Major flooding is expected across Lake Charles, Louisiana, beginning this afternoon and lasting through tomorrow morning, which is likely to topple a record from over 100 years ago
A Cameron Parish Sheriff deputy wipes his face as he mans a roadblock in the rain on LA 27 while residents evacuate Cameron in Lake Charles, Louisiana, Wednesday, August 26, ahead of Hurricane Laura. Gerald Herbert/AP
Water levels along the coast of Louisiana are rising rapidly on Wednesday afternoon as dangerous Hurricane Laura approaches. Water levels at several locations along the central and western coastline of Louisiana are running three to four feet above normal tidal levels, despite the center of the hurricane being nearly 150 miles south.
Eugene Island, located south of Morgan City, Louisiana, is reporting 3.2 feet of inundation above ground level, and wind gusts over 40 mph, according to the National Weather Service. Conditions will continue to deteriorate through the afternoon and especially during the evening, with tropical storm-force-winds becoming widespread between 7 p.m. and 10 p.m. ET and hurricane-force winds around midnight ET and lasting through to around daybreak.
Water levels will rise rapidly later this evening as well, likely peaking in the early morning hours.
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