HURRICANE TRACKER: Track the path of Hurricane Laura
This satellite image released by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) shows Hurricane Laura churning in the Gulf of Mexico, Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2020. Forecasters say Laura is rapidly intensifying and will become a "catastrophic" Category 4 hurricane before landfall.[AP/ NOAA]
Hurricane Laura strengthened Wednesday into “an extremely dangerous Category 4 hurricane," The National Hurricane Center said.
You can track the path of the storm via the interactive radar below:
Laura is expected to strike Wednesday night into Thursday morning along the Louisiana-Texas border. Forecasters warn of “catastrophic storm surge, extreme winds and flash flooding" and 20 feet (6 meters) of storm surge.
Laura intensifies into "catastrophic" Category 4
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See additional real-time tracking for tropical storm Laura in the graphic below. On this map, you can see the scale of intensity, cone of uncertainty, location path and potential storm surge. This map will update throughout the day. Source: Esri; NOAA