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Hurricane Hurricane Laura
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Evan
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187mph and 203mph bins on Radarscope.
Also an insane dropsonde of 179kts. The people of Louisiana are really going to need our support and assistance in the coming weeks and months. This is going to be a truly historic storm.
Also an insane dropsonde of 179kts. The people of Louisiana are really going to need our support and assistance in the coming weeks and months. This is going to be a truly historic storm.
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Kory
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Those category 5 winds have been slowly working slower to the surface. Won’t take much to mix them down just 1000-2000 feet above the surface.
I saw people say they were going to ride it out because they made it through Rita. That mentality got 200+ killed on the Mississippi Gulf Coast and 1600 in Louisiana for Katrina.
I saw people say they were going to ride it out because they made it through Rita. That mentality got 200+ killed on the Mississippi Gulf Coast and 1600 in Louisiana for Katrina.
Per the coastal summary at https://tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov/inundationdb/storm/Laura.html
Of course, that's just for starters.
Of course, that's just for starters.
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The surge is going to be insane even before high tide gets added in to the equation. It feels helpless to sit here while devastation barrels ever closer minute by minute.
Jetstream
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USGS site for monitoring Louisiana streamflow gages, https://waterdata.usgs.gov/la/nwis/current/?type=flow
warneagle
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Yeah, the last time I felt this kind of hopeless feeling watching the weather was during the Camp fire. I hope people took it seriously and left because there's no way anyone who stayed is going to survive.
BayouWeatherGeek
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Laura'a outer bands are already taking down powerlines in Lake Charles. It's gonna be a long night
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Latest recon appears to have clocked estimate SFMR around 137 knots (157mph) and dropsonde recorded a central pressure of 940mB. Still strengthening..
warneagle
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Pressure is still dropping. Down 3 mb in just over an hour.
TornadoFan
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Jetstream
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This site near coast SW of Morgan City. Up about 1.5 feet at present
High tide at Cameron, LA is just after midnight.
Jetstream
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Latest reading Vermilion Bay near Intercoastal City- Thread starter
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Kory
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They honestly could upgrade and the data would support it. 100%.
TornadoFan
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The pressure is still falling. Down to 934 from the last pass. NHC advisory holds it at 150 mph, however.
BayouWeatherGeek
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The area between Baton Rouge and Hammond is blanketed with tornado warnings. This could be a major tornado producer once it hits land.
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Kory
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Sheriff of Cameron Parish said about 100-150 residents opted not to leave....
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Product: NOAA Vortex Message (URNT12 KWBC)
Transmitted: 27th day of the month at 1:18Z
Agency: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
Aircraft: Lockheed WP-3D Orion (Reg. Num. N42RF)
Storm Number & Year: 13 in 2020
Storm Name: Laura (flight in the North Atlantic basin)
Mission Number: 24
Observation Number: 26
A. Time of Center Fix: 27th day of the month at 0:57:22Z
B. Center Fix Coordinates: 28.67N 93.14W
B. Center Fix Location: 107 statute miles (172 km) to the S (178°) from Lake Charles, LA, USA.
C. Minimum Height at Standard Level: 2,602m (8,537ft) at 700mb
D. Minimum Sea Level Pressure: 938mb (27.70 inHg)
E. Dropsonde Surface Wind at Center: From 55° at 10kts (From the NE at 12mph)
F. Eye Character: Closed
G. Eye Shape & Diameter: Circular with a diameter of 25 nautical miles (29 statute miles)