Tropical Major Hurricane Laura

[Brent]

Also 8.4 feet of surge is what I think what she said

Landfall is imminent very close to Cameron

 

[Shaggy]

Also 8.4 feet of surge is what I think what she said

Landfall is imminent very close to Cameron

Surge may be worse for many areas after the eye passes and the winds go from barely offshore to onshore when it shifts to the SW winds.

 

[Brent]

 

[jackendrickwx]

936mb Cameron

 

[LovingGulfLows]

Hmmm wonder if they'll up this to Cat 5 on post-analysis next year. Lots of radar indicated cat 5 winds as it neared the coast.

 

[Brent]

104 mph in Lake Charles

Not in the eyewall yet

 

[Snow_chaser]

Hmmm wonder if they'll up this to Cat 5 on post-analysis next year. Lots of radar indicated cat 5 winds as it neared the coast.

I bet they do just like with Michael.

 

[Brent]

This is the strongest Louisiana hurricane landfall since the 1800s before the Civil War!

 

[Shaggy]

I bet they do just like with Michael.

no ground truth YET of those kind of winds

 

[Brent]

..EXTREMELY DANGEROUS CATEGORY 4 HURRICANE LAURA MAKES LANDFALL
NEAR CAMERON LOUISIANA...
...CATASTROPHIC STORM SURGE, EXTREME WINDS, AND FLASH FLOODING
OCCURRING IN PORTIONS OF LOUISIANA...


SUMMARY OF 100 AM CDT...0600 UTC...INFORMATION
----------------------------------------------
LOCATION...29.8N 93.3W
ABOUT 30 MI...45 KM SSW OF LAKE CHARLES LOUISIANA
ABOUT 40 MI...70 KM E OF PORT ARTHUR TEXAS
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...150 MPH...240 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...N OR 350 DEGREES AT 15 MPH...24 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...938 MB...27.70 INCHES

 

[Dewpoint Dan]

Im surprised Cameron hasnt reported gusts well over 150 since its sustained at 150.

 

[PEA_RIDGE]

Im surprised Cameron hasnt reported gusts well over 150 since its sustained at 150.

PROBABLY CANT REPORT ANYTHING

 

[Snow_chaser]

no ground truth YET of those kind of winds

If they don’t get ground confirmation of that type of winds, the numbers they reported of 150, were those supposed to be ground level? If so, what would explain that?

 

[Brent]

The TWC crew in Lake Charles almost got taken out by debris

 

[Myfrotho704_]

RIP KLCH

 

[Brent]

If they don’t get ground confirmation of that type of winds, the numbers they reported of 150, were those supposed to be ground level? If so, what would explain that?

To be fair they usually don't confirm the surface winds on land because they decrease so quickly and communication usually goes down anyway

They'll end up most likely using a combo of radar and the recon obs

 

[Snow_chaser]

Watching Jeff Piotrowski on youtube, he’s on top of parking garage in Lake Charles getting rocked. South part of the city still has power.

 

[910guy]

Jim Cantori just put on his helmet, here we go!

 

[Dewpoint Dan]

Jim Cantori just put on his helmet, here we go!

Cantore and Abrams are a great team. Love watching them.

 

[Downeastnc]

On this feed they show a gust to 128 in Lake Charles....