Hurricane Laura at 8 p.m.: Pressure Continues to Fall; Down to 937 millibars

The storm surge is already at 4.5 feet above normally dry ground at Freshwater Canal Locks in Vermillion Parish, well east of the expected landfall point of Hurricane Laura.

Hurricane-force gusts are being reported from the South Marsh Oil Platform.
South Marsh 268,LA (SCF) ASOS reports gust of 65.0 knots from ESE @ 0005Z KSCF 270005Z AUTO 11051G65KT 1SM HZ BKN021 BKN026 OVC039 28/26 A2952 RMK A01

Hurricane Laura Tropical Cyclone Update
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL AL132020
800 PM CDT Wed Aug 26 2020

…800 PM CDT POSITION UPDATE…
…POSSIBLE TORNADOES OCCURRING IN LAURA’S OUTER BANDS OVER
SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA AND EXTREME SOUTHWESTERN MISSISSIPPI…

SUMMARY OF 800 PM CDT…0100 UTC…INFORMATION
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LOCATION…28.7N 93.1W
ABOUT 95 MI…155 KM S OF LAKE CHARLES LOUISIANA
ABOUT 95 MI…155 KM SSE OF PORT ARTHUR TEXAS
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS…150 MPH…240 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT…NNW OR 335 DEGREES AT 15 MPH…24 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE…937 MB…27.67 INCHES

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Forecaster Berg/Pasch

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