8/27 6:00AM Update
Laura made landfall in southwestern Louisiana at 1:00 am near Cameron, Louisiana as a category 4 hurricane.
Maximum sustained winds were 150 mph, with a minimum central pressure of 938 mb. Potentially catastrophic impacts will continue.
As of 6am, Laura's winds have dropped, but are still showing 105mph. The hurricane is located 55 miles north of Lake Charles Louisiana. Movement is north at 15mph.
At 1 am CDT, Hurricane #Laura has made landfall in southwestern Louisiana near Cameron as a category 4 #hurricane. Maximum sustained winds were 150 mph, with a minimum central pressure of 938 mb. Potentially catastrophic impacts will continue. More: https://t.co/tW4KeFW0gB pic.twitter.com/GVWRnmGejy
— National Hurricane Center (@NHC_Atlantic)
August 27, 2020 The eye wall of Laura is pushing inland across southwestern Louisiana. Catastrophic storm surge, extreme winds and flash flooding ongoing.
As Laura moves North, heavy rain, power outages, tornadoes, and hurricane force winds will reach as far north as Shreveport and possibly Longview.
After that, Laura will likely become embedded in the mid-latitude westerlies, and the much weaker cyclone is forecast to move quickly east-northeastward across the southeast U.S. and the mid-Atlantic states on Friday and Saturday. By late in the weekend and early next week, Laura, or its extratropical remnants, should accelerate northeastward across the western Atlantic.
Hurricane Laura Evacuees Begin Arriving In North Texas
Austin, Texas Turning Away Laura Evacuees After Hotel Vouchers Run Out— National Hurricane Center (@NHC_Atlantic)
August 27, 2020
Now that Laura is inland, rapid weakening is forecast and it will likely become a tropical storm later today and a tropical depression on Friday. It should be noted that strong hurricanes like Laura are not just coastal events. Even though Laura's highest winds will decrease quickly as it treks inland, significant impacts from heavy rains and strong wind gusts are likely through at least tonight across portions of Louisiana and Arkansas. Some strengthening as an extratropical cyclone is expected when the storm moves over the Atlantic waters late this weekend and early next week.
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