Official NHC forecasts products describe the expected surge as "unsurvivable" and floodwaters that may extend up to 40 miles inland. More: https://t.co/tW4KeFW0gB or your local weather forecast at https://t.co/SiZo8ohZMN pic.twitter.com/VSjWKiu45I, Disney's Raya And The Last Dragon | Official Trailer, The Minimum Wage Debate In Quotes: Where Republicans And Democrats Stand, 6 Black Female Athletes That Have Transformed Sports: Sheryl Swoopes To Serena Williams. Irreplaceable church symbols remain unscathed after Hurricane Laura By Rania Kaur | September 28, 2020 at 9:21 AM CDT - Updated September 28 at 9:21 AM LAKE CHARLES, La. North-northwest motion continues at 15 mph. Nora Smith is one of the dozens of residents who have little left after Laura plowed ashore last week. All rights reserved. Hurricane Laura slammed southern Louisiana early Thursday as a Category 4 storm, one of the most powerful to strike the Gulf Coast in decades. Air 11 is giving us a better look at the damage left behind after Laura's Category 4 landfall in Lake Charles and Cameron, Louisiana. From Echo Bravo Productions, in association with CoreLogic, “Do Good” is a documentary series that tells the story of a disaster-stricken community coming together to overcome. 1 Storm surge. The parish was previously hit by Rita in 2005 and Ike in 2008. Raising the federal minimum wage has become a polarizing political issue over the recent years. For a thorough discussion of the first two threats, see further down this blog. LAKE CHARLES, La. Residents of Louisiana and Texas were asked to evacuate as the hurricane approached, with authorities urging them to stay with family or in hotels to avoid the risk of spreading or contracting COVID-19. However, along her journey, she’ll learn that it’ll take more than a dragon to save the world—it’s going to take trust and teamwork as well. You can follow the rest of hurricane season with us at weathertiger.com, or through your USA Today Network newspaper of choice. A stilt home in Cameron Parish, La., after Hurricane Laura. While this is a less acute impact than surge or wind in the short-term, Laura is likely to spread 5-10" of rainfall north into northern and Louisiana and western and central Arkansas into the weekend, as well as the local rainfall of 10-15" in southern Louisiana exacerbating existing surge impacts. – Many Louisianans are struggling to recover from the successive blows of Hurricanes Laura, Delta and Zeta on top of the nearly yearlong stress and worries of a pandemic. The midnight update from the NHC makes no significant changes to the previous motion, pressure, and sustained wind updates. ", "It's a very sad situation," Ashley Buller, who is assistant director of the Parish's Office of Emergency Preparedness, told the Associated Press (AP) after relocating to Lake Charles area. I’ll dig into all these risks and more in subsequent posts. Have a source of emergency weather alerts on you at all times, and be ready to seek shelter in an interior room if you receive a warning. The Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) on NOAA-20 acquired this image of Hurricane Laura at 2:50 a.m. Central Daylight Time on August 27, 2020, about two hours after the storm made landfall. Expect a quick acceleration of the severity of impacts in Southwest Louisiana after 10 p.m. As tropical storm force winds overspread the southwestern Louisiana coastline, storm surge is already beginning to impinge along the coast. Because Laura is strengthening almost all the way to the coast, it will more efficiently carry extreme gusts down to the surface than a steady state or weakening hurricane like Rita was at impact. Motion continues NNW at 15 mph. Waters are already rising across the central and western Louisiana coast, and 15 to 20 feet of peak surge is expected, embedded within a broader area of surge to around 10 feet between Port Arthur and Morgan City. The killer in hurricanes is not wind, it is water in the form of surge and flooding rainfall. "People are calling the building but there ain't no way to get to them," Tony Guillory, president of Calcasieu Parish's police jury, told the AP from Lake Charles. D.B. CAMERON: Houses sit damaged and surrounded by water in Cameron, La., after Hurricane Laura passed over early Thursday morning, Aug. 27, 2020. CAMERON PARISH, La. Live look:Webcams