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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Lake Charles Radar Loop
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I think it is making the turn more NNW
“Best” case is a hit east of Lake Charles
Wonder what that diagonal line/ridge -- running diagonally across the eye and up the eyewall -- is...?
TXnMA
If folks use their noggins and evacuate, there won’t be any bodies floating.
Well, not victims of the storm, anyway.
And, yeesh, does that bring back some unpleasant memories.
I hope both states have done a good job of evacuating any residential care facilities in the path....
Haven’t heard beans about plans for the elderly who need assistance.
I’ve seen stories of evacuations from nursing facilities since yesterday morning.
Coastal texas has been evacuating them.
Very good, thanks! And, jeepers, in the age of WuFlu bet that’s a logistical nightmare...
The state of Louisiana is helping Calcasieu Parish relocate nursing home patients to Kilgore TX.
Calcaseiu and Cameron Parishes have some of the highest COVID-19 caseloads in the state.
You speak of Katrina? My brother in law said the same thing. Looters bodies floating in the night
Yowza!
I will say though, it’s a darn good thing apparently it will miss Houston, that would have been devastating, with such a large population.
Basically EF4-tornado scale wind gusts in Lake Charles with sustained EF3 wind. For hours, not just a minute or two.
yes...here is a piece with a reassuring angle on Houston.
https://spacecityweather.com/laura-now-a-category-4-hurricane-will-be-a-catastrophic-storm-for-western-louisiana/
Storm looks to be taking the northern turn towards the pole.
It’s that wobbling “biting the nails” time. Hopefully everyone in the coastal area and marshes got out of town. As you pointed out, the topography of location + strength/size of storm = a 30 mile storm surge. Pray everyone got out of there.
Yikes,Family member was just told to pack for Texas.
HOLLY BEACH, LA storm surge already showing itself well ahead of CAT4 Hurricane Laura
@RadarOmega_WX
https://twitter.com/ReedTimmerAccu/status/1298690701157371904?s=20
That is some angry surf in the video clip...
Nope. The flooding from Agnes affected some cemeteries.
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