Position Updates Have Begun; 2pm CDT: 140mph; 948mb
Posted by
Chris in Tampa on 8/26/2020, 3:11 pm
NHC: https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/
Recon measured 950mb, with 18 knots of surface wind, at 1:41pm CDT, which was why the NHC went with 948mb.
Hurricane Laura Tropical Cyclone Update NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL AL132020 200 PM CDT Wed Aug 26 2020
...200 PM CDT POSITION UPDATE... ...CATASTROPHIC STORM SURGE, EXTREME WINDS, AND FLASH FLOODING EXPECTED ALONG THE NORTHWEST GULF COAST TONIGHT... ...LITTLE TIME REMAINS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY...
Water levels are beginning to rise along the coast of Louisiana. A National Ocean Service water level station at Eugene Island, Louisiana, recently reported about 3.2 feet of inundation above ground level.
The Eugene Island NOS station also recently measured sustained winds of 35 mph (56 km/h) and a gust to 41 mph (66 km/h).
SUMMARY OF 200 PM CDT...1900 UTC...INFORMATION ---------------------------------------------- LOCATION...27.4N 92.6W ABOUT 190 MI...305 KM SSE OF PORT ARTHUR TEXAS ABOUT 190 MI...305 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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1pm CDT Wed: 140mph; 952mb; Catastrophic storm surge, extreme winds, & flash flooding expected along NW Gulf -
Chris in Tampa,
8/26/2020, 1:45 pm- 3:06pm CDT sonde: 947mb, 6 knots of wind - Chris in Tampa, 8/26/2020, 4:36 pm
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- Position Updates Have Begun; 2pm CDT: 140mph; 948mb - Chris in Tampa, 8/26/2020, 3:11 pm
- Re: 1pm CDT Wed: 140mph; 952mb; Catastrophic storm surge, extreme winds, & flash flooding expected along NW Gulf - Chris in Tampa, 8/26/2020, 2:58 pm
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- Re: 1pm CDT Wed: 140mph; 952mb; Catastrophic storm surge, extreme winds, & flash flooding expected along NW Gulf - LawKat, 8/26/2020, 1:49 pm
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