from Louisiana beaches show Hurricane Laura approaching coast. The Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) on NOAA-20 acquired this image of Hurricane Laura at 2:50 a.m. Central Daylight Time on August 27, 2020, about two hours after the storm made landfall. CAMERON, Louisiana - A Coast Guard crew flew over parts of Cameron Parish Thursday in the wake of Hurricane Laura. The National Weather Service has shifted the Extreme Wind Warning region further north into Beauregard Parish, and extended the warning time in Cameron, Calcasieu, Jefferson Davis, and western Allen Parishes through 3:00 a.m. Everyone in the warning area should remain in a sheltered interior room for the time of the warning. “Raya and the Last Dragon” takes us on an exciting, epic journey to the fantasy world of Kumandra, where humans and dragons lived together long ago in harmony. Laura, which moved north and then east as a tropical storm, is blamed for at least 11 deaths and has left hundreds of thousands of people without power. ABBEVILLE, LA / ACCESSWIRE / September 16, 2020 / Omega Protein is partnering with the Cameron Lions Club to raise money for Cameron Parish, Louisiana, which was devastated by Hurricane Laura at the end of August.Omega Protein has set up and will contribute to a GoFundMe campaign, which will raise funds to be used in relief and recovery efforts for the community.. The morning after Hurricane Laura devastated the Louisiana coast, ... Laura sent storm surge 10 feet high over homes and businesses in Cameron, Louisiana. D.B. The survey shows homes along Hwy 82 surrounded by water, severely damaged by Hurricane Laura. HACKBERRY, La.— Bradley Beard calls Hurricane Laura his third strike.In 2005, Rita pushed a foot of floodwaters into his white, wooden home in Hackberry, Louisiana, a tiny Cameron Parish community 15 miles (24 kilometers) from the Gulf of Mexico. This update does highlight an observation of sustained tropical storm force winds in Vermillion Bay. Omega Protein has set up and will contribute to a GoFundMe campaign, which will raise funds to be used in relief and recovery efforts for the community. Laura will join a rare class of hurricanes including Charley and Michael that cause severe wind damage even well inland from the landfall location. There is no living precedent for surge of this magnitude in western Louisiana, which is very likely to exceed that of both Audrey and Rita, perhaps handily. If you are under an Extreme Wind Warning overnight, please seek shelter immediately. For anyone in impacted states, officials stressed it is a "life-threatening situation" and that residents in its path should "take action now" to protect their lives. Hurricane Laura devastated the town of Cameron in Cameron Parish last week. For what it's worth, no sign on radar that Laura is weakening. There is some evidence from recent Air Force Hurricane Hunter passes that Laura may be making one last drive to the brink of Category 5 intensity in its final hours over water. The third key message from the NHC's 10 p.m. advisory package highlights the risk of flooding rainfall from Hurricane Laura. The safest place to be during a major landfalling hurricane is in a reinforced interior room away from windows. Louisiana Gov. Can employers demand their workers get a COVID-19 vaccine? Laura continues moving just west of due north at 15 mph. Even Shreveport may receive wind gusts approaching hurricane force in the morning hours. The system produced disorganized convection over a broad area, and steadily consolidated. However, Laura will not technically make landfall until the center of circulation, in the middle of the relatively calm eye, crosses the coastline. The National Hurricane Center (NHC) said waters from the Gulf may surge by up to 20 feet in some sections along the coast, with extreme winds of more than 100 miles per hour and flash flooding also expected as a result of the vortex. This is higher than the current 145 mph intensity in the latest NHC statement update. The 2 a.m. position estimate from the NHC drops the maximum sustained winds to 140 mph as the calm eye now moves overhead Lake Charles. Windfield analyses incorporating the observations from NOAA Hurricane Hunters show the leading edge of hurricane force wind gusts is perched just 10-20 miles offshore Vermillion and Cameron