Tropical Major Hurricane Laura

[Jessy89]

Well that’s a strong eye wall


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[Arcc]

Do they get stronger at night?

Probably debatable. However, with stronger convection you will get higher pressure falls which should lead to higher sustained winds.

I do know the super monsters Rita and Wilma hit their peak in the overnight and Patricia did in the early morning.

 

[Chazwin]

If someone has already mentioned this, I’m sorry, but this time yesterday evening this storm had 85mph winds. Now it’s 150mph... has there ever been a storm to strengthen this much in wind speed in 24 hours?

 

[Jimmy Hypocracy]

I need live feed links for the beaches in western LA. Who can assist?

 

[Jimmy Hypocracy]

If someone has already mentioned this, I’m sorry, but this time yesterday evening this storm had 85mph winds. Now it’s 150mph... has there ever been a storm to strengthen this much in wind speed in 24 hours?

Seems like Michael cycled in and out and intensified pretty fast right before landfall

 

[tramadoc]

Do they get stronger at night?

Yes. Convective diurnal maximum occurs at night.

Edit: added diurnal (forgot it originally)

 

[Dewpoint Dan]

If someone has already mentioned this, I’m sorry, but this time yesterday evening this storm had 85mph winds. Now it’s 150mph... has there ever been a storm to strengthen this much in wind speed in 24 hours?

Hurricane Patricia in 2015 went from a tropical storm to a Cat 5 hurricane in 24 hrs. She maxed out at 215 mph

 

[wxdaniel]

I can’t believe I thought it wouldn’t get any stronger then 90mph wind. (But that was when it was north east of Jamaica.


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[gailatmsu]

I wish Laura was out in the open sea, not near land, so we could see what the maximum is without worrying about life and property damage. It is quite a storm!

 

[Chazwin]

Seems like Michael cycled in and out and intensified pretty fast right before landfall

Yeah but 24 hours before landfall Michael had 110mph winds and just kept steadily strengthening right up to landfall and just had that explosive increase the last 2-3 hours. This time, we’re seeing a hurricane almost double it’s wind speed in a day.

 

[Brick Tamland]

Does it have enough time to get to cat 5?

 

[Jessy89]

Does it have enough time to get to cat 5?

It’s got 5 hours maybe


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[Stormsfury]

Yes. Convective diurnal maximum occurs at night.

Edit: added diurnal (forgot it originally)

Its actually nocturnal maximum...but semantics...

If there's some mid level shear trying to infiltrate Laura, only real effect currently is apparently to nudge Laura towards the right a little bit. I think looking at latest Sat loop that the northerly turn is underway now...which if that's the case may spare Houston/Galveston TX... not so good for a large portion of LA coast

 

[PEA_RIDGE]

DOES ANYONE LOOKING AT THE IR AND WATER VAPOR SATS SEE A DUE NORTH HEADING???

 

[Henry2326]

 

[Henry2326]

Does it have enough time to get to cat 5?

YUP.....

 

[tramadoc]

Its actually nocturnal maximum...but semantics...

If there's some mid level shear trying to infiltrate Laura, only real effect currently is apparently to nudge Laura towards the right a little bit. I think looking at latest Sat loop that the northerly turn is underway now...which if that's the case may spare Houston/Galveston TX... not so good for a large portion of LA coast

Yeah. Nocturnal for night. LOL. You’d think I would be better at those Latin words since I took three years of it in school.

 

[jackendrickwx]

DOES ANYONE LOOKING AT THE IR AND WATER VAPOR SATS SEE A DUE NORTH HEADING???

Its been wobbling northward to my untrained eye. Seems like its wobbling back west some

 

[Shaggy]

Yeah but 24 hours before landfall Michael had 110mph winds and just kept steadily strengthening right up to landfall and just had that explosive increase the last 2-3 hours. This time, we’re seeing a hurricane almost double it’s wind speed in a day.

Wilma dropped 97mb in 24 hours in 2005

 

[Chazwin]

Does it have enough time to get to cat 5?

