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Laura matched the strength of the 1856 Last Island hurricane for strongest landfall in the state and was the first Category 4 landfall on record in southwestern Louisiana. [32] Progressing inland across southwestern Louisiana, Laura produced destructive winds over a wide area, although the storm rapidly weakened as it progressed farther inland.
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 ...
The 2020 Atlantic hurricane season was the most active Atlantic hurricane season on record, in terms of the number of systems. It featured a total of 31 tropical and subtropical cyclones, with all but one cyclone becoming a named storm. Of the 30 named storms, 14 developed into hurricanes, and a record-tying seven further intensified into major ...
Laura’s arrival comes just days before the Aug. 29 anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, which breached the levees in New Orleans, flattened much of the Mississippi coast and killed as many as 1,800 ...
The National Hurricane Center projected that Laura will become a Category 3 hurricane before landfall, with winds of around 115 mph (185 kph), capable of devastating damage.
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 ...
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 ...
The 2020 Atlantic hurricane season officially begins. [ 3 ] 18:00 UTC (1:00 p.m. CDT ) at 19°24′N 90°54′W / 19.4°N 90.9°W / 19.4; -90.9 ( Tropical Depression Three forms ) – Tropical Depression Three forms from the remnants of Tropical Storm Amanda about 40 mi (64 km) southwest of Campeche ,