Parishes. David J. Phillip/AP The death toll from Hurricane Laura is now at 16, reported The Associated Press. Now, 500 years later, that same evil has returned and it’s up to a lone warrior, Raya, to track down the legendary last dragon to restore the fractured land and its divided people. Hurricane Laura was one of the most powerful storms to hit eastern Louisiana, becoming the first Category 4 hurricane to make landfall since Betsy in 1965. Laura made landfall near Cameron, Louisiana, where a storm surge of just over 9 feet was measured. The 10 p.m. NHC advisory has just crossed the wires. To be a category 5 hurricane per the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale, sustained winds of 157 mph or greater are required. Share. Powerful Hurricane Laura slams into Louisiana and Texas as Category 4 storm Laura is one of the most powerful hurricanes to make landfall in … The areas that see the eyewall itself are likely to experience wind gusts of 130 mph or more, likely north from Cameron Parish into Calcasieu and Beauregard Parishes. Elsewhere, high-resolution radar shows the surface vortex of Laura is just miles south of Cameron. Tropical storm force winds have reached the coastline. This is your final chance to take cover in a fortified interior room, with pillows/a helmet, in Calcasieu Parish before structurally damaging winds overtake your area for the next hour or more. Remain there until the warning expires. 384, behind the elementary wing. CAMERON PARISH, La. It is possible that this wind value is a gust and not representative of the overall circulation. One advisory warned surges could penetrate up to 40 miles inland from the coast and said waters were not expected to recede for "several days" following the storm. With the northern eyewall now reaching Cameron Parish, the National Weather Service has issued an Extreme Wind Warning for far southeastern Texas and southwestern Louisiana inland to Beauregard Parish. ", The NHC forecasts Laura will "move northward across western and northern Louisiana through this afternoon. (David J. Phillip/AP) Here are the Key Messages for Thursday morning for Hurricane #Laura. Those values will be studied after the hurricane season is over and adjusted if necessary, in light of additional data. Destructive gusts of 100 mph or more will likely spread up to 100 miles inland from the coast. With the town of Cameron in the crosshairs as landfall point, the 25-mile diameter eye will slot in roughly between Beaumont and Lake Charles, though closer to the latter. It will begin at 9 a.m. Tuesday at the Grand Lake High School distribution site, 1039 La. Welcome to the WeatherTiger’s Hurricane Laura live blog, powered by the Lafayette Daily Advertiser and the USA TODAY family of newspapers in Louisiana and eastern Texas. And with that, we are wrapping up live coverage of Hurricane Laura's historic landfall. Laura will make landfall as a category 4 hurricane. This story will be updated. The Vermilion Parish Sheriff's Office said in a notice yesterday that any residents who refused to leave their homes needed to understand that "rescue efforts cannot and will not begin until after storm and surge has passed and it is safe to do so.". Overall, if you are anywhere in eastern Texas or western and central Louisiana, you should be sheltering-in-place through well into tomorrow. To quote the update: "The eyewall of Laura will continue to move inland across southwestern Louisiana during the next several hours. For more information, visit us at weathertiger.com or get in touch at ryan@weathertiger.com. Microsoft and partners may be compensated if you purchase something through recommended links in this article. Cameron is a census-designated place (CDP) in and the parish seat of Cameron Parish, Louisiana, United States. Praying that it does not come to this!" No one should be on the roads, other than if you remain in a surge evacuation zone. Nevertheless, it indicates at the very least that Laura is absolutely not weakening in its final 90 minutes over water, and is delivering gusts in excess of 160 mph in the eastern eyewall. Get under a table or other piece of sturdy furniture. CAMERON, La. The National Hurricane … A full assessment of the damage wrought by the Category 4 system was likely to take days. Take action now to protect your life! Omega Protein