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Hurricane Laura Update Statement
2020-08-27 08:55:35| National Hurricane Center (Atlantic)
Issued at 200 AM CDT Thu Aug 27 2020 000 WTNT63 KNHC 270655 TCUAT3 Hurricane Laura Tropical Cyclone Update NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL AL132020 200 AM CDT Thu Aug 27 2020 ...EYEWALL OF LAURA PUSHING INLAND ACROSS SOUTHWESTERN LOUISIANA... ...CATASTROPHIC STORM SURGE, EXTREME WINDS, AND FLASH FLOODING ONGOING... The eyewall of Laura will continue to move inland across southwestern Louisiana during the next several hours. TAKE COVER NOW! Treat these imminent extreme winds as if a tornado was approaching and move immediately to the safe room in your shelter. Take action now to protect your life! The safest place to be during a major landfalling hurricane is in a reinforced interior room away from windows. Get under a table or other piece of sturdy furniture. Use mattresses, blankets or pillows to cover your head and body. Remain in place through the passage of these life-threatening conditions. A National Ocean Service tide station at Calcasieu Pass, Louisiana observed a water level rise of 9.19 ft Mean Higher High Water at 100 CDT. The Lake Charles, Louisiana airport recently reported a sustained wind of 85 mph (137 km/h) with a gust to 128 mph (206 km/h). A University of Florida observing tower near Lake Charles recently reported a sustained wind of 86 mph (138 km/h) with a gust to 112 mph (180 km/h) A Texas Coastal Ocean Observing Network site at Sabine Pass on the Texas/Louisiana border recently reported sustained winds of 74 mph (119 km/h) with a gust to 90 mph (145 km/h). SUMMARY OF 200 AM CDT...0700 UTC...INFORMATION ----------------------------------------------- LOCATION...30.0N 93.3W ABOUT 10 MI...15 KM SW OF LAKE CHARLES LOUISIANA ABOUT 40 MI...65 KM E OF PORT ARTHUR TEXAS MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...140 MPH...225 KM/H PRESENT MOVEMENT...N OR 350 DEGREES AT 15 MPH...24 KM/H MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...941 MB...27.79 INCHES $$ Forecaster Zelinsky/Cangialosi/Blake
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