Laura is now a Category 1 hurricane but still blowing hard enough to be deadly. [Follow our live Hurricane Sally updates and our map tracker.]. — In a neighborhood along the Calcasieu River, Hurricane Laura transformed the roads into a … The category four hurricane struck overnight with … Hurricane Laura is rapidly intensifying over the Gulf of Mexico and expected to strike the upper Texas or southwest Louisiana coasts as a major hurricane late Wednesday or early Thursday. Fox News provides live updates on Hurricane Laura . (ABC News) By 8:15 a.m. Eastern … Hurricane Laura has grown to become a Category 4 hurricane as it approaches the United States. Laura is moving toward the north near 15 mph (24 … Wind speeds are 75 mph in northern Louisiana. Hurricane Laura Losses Include 10 Deaths, Up To $12 Billion : Hurricane Laura Live Updates Laura is blamed for at least 10 deaths, and it's estimated to … Hurricane Laura made landfall as a Category 4 hurricane. The latest: Hurricane Laura has made landfall near Cameron, Louisiana, as a Category 4 storm. Hurricane Laura slammed southern Louisiana early Thursday as a Category 4 storm, one of the most powerful to strike the Gulf Coast in decades. 11 a.m. Update: Laura is now a category 1 hurricane, according to latest advisory from the National Hurricane Center. Live Coverage: Hurricane Laura. Wind speeds are … If you were directly impacted by Hurricane Laura and live in one of the 21 parishes designated for FEMA Individual Assistance and were receiving rental assistance from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) prior to the hurricane… The storm made landfall at 1 … Read on to see live radar and maps of the storms, along with a map of the projected path. It has since weakened to a Category 2, with winds of 110 mph. Hurricane Laura has made landfall, with the eye of the storm passing over land at 1am local time (CDT), the National Hurricane Center said. Hurricane Laura is about to make landfall in Louisiana and may bring a 20ft (6m) storm surge that would be "unsurvivable" and capable of sinking whole communities, forecasters have warned. Posted at 6:48 PM, Aug 25, 2020 . LIVE UPDATES: Hurricane Laura weakens to Category 1 as storm moves further inland Oil industry assesses Hurricane Laura damage at refineries, plants Laura makes landfall in … Laura's winds and the unprecedented storm surge are record-breaking. Hurricane Laura is now a Category 4 hurricane. By: KATC News. Hurricane Laura is forcing millions of people in Texas and Louisiana to evacuate as it moves towards the Gulf coast. Hurricane Laura made landfall as a powerful Category 4 hurricane early Thursday morning in Louisiana with 150 mph winds and over 9 feet of storm surge that ripped buildings to … and last updated 2020-08-27 12:58:41-04. We'll be live across all platforms before, during and after the storm. Hurricane Laura made landfall near Cameron, Louisiana as a ferocious Category 4 monster with 150 mph winds early Thursday, swamping low-lying coast with … ABC News Live Update: Hurricane Laura closes in on the Texas-Louisiana border August 26, 2020, 7:01 AM Plus, a third night of protests turns violent with deadly consequences in Kenosha and a new statue of women's rights activist unveiled in NYC’s Central Park. Hurricane Laura Live Updates Before Big Convention Speech, Trump Visits FEMA For Storm Briefing. Power outages across three states totaled close to 800,000. We would like to show you a description here but the site won’t allow us. The CDC walked back controversial COVID-19 testing guidelines. At 7 a.m., the center of Hurricane Laura was located near latitude 31.2 North, longitude 93.3 West. Hurricane Laura began as a tropical depression on August 21st near the U.S. Virgin Islands, and over the next several days rapidly intensified to a dangerous category 4 hurricane at it moved towards the U.S. Gulf Coast. WESTLAKE, La. 4 p.m. Wednesday: WeatherTiger to live-blog Hurricane Laura's landfall. Laura made landfall as category 4 hurricane near Cameron, Louisiana shortly after midnight on August 27, 2020, bringing extreme rainfall, storm surge, and Hurricane Laura live updates: Winds are up to 145 mph as storm pushes toward coast Laura is a Category 4 hurricane with "unsurvivable storm surge" expected in some areas, according to … Daylight has begun to show the damage coming out of the area . KATC will be covering the effects and aftermath of Hurricane Laura… Where is the storm now, and where is it heading? Powerful Hurricane Laura leaves devastation in Louisiana and Texas 01:56. Share this - copied. Hurricane Laura made landfall over Cameron, Louisiana early on Thursday morning as a powerful Category 4 storm, making it one of the strongest hurricanes to make a U.S. landfall in recent memory. PHOTO: Laura weakened further Thursday morning and is now a Category 2 hurricane with winds up to 110 mph. Hurricane Laura made landfall early Thursday morning near Cameron, Louisiana as a Category 4 storm. NBC's Al Roker describes the dangerous levels of storm surge and flooding that could take place. WeatherTiger, which creats forecast models, will be live-blogging the landfall of Hurricane Laura … Hurricane Laura live streaming coverage 12News in Beaumont, Texas is your source for Hurricane Laura updates. And live from the White House, it's President Donald Trump (tonight at the RNC). Laura has strengthened into a dangerous Category 4 storm -- and it could briefly reach Category 5 status before landfall on Wednesday night.