has set up and will contribute to a GoFundMe campaign, which will raise funds to be used in relief and recovery efforts for the community. Weather experts said storm surges in the region could be ". We are waiting for sunrise to drive to Holly Beach and retrieve windy palms @MikeTheiss pic.twitter.com/WwNUjwfruu. Hurricane Laura made landfall at 1 a.m. CDT Thursday near Cameron, Louisiana. Use mattresses, blankets or pillows to cover your head and body. The wording of this statement is reminiscent of "The Bulletin" issued by the New Orleans NWS prior to Katrina. That is expected in the next 45 minutes to hour, as the center of the eye is still 10-15 miles south of Cameron. Hurricane Laura made landfall early on Thursday in southwestern Louisiana near the Texas border. The forecast discussion written by an NHC hurricane specialist accompanying the 10 p.m. advisory highlights that there does not appear to be any significant shearing of Major Hurricane Laura as it approaches the coast, but that further increases in intensity are not likely in the three hours remaining prior to landfall. Images show areas of Lake Charles and Cameron, Louisiana, before and after the storm. Cameron is a census-designated place (CDP) in and the parish seat of Cameron Parish, Louisiana, United States. Remain in place through the passage of these life-threatening conditions. In Hurricane Laura, the hurricane's large size coupled with powerful windfield will drive a staggering wall of water deep inland across western Louisiana. Back to the discussion of the potential impacts from Laura in a bit, but first some breaking news on the intensity of the hurricane. Here is a look at the debate in recent quotes from Republicans and Democrats. The threat of hurricane force wind gusts will extend north to Shreveport through the night. In Hurricane Michael, there were a number of inland deaths due to extreme wind, even inside buildings. CREOLE, La. Thompson Diocesan Priest for both Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic Church in Cameron and Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Church, wasn’t expecting the churches to … As Hurricane Laura bears down on Louisiana, authorities are reportedly aware of at least 150 Cameron Parish residents who chose not to evacuate. Thompson Diocesan Priest for both Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic Church in Cameron and Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Church, wasn’t expecting the churches to … Laura will be the strongest hurricane landfall in the history of western Louisiana. It is part of the Lake Charles Metropolitan Statistical Area.After sustaining extreme damage from Hurricane Rita in 2005 and Hurricane Ike in 2008, in the 2010 Census Cameron was recorded as having a population of only 406, a 79% drop since 2000. the department wrote on Facebook. Derek Chauvin trial live: Jury selection delayed while issue of additional murder charge is pending, Hurricane Laura, Now Category 4 Storm, Churns In Gulf Of Mexico Towards Louisiana-Texas Coast. We hope our coverage was informative, and helped you better understand the threats posed by this exceptionally dangerous storm. On March 5, join Raya on her quest to find the last dragon. Videos posted to social media by weather experts and storm chasers show conditions resulting from Hurricane Laura have already wreaked havoc across some regions: - First light is revealing the incredible damage #HurricaneLaura did here in #LakeCharles #Louisiana over night... #Laura #CapitolOneTower pic.twitter.com/WSlP0MIZ0K, JUST IN: New video shows the third floor devastation of a Motel 6 in Lake Charles, #Louisiana. Following over 60 mph of strengthening in the last 24 hours, maximum sustained winds are now estimated at 145 mph, or category 4 intensity on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale. Despite warnings shared with communities across the 7,000-strong Parish via social media and door calls, officials have confirmed they know of clusters of residents who refused to leave their homes, some of which were "recreational vehicles. In this series of short YouTube videos, FEMA answers questions about the Direct Housing Program assistance following hurricane Laura in Louisiana. Reporting stations at Calcasieu Pass in Cameron Parish and Freshwater Canal Locks in Vermillion Parish are