Michael went from 145 to 160 in the last 2 hours, we’re 5-6 hours until landfall now so yes there’s time

 

[Dewpoint Dan]

If Laura makes landfall at 145 mph she would be the 2nd strongest hurricane to make landfall in Louisiana only topped by a 150 mph hurricane in 1856.

 

[NoSnowATL]

If Laura makes landfall at 145 mph she would be the 2nd strongest hurricane to make landfall in Louisiana only topped by a 150 mph hurricane in 1856.

I say she will make landfall at 165 mph. Cat 5

 

[Snowfan]

 

[SD]

Its actually nocturnal maximum...but semantics...

If there's some mid level shear trying to infiltrate Laura, only real effect currently is apparently to nudge Laura towards the right a little bit. I think looking at latest Sat loop that the northerly turn is underway now...which if that's the case may spare Houston/Galveston TX... not so good for a large portion of LA coast

That gap of warmer cloud tops on the west side really cooled over the last few frames now it may be trying to rebuild the eastern side.

 

[Brick Tamland]

Michael went from 145 to 160 in the last 2 hours, we’re 5-6 hours until landfall now so yes there’s time

Sounds like it is almost cat 5 anyway.

 

[Henry2326]

For the rest of this season if I hear one sxxt word about HWRF, HMON, OR NAM, I will call you out and we will go at it.....Listen when they speak.....none of the models will be right all the time.....but these

Sounds like it is almost cat 5 anyway.

Yup....lol

 

[thanksgivingbrown]

Does it have enough time to get to cat 5?

It's a cat 5 now

 

[Snowfan]

 

[Shawn]

150mph official advisory now.

 

[BHS1975]

It's a cat 5 now

Like I said 180 at LF


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[Brent]

7 mph to go

 

[Snowfan]

ZCZC MIATCPAT3 ALL
TTAA00 KNHC DDHHMM

BULLETIN
Hurricane Laura Intermediate Advisory Number 28A
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL AL132020
700 PM CDT Wed Aug 26 2020

...WINDS INCREASING AS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS HURRICANE LAURA TAKES AIM
AT THE NORTHWEST GULF COAST...
...CATASTROPHIC STORM SURGE, EXTREME WINDS, AND FLASH FLOODING
EXPECTED ALONG THE NORTHWEST GULF COAST TONIGHT...


SUMMARY OF 700 PM CDT...0000 UTC...INFORMATION
----------------------------------------------
LOCATION...28.4N 92.9W
ABOUT 120 MI...190 KM S OF LAKE CHARLES LOUISIANA
ABOUT 120 MI...190 KM SSE OF PORT ARTHUR TEXAS
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...150 MPH...240 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NNW OR 330 DEGREES AT 15 MPH...24 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...940 MB...27.76 INCHES

 

[thanksgivingbrown]

Brett Adair and crew will be live streaming tonight. Should be a good one to watch. Hopefully most people have taken the warnings seriously and evacuated

Hit this link: Live storm chasing

 

[iGrey_X]

Does it have enough time to get to cat 5?

The way it’s strength is building, I don’t see how we don’t get to category 5.

 

[jackendrickwx]

7 millibars in one hour.

No words

 

[Brent]

We went 26 years without a US category 5 landfall(1992-2018) and now we stand a real shot at 2 in less than 2 years

 

[Dewpoint Dan]

Models seem to do a better job at forecasting track than intensity.

 

[Brent]

Models seem to do a better job at forecasting track than intensity.

That's what I was saying days ago

Of course I never expected this

 

[BHS1975]

We went 26 years without a US category 5 landfall(1992-2018) and now we stand a real shot at 2 in less than 2 years

Yeah not a good trend.


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[tramadoc]

Brett Adair and crew will be live streaming tonight. Should be a good one to watch. Hopefully most people have taken the warnings seriously and evacuated

Hit this link: Live storm chasing

I can’t watch a thing. It only gives their names.