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Hurricane Laura Update Statement
2020-08-26 21:55:01| National Hurricane Center (Atlantic)
Issued at 300 PM CDT Wed Aug 26 2020 000 WTNT63 KNHC 261954 TCUAT3 Hurricane Laura Tropical Cyclone Update NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL AL132020 300 PM CDT Wed Aug 26 2020 ...300 PM CDT POSITION UPDATE... ...CATASTROPHIC STORM SURGE, EXTREME WINDS, AND FLASH FLOODING EXPECTED ALONG THE NORTHWEST GULF COAST THIS EVENING... ...WATER LEVELS RISING ALONG THE COAST OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS AND LOUISIANA... Water levels are beginning to rise along the coast of Texas. A National Ocean Service water level station at Sabine Pass, Texas, recently reported about 2.3 feet of inundation above ground level. The Eugene Island, Louisiana, NOS station recently measured sustained winds of 36 mph (58 km/h) and a gust to 45 mph (72 km/h). SUMMARY OF 300 PM CDT...2000 UTC...INFORMATION ---------------------------------------------- LOCATION...27.6N 92.7W ABOUT 175 MI...280 KM SSE OF PORT ARTHUR TEXAS ABOUT 175 MI...280 KM S OF LAKE CHARLES LOUISIANA MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...140 MPH...220 KM/H PRESENT MOVEMENT...NW OR 315 DEGREES AT 16 MPH...26 KM/H MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...948 MB...27.99 INCHES $$ Forecaster Roberts/Brennan
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