already reporting moderate flooding, with water levels exceeding 3' above the mean daily high water line. Don't let that happen to you. As mentioned in the previous update, the northern eyewall is punching north into Cameron Parish, and the destructive core of Laura is beginning to come ashore. "Get under a table or a piece of sturdy furniture. Hurricane Laura touched down as a near-Category 5 hurricane just before 1 a.m. Thursday in Cameron, Louisiana, on the state's southwest coastline. The video will be posted here after it is complete. Air 11 is giving us a better look at the damage left behind after Laura's Category 4 landfall in Lake Charles and Cameron, Louisiana. Scientists warned evacuations could lead to a rise in virus cases. The same is true throughout the nation where hurricanes, wildfires and other disasters came one after another while Covid-19 fears spread. Above are the NWS official top gust forecasts. See Disney’s "Raya and the Last Dragon" in theaters or order it on Disney+ with Premier Access on March 5. The hurricane is also very symmetrical, including having a robust southwest quadrant of the storm, where one would look for the impacts of southerly shear. In the early hours of this morning, the deadly storm made landfall close to the town of Cameron, which has a population of just over 400. Let's take a closer look at the windspeeds that can be expected as the eyewall comes ashore, as well as elsewhere across Louisiana. Take action now to protect your life! The National Weather Service is likely to issue what are called Extreme Wind Warnings for the areas directly impacted by the eyewall and likely to see wind gusts at or above 115 mph. Hurricane Laura is expected to make landfall in western Louisiana within hours as a Category 4 hurricane. The forecast track has not changed, and Laura will remain at or near maximum intensity of 150 mph until landfall in western Cameron Parish overnight. Radar shows no loss of organization with landfall perhaps four hours out, and perhaps a slight bend in recent track back to the west. The second hazard is catastrophic wind damage from the eyewall of Laura, and the expectation of highly damaging wind gusts well inland. Extreme winds have taken out the NWS weather radars in Lake Charles and Fort Polk, LA, cutting into meteorologists' ability to see Hurricane Laura as it barrels inland. Go Big Or Go Home! While not the primary threat from Hurricane Laura, tornadoes frequently develop in the outer bands of an approaching hurricane due to significant turning of winds with height in the atmosphere. Over the next 8 hours or so, I’ll be frequently updating this page with my insights on minute-by-minute developments with Hurricane Laura: the latest NHC advisories, local weather observations, and my forecasting insights on all aspects of this catastrophic storm. A weather station in Vermillion Bay is reporting 48 mph sustained winds, and an offshore oil platform south of Marsh Island recently reported a wind gust (at 224' height) of 76 mph, just exceeding hurricane force. My goal is to keep you safe by providing accurate, no-hype, no-lag expert information until Laura is well inland. 7:30 p.m. update: Threat No. For free pickup, Cameron Parish debris must be … – Omega Protein is partnering with the Cameron Lions Club to raise money for Cameron Parish, Louisiana, which was devastated by Hurricane Laura at the end of August. The current federal minimum wage sits at $7.25 an hour and hasn’t been raised since 2009. Winds were a touch lower, although that is not a fair comparison as the NW-SE pass did not sample the highest winds in the NE eyewall on this crossing. If you’re just getting caught up on Hurricane Laura, well, it's been a day like just a handful of others in hurricane history. Under the Direct Housing program, FEMA may provide temporary housing units after a disaster when [...] FEMA Direct Housing Explained on YouTube Videos camppj 2020-12-16T12:03:11-06:00. (AP) — At least 150 people refused to evacuate a coastal Louisiana parish that could be covered by ocean water as Hurricane Laura makes landfall, officials said. Additionally, central pressure continues to fall at several millibars an hour, indicating that Laura has not stopped intensifying, and now approaches the cusp of category 5 strength. TAKE COVER NOW! Hurricane Laura made