Aerial footage shows massive flooding in Hurricane Laura aftermath
RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) — Hurricane Laura is nearing Category 5 status Wednesday as it continues to creep closer toward the Texas-Louisiana border. The National Hurricane Center called the hurricane “extremely dangerous.” As of 10 p.m. EST, the National Hurricane Center says Laura has maximum sustained winds of 150 mph with higher gusts. That’s 7 mph shy of…
SABINE PASS, Texas — Hurricane Laura is expected to make landfall as an “extremely dangerous” Category 4 storm with “unsurvivable storm surge” on Wednesday night or early Thursday near the Texas-Louisiana border, the National Hurricane Center said. There are possible tornadoes approaching southeastern Louisiana and extreme southwestern Mississippi, the hurricane center said in its 8 p.m. CDT update. The…