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Hurricane Hurricane Laura

Blountwolf

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I keep thinking I'll go to bed, and then it does things like this.

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What’s amazing about this storm is that despite the amount of deepening and pressure drops that has happened only on one advisory did the maximum sustained winds increase by more than 5 mph.
 

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What’s amazing about this storm is that despite the amount of deepening and pressure drops that has happened only on one advisory did the maximum sustained winds increase by more than 5 mph.
Gulf storms seem to take a while to respond to pressure falls. I remember Hurricane Isaac in 2012 landfalled in Louisiana at 965mb. It only had sustained 85mph winds which is unusually low for that pressure.
 
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Is there a correlation between eye diameter and intensification?
Yes inverse relationship. Smaller eye diameter can deepen more rapidly. Latest recon indicates a 28nm eye which is pretty big. It has been contracting which indicates strengthening.
 

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Pray the forecast track is correct.
 

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I don’t think folks in Southwest LA would do that.

True, but as far as the number of people affected goes - Laura making the turn as expected is very important.
 

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True, but as far as the number of people affected goes - Laura making the turn as expected is very important.
Houston has dodged a bullet. This will not be affecting them directly.

Lake Charles long range radar shows Laura is on a NW heading with maybe some NNW wobbles. This is solidly a SW LA landfall.

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Storm surge now forecasted to be 18-20 feet! That is in par with Rita which is the storm of record for SW LA. People south of I-10 in Cameron and Vermillion need to get out. Now.
 

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