Hurricane Laura path update: Where is Hurricane Laura now? They included the Coastal Waters as well as Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Arkansas, Tennessee, Alabama, and Kentucky. Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Administrator Pete Gaynor said on Twitter that a team was already deployed to the region. [123][175][180][181] A high-end EF1 tornado caused significant damage to a church in Lake City, though no one was hurt or injured. 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Tropical storms Marco and Laura set to smash US – first dual hurricane, Hurricane tracker: The FIVE tropical systems churning over the world, Storm Kyle: Why this year's Hurricane season could be most active yet, Typhoon Hagupit satellite image: Maps pinpoint monster eye of storm. [172] In Goodrich, a house carport was destroyed with a hole through its wall. [122][123][175][176] Widespread flash flooding occurred across Jefferson Davis County. [202][203] Eastbound I-30 was shut down west of Hope at mile marker 26 due to a downed tree blocking both lanes of the freeway. [115] A peak of 4.09 in (104 mm) of precipitation was reported in Villalba, with a peak wind gust of 75 mph (121 km/h) being reported in Salinas. Express. Numerous tornado warnings were issued in Arkansas with eight tornadoes confirmed in the state, the largest tornado outbreak ever recorded in the state during the month of August. Minor flooding and power outages occurred in Las Tunas Province. [91] Another man died after he was electrocuted while preparing for the storm. [98] In the Virgin Islands, a peak wind gust of 41 mph (65 km/h) was reported in Sandy Point, Saint Croix. Hurricane Laura as of 7:15 a.m. CT, Aug. 25. [133][134] [183] The storm then dropped its strongest tornado, which was rated low-end EF2, which damaged structures and homes southwest of Maynard. Hurricane Laura: Earliest reasonable arrival time of tropical-storm-force winds as of 4 a.m. CT Wednesday, Aug. 26 2020. [129][130][131], Intracoastal City saw a storm surge of 6 feet (1.8 m). [73] Just hours before Laura made landfall on August 26, I-10 was shut down in both directions between the Louisiana/Texas border eastward to the Atchafalaya Basin. You can reach her at sduenas@gannett.com or on Twitter @sarahcantweet. A few severe storms with damaging winds are possible, and an isolated brief tornado or 2 could form. Laura then moved across the Gulf of Mexico, strengthening slowly at first, before a period of rapid intensification on August 26. Most were upgraded to warnings the next day and a flash flood watch was also issued for the eastern portion of the state. A station in Cabo Cruz recorded sustained winds of 50 mph (80 km/h) and a gust of 65 mph (104 km/h). This caused many power outages in Union County. Like us on Facebook to see similar stories, University of Utah settles with family of murdered student Lauren McCluskey and renames its violence prevention center in her honor, Workers who lost jobs because of COVID-19 find new careers in these fields, Coastal watches and warnings and Forecast Cone as of 1 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 26, Key messages for Hurricane Laura, as of 10 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 26. [145][146] In Monroe, metal roofing was blown off of multiple buildings. Hurricane Laura is approaching Category 5 status as the storm's winds clocked in at 150 mph over the Gulf of Mexico, the National Hurricane Center's 7 p.m. update reported. [122][123] Coastal water rises in the southeast part of the state began at around 20:00 UTC that same day. READ MORE: Hurricane Marco: Where is Marco? Track the latest tropical activity with CNN's storm tracker. Two days later, he visited the areas most heavily affected by the storm, including Lake Charles in Calcasieu Parish, and Orange County. Hurricane Laura was a deadly and destructive Category 4 hurricane that tied with 1856 Last Island hurricane as the strongest hurricane on record to make landfall in the U.S. state of Louisiana, as measured by maximum sustained winds. 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