’t get out on their own took a bus.
Yeah, you can keep that stuff.
For any of you in counties north and northeast of Houston, our electrical power comes from the Entergy plant in Lake Charles. We are not on the same power grid as Houston. Hurricane Rita knocked out this plant for a couple of days.
Oh man, that’s looking bad.
Thanks for your faithfulness in posting :)
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