Just before 1 a.m. Thursday morning, Hurricane Laura made landfall near Cameron, Louisiana with maximum sustained winds of 150 mph. Catastrophic storm surge and wind have swept southwest Louisiana overnight. As of the 13.00 hrs advice, Laura is now a tropical storm and has sustained winds of 65mph. Further east …
Read More »Tropical Storm Laura intensifies and shifts as it targets U.S. coast
On Friday morning, hurricane fighters flying east of Puerto Rico to investigate Tropical Depression 13 found that the system has now been strengthened enough to be designated as Tropical Storm Laura. And, in a major development, the center of the system has reformed much further south, changing its likely trajectory …
Read More »Tropical Storm Laura Forms and May Threatens Florida, Gulf Coast New Week; Watches issued for Puerto Rico
Tropical Storm Laura has developed east of the Leeward Islands. It will continue until Saturday near the Leeward Islands with rain and gale force winds. Tropical storm surges have been issued in Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands and the Bahamas. Laura can approach Florida and the Gulf of Mexico next …
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