Hurricane Laura - Houston TX to Lake Charles LA

[bpate4home]

Laura became ahurricane this and is moving west-northwest. Wednesday night we should see anorthward turn towards the LA/TX boarder. It now seems highly likely that Laurawill make landfall somewhere between Freeport TX and Southwestern Louisiana.Forecasters are beginning to agree that the track will be between Galveston Bayand the Texas-Louisiana border later Wednesday night / early Thursday morning.This forecast is a worst-case scenario for the Beaumont area, and a mandatoryevacuation order is in effect for Jefferson County. The situation is not muchbetter for the Houston area. Most predictions are the official forecast trackshown below will likely be adjusted westward, toward Houston, at 10am CT thismorning. Laura right now is predicted to become a category 3, Major hurricaneand merge with the remnants of Marco before making landfall.

 

Below is a wind prediction model for tomorrow at midnight.

[etcswjoe]

Laura became ahurricane this and is moving west-northwest. Wednesday night we should see anorthward turn towards the LA/TX boarder. It now seems highly likely that Laurawill make landfall somewhere between Freeport TX and Southwestern Louisiana.Forecasters are beginning to agree that the track will be between Galveston Bayand the Texas-Louisiana border later Wednesday night / early Thursday morning.This forecast is a worst-case scenario for the Beaumont area, and a mandatoryevacuation order is in effect for Jefferson County. The situation is not muchbetter for the Houston area. Most predictions are the official forecast trackshown below will likely be adjusted westward, toward Houston, at 10am CT thismorning. Laura right now is predicted to become a category 3, Major hurricaneand merge with the remnants of Marco before making landfall.

 

Below is a wind prediction model for tomorrow at midnight.

https://www.venturerider.org/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=119538

 

 

Prayers and thoughts to everyone impacted, hope you all stay safe and dry.

[RandyR]

I'd take a 2-3 day ride thru the hill country if I lived in the path of this storm. Good luck everyone !!!

[CaseyJ955]

I'd take a 2-3 day ride thru the hill country if I lived in the path of this storm. Good luck everyone !!!

 

Bud, I like where your head is at!

 

I hope everyone in the path stays safe and dry.

Edited August 25, 2020 by CaseyJ955

[bpate4home]

Houston proper is now out of the forecast cone and Laura is expected to make landfall near the TX/LA boarder potentially as a CAT 4 storm. Storm surges of near 15' are expected where it comes ashore and will be a huge impact on Port Author, TX and Lake Charles, LA areas. Also remember that this thing is expected to keep an eyewall all the way through Louisiana. You can expect potential for Tornados, Heavy rain and flooding along its path all the way through Tennessee. you can see the graphics at the NOAA site via this link: https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/refresh/graphics_at3+shtml/151358.shtml?gm_track#contents

[cowpuc]

Indeed!! Prayers Up for all my brothers and sisters in the path of this monster!!