Laura has now intensified into a Category 3 hurricane and is expected to become a Category 4 storm by later today. National Hurricane Center Director Ken Graham says storm surge is expected to pose a “life-threatening situation.”
Hurricane Laura's winds have increased to 115 mph, and the storm is now a Category 3 hurricane according to the advisory just in from the National Hurricane Center.
Laura has been rapidly intensifying overnight and will likely continue to strengthen. Laura is forecast to become an extremely dangerous Category 4 storm today before making landfall tonight near the Texas and Louisiana border as a major hurricane.to measure a hurricane's strength. The scale also estimates potential property damage.
Storms reaching Category 3 and higher are considered substantial hurricanes"because of their potential for significant loss of life and damage,": Winds 96 to 110 mph
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