BREAKING: Cat. 4 Hurricane Laura makes landfall near Cameron, Louisiana, with 150 mph winds, NHC says. Forecasters warn that Laura's storm surge could be 'unsurvivable' for those who remained in its path along the Gulf of Mexico.
The eye of the storm took aim at the Texas-Louisiana border and the coast rfom Freeport, Texas, to the mouth of the Mississippi River was under a storm surge warning, according to the hurricane center.
Roger Taylor stands outside his garage as his family sits inside as Hurricane Laura approaches the gulf coast in Abbeville, Louisiana on Aug. 26, 2020.A surge from Laura could mean an inland rush of seawater up to 20 feet, the center said. "The deepest water will occur along the immediate coast near and to the right of the landfall location, where the surge will be accompanied by large and destructive waves," according to a bulletin from the hurricane center.
A hurricane warning was in effect from San Luis Pass, Texas, to Intracoastal City, Louisiana. Federal forecasters warned of"catastrophic wind damage." "This is a life-threatening situation," the center said."Persons located within these areas should take all necessary actions to protect life and property from rising water and the potential for other dangerous conditions."Late Wednesday U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar declared
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