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Hurricane Laura strikes Gulf Coast under ‘extremely dangerous’ threat
Hurricane Laura landed early Thursday morning at Category 4, hitting the shores of Louisiana and Texas as an “extremely dangerous” storm before weakening to Category 3. It was accompanied by a catastrophic storm surge, extreme wind and flash floods, because it hit the southwestern part. of Louisiana, according to the National Hurricane Center.
In addition, the hurricane contains a maximum sustained wind of 150 mph. A flood warning ranged from Freeport, Texas, to the mouth of the Mississippi River. A hurricane warning was in effect for San Luis Pass, Texas, to Intracoastal City, La. A tropical storm warning was in effect for Sargent, Texas, to San Luis Pass east of Intracoastal City, to the mouth of the Mississippi River. A hurricane was in force east of Intracoastal City west of Morgan City, La.
“TAKE COVER NOW! Treat this threatening extreme wind as if a tornado were approaching and go immediately to the safe room in your shelter. Take action now to protect your life!” the hurricane center warned at 1 p.m.
The safest place to be in a hurricane is in a reinforced room away from the windows, authorities advised. The hurricane center said to take cover under a sturdy piece of furniture and use mattresses, pillows and blankets. CLICK HERE FOR MORE about our top story.
In other developments:
– Hurricane Laura saw bursts of lightning in NOAA’s satellite images
– Hurricane Laura closes in: Tropical storm surges reach Louisiana as rain, incoming tide converge
FEMA chief warns of ‘not surviving’ Hurricane Laura, tells residents ‘away’
– ‘Intensifying’ hurricane Laura revealed in time-lapse video of hurricane fighter jets
Pence accepts VP nomination, warns voters: ‘You will not be safe in America’s Joe Biden’
Vice President Mike Pence mocked President Trump’s performance over the past four years and made the case for another term in the White House, when he delivered his nomination acceptance speech Wednesday night in prime time at the Republican National Convention.
Speaking with the historic Fort McHenry in Maryland as its backdrop, the vice president also painted a bleak picture of what the nation would look like if Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden won the November general election, warning voters, “You will not be safe in Joe Biden’s America. “
Pence then hammered home a theme that the Trump campaign has been spreading all summer.
“Joe Biden would be nothing more than a Trojan horse for a radical left,” he said, emphasizing that “the choice in this election has never been clearer and the stakes have never been higher.”
The Republican convention will pack up tonight, with President Trump accepting the party’s nomination to seek a second term. CLICK HERE FOR MORE.
In other developments:
– Chris Wallace calls Pence RNC speech ‘well done’ and ‘very effective’ attack on Biden record
– RNC shows us what Trump, GOP-led economy would look like against Biden, the vision of radical left
– ED ROLLINS, ERIC BEACH: Why RNC Trump will launch after the victory in 2020
– MEDIA BUZZ: Pence, in switch, beats violence from Biden and Kenosha, remains silent during police shooting
Minneapolis stores looted as chaos erupts following shooter suicide: police
A gunman shot himself dead on Wednesday when Minneapolis police went to the residence to arrest him for a murder that had been committed hours earlier, and looted in downtown, police told Fox News.
The man was with a woman in a parking garage at 2 p.m., when she encountered another man, said Minneapolis police spokesman John Elder. The couple came into a confrontation with the man, who was shot dead by the man who was with the woman.
The couple fled on foot but the woman was seized by police shortly afterwards. Authorities searched for the suspected shooter and found him just after 6pm in the Nicollet Mall area, a shopping and dining district in the downtown area.
“As officers approached, he produced a handgun and shot himself,” a parent told Fox News. Surveillance footage showed the shooter shooting himself at a group of people. CLICK HERE FOR MORE.
In other developments:
– Kenosha kills victim, 26, remembered by fellow skateboarders as ‘peaceful person’
Kenosha man, 71, feeds loot, suffers broken jaw, blows to head: report
– Chicago violence: Chilling video shows woman, 85, beaten during robbery
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