Josue Blanco, left, and Alex Mendez photograph waves generated by Hurricane Laura as they crash into the rock groin at 37th Street in Galveston, Texas on Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2020. | Jennifer Reynolds, The Galveston County Daily News via Associated Press
Hurricane Laura, which became a Category 3 storm on Wednesday, may bring a major storm surge.
Hurricane Laura — which became a Category 3 hurricane on Wednesday — will bring “potentially catastrophic” damage to Louisiana and Texas Wednesday night into Thursday, according to the National Hurricane Center.
- Texas cities Beaumont, Galveston and Port Arthur called for more than 500,000 people to evacuate as the storm nears the state.
The storm could bring a storm surge, which is a “life-threatening inundation, from rising water moving inland from the coastline in the indicated locations,” according to the National Hurricane Center.
- “This is a life-threatening situation. 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. Promptly follow evacuation and other instructions from local officials,” according to National Hurricane Center..
Forecasts predict the storm — which has grown significantly in the last day — will weaken as it hits land, USA Today reports.
Laura has grown in size, too. It could become a Category 4 by the time it hits land.
- Hurricane-force winds are hanging around 70 miles per hour.
- Tropical storm winds are about 175 miles per hour.
“We are expecting widespread power outages, trees down. Homes and businesses will be damaged,” said Donald Jones, a National Weather Service meteorologist in Lake Charles, Louisiana, told USA Today.
People have been turned away from a reception center in Austin, Texas, according to CBS News. People who fled from the hurricane were turned away after the center ran out of ventures.
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