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Losses are estimated at over $19.1 billion, [1] [2] and at least 81 people were killed, with 63 of them coming from Haiti and Louisiana alone, making Laura the 16th-costliest hurricane on record. With agricultural losses estimated at $1.6 billion, Laura did more agriculture damages in Louisiana than Hurricanes Katrina and Rita combined. [98]
That day, Laura became a major hurricane, and later attained peak winds of 150 mph (240 km/h), making it a strong Category 4 hurricane, with its pressure bottoming out at 937 mbar (27.7 inHg). Early on August 27, Laura made landfall near peak intensity on Cameron, Louisiana with 150 miles per hour (240 km/h) winds, with a minimum central ...
Laura was tied with the 1856 Last Island hurricane and Hurricane Ida as the strongest hurricane on record to make landfall in the U.S. state of Louisiana in terms of wind speed. It was the twelfth named storm , fourth hurricane , and first major hurricane of the extremely active 2020 Atlantic hurricane season .
Hurricane Laura began lashing the Gulf Coast on Wednesday afternoon, and forecasters' warnings grew more dire as the menacing storm crept closer to land. Laura explodes into Category 4 hurricane ...
Tropical Storm Laura became a hurricane early Tuesday morning, just as the storm entered the Gulf of Mexico with Louisiana and Texas in her sight. With winds swirling at 70 mph, Laura was upgraded ...
The decade featured Hurricane Andrew, which at the time was the costliest hurricane on record, and also Hurricane Mitch, which is considered to be the deadliest tropical cyclone to have its name retired, killing over 11,000 people in Central America. A total of 15 names were retired in this decade, seven during the 1995 and 1996 seasons.
Laura strengthened to a hurricane Tuesday morning, reaching maximum sustained winds of 75 mph as it barreled toward the Gulf Coast in Texas and Louisiana, bringing with it a threat of a life ...
August 27, 2020 – Hurricane Laura, as a high-end Category 4 hurricane, made landfall near the Louisiana–Texas border in Cameron Parish and simultaneously tied the 1856 Last Island hurricane as the strongest tropical cyclone ever to make landfall in Louisiana with maximum sustained winds of 150 mph. Storm surge as high as 17 feet was ...