landfall near Cameron, La., early Thursday as a Category 4 hurricane, delivering a barrage of 150-mile-per-hour winds and a surge of water. Dr. Ryan Truchelut is chief meteorologist at WeatherTiger, a Tallahassee start-up providing advanced weather and climate analytics, forensic meteorology and expert witness consulting, and agricultural and hurricane forecasting subscription services. Alexandria, Louisiana, is seeing wind gusts up to 85 mph while winds at Beauregard Regional Airport are gusting up to 82 mph. Bottom line is Laura is still getting stronger. Maximum gusts through 8:45 p.m. are mostly in the 40 to 55 mph range, with a top gust last hour at Lake Charles airport of 53 mph. The height and scope of these floodwater will exceed that of Hurricane Rita. Hurricane Laura is the first category 4 hurricane to make landfall in Louisiana since Betsy in 1965, and the first ever in western Louisiana. Some NHC forecasts in the last couple of days indicated that Laura might weaken due to increasing southwesterly shear in its final hours before landfall. Chevron is giving away 8,000 gallons of gas and $15,000 in gas gift cards for Hurricane Laura relief for local citizens and first responders. This follows a gust at the Lake Charles airport of 134 mph at 1:42 a.m. The National Hurricane Center has called official landfall at Cameron, Louisiana as part of its 1:00 a.m. CDT intermediate advisory. A new intermediate advisory will be issued close to the top of the hour with a new position, motion, and intensity estimate, but expect that NHC number to be higher at the 7:00 hour. Irreplaceable church symbols remain unscathed after Hurricane Laura By Rania Kaur | September 28, 2020 at 9:21 AM CDT - Updated September 28 at 9:21 AM LAKE CHARLES, La. STAFF PHOTO BY LESLIE WESTBROOK ACA.cameron.046.090120 But when an evil force threatened the land, the dragons sacrificed themselves to save humanity. With three to four hours remaining before landfall, let's step back and check Hurricane Laura for signs of potential changes in strength. The center of Hurricane Laura came up from Cameron, Louisiana, straight over Lake Charles. #HurricaneLaura #Laura, We're tracking the tropics LIVE this morning: https://t.co/uxh5s1UZxB pic.twitter.com/8HaVqn32Ic, EYE WALL of powerful #HurricaneLaura in Lake Charles, LA with the Dominator Fore and HERV taking some debris. Sempra Energy’s $10 billion Cameron LNG facility in Hackberry, LA appears to have survived the worst of Hurricane Laura. It has since weakened to a Category 2, with winds of 110 mph. Hurricane Laura Assistance - Cameron, LA. There aren't many water height sensors left functioning in SW Louisiana tonight, but Calcasieu Pass just south of Cameron is still reporting data as of just after midnight CDT. There is no sign of wind shear, dry air entrainment, shallow water upwelling, or any of the other bugbears that usually cause hurricanes to weaken on approach to the Gulf Coast. While Rita was the larger of the two storms, Laura is intensifying into landfall and is packing higher sustained winds by at least one full category. (KPLC) - After the storm surge Rev. The Ericksons $250 1 mo; Judy Broussard $100 1 mo; Borden Wallace $500 1 mo; Marty Daniels $200 1 mo; Richard White $200 1 mo; See all See top donations. You need to treat these as you would a Tornado Warning-- doing so may very well save your life. The bare bones of the timing of impacts in Southwest Louisiana and eastern Texas remain for tropical storm winds to begin along the coast within the next few hours as the northern extent of Laura's central convective mass moves ashore. Lafayette will be on the eastern periphery of the storm, but is still likely to see damaging hurricane force wind gusts overnight. Democrats have proposed raising the wage to $15 an hour in the next stimulus package. The National Hurricane Center has called official landfall at Cameron, Louisiana as part of its 1:00 a.m. CDT intermediate advisory. As Hurricane Laura bears down on Louisiana, authorities are reportedly aware of at least 150 Cameron Parish residents who chose not to evacuate. Use mattresses, blankets or pillows to cover your head and body. Wear a helmet. Laura will be the strongest landfall ever recorded in western Louisiana since hurricane records begin in 1851.
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