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Delta was also the record-tying fourth named storm to hit Louisiana in 2020, tying the record set in 2002; this record was surpassed by Hurricane Zeta later in the month. [ 30 ] [ 88 ] [ 89 ] The 2020 season was the second (along with 2005) in which an alphabetic list of 21 storm names had been exhausted, necessitating use of the Greek alphabet ...
Hurricane Laura was a deadly and ... breaking 2020 Atlantic hurricane season, Laura originated from a large ... weeks later by Hurricane Delta, ...
That day, Laura became a major hurricane, and later attained peak 1-minute sustained winds of 150 mph (240 km/h), making it a Category 4 hurricane. Early on August 27, Laura made landfall near peak intensity on Cameron, Louisiana. This was the tenth-strongest U.S. hurricane landfall by windspeed on record. After landfall, Laura rapidly weakened ...
The Category 3 storm crashed onshore Friday in southwestern Louisiana, compounding misery along a path of destruction left by Hurricane Laura weeks earlier.
The National Hurricane Center said Laura slammed the coast with winds of 150 mph (241 kph) at 1 a.m. CDT near Cameron, a 400-person community about 30 miles (48 kilometers) east of the Texas border.
August 26, 2020 at 8:44 AM. GALVESTON, Texas (AP) — Hurricane Laura is forecast to rapidly power up into a “catastrophic” Category 4 hurricane, even stronger than previously expected, as it ...
The hurricane and its remnants produced heavy rain, strong winds, storm surge, and tornadoes across much of the Southeastern United States. In Louisiana, strong winds generated by Delta caused additional damage to structures that were impacted by Laura, while debris remaining from Hurricane Laura were scattered across roadways and drains.
The National Hurricane Center projected that Laura will become a Category 3 hurricane before landfall, with winds of around 115 mph. ... Updated August 26, 2020 at 5:56 AM.