Pearce
Jedi Master
Just some updates on this storm:
Coming three years to the day after Hurricane Harvey, and 15 years after Katrina which was followed by Rita one month later. I lived in the direct path of Rita, and until Laura intensified it was looking like an exact replay. Now that it's upgraded to a cat4 it's going to be much worse.
The destruction left behind from Rita was catastrophic. I can only pray my friends and family that are going to ride it out tonight will be safe. I'm hoping to be able to go in to the area as soon as possible to assist, and so should have more info in the coming days.
If it's anything like before, it will be many months without power, and trees snapped like twigs as far as the eye can see.
Hurricane Laura shutters over 84% of US oil production in Gulf of MexicoHurricane Laura shutters over 84% of US oil production in Gulf of Mexico
An intensifying Hurricane Laura over the Gulf of Mexico is threatening the center of the U.S. energy industry on Wednesday as the storm edges closer to land.www.google.com
America’s largest oil refinery in crosshairs of Hurricane Laura
Hurricane Laura Could Bring 'Life-Threatening' Storm Surge as It Transforms Into Category 4
At least 500,000 people have reportedly been told to evacuate ahead of Laura's touchdown in the southern U.S.
people.com
Hurricane Laura forces evacuations of over half a million in Texas, Louisiana ahead of landfall | Fox News
Hurricane Laura has forced evacuations of over half a million people in Texas and Louisiana ahead of its expected landfall along the Gulf Coast early Thursday.
www.foxnews.com
Hurricane Laura Forecast Goes From Bad to Catastrophic
Gulf Coast residents are waking up to a nightmare on Wednesday. Hurricane Laura has ballooned in size and strength, becoming the Atlantic’s first major hurricane of the season. The storm is forecast to keep intensifying up until landfall and is poised to be a massively destructive Category 4.
earther.gizmodo.com
Category 4 Laura strengthens and will bring 'unsurvivable' storm surges in Louisiana and Texas
Hurricane Laura continued to strengthen late Wednesday as it approached the Louisiana coastline, reaching a wind speed just shy of that of a Category 5 storm.
amp.cnn.com
Louisiana Governor Closes Part of Interstate 10 as Category 4 Hurricane Laura Takes Aim
Hurricane Laura rapidly gained strength Wednesday to become a catastrophic Category 4 storm with an “unsurvivable” 20-foot storm surge that could sink entire communities in Texas and Louisiana. Authorities implored coastal residents to flee before it’s too late.
www.nbcdfw.com
Coming three years to the day after Hurricane Harvey, and 15 years after Katrina which was followed by Rita one month later. I lived in the direct path of Rita, and until Laura intensified it was looking like an exact replay. Now that it's upgraded to a cat4 it's going to be much worse.
The destruction left behind from Rita was catastrophic. I can only pray my friends and family that are going to ride it out tonight will be safe. I'm hoping to be able to go in to the area as soon as possible to assist, and so should have more info in the coming days.
If it's anything like before, it will be many months without power, and trees snapped like twigs as far as the eye can see.