Hurricane Laura made landfall as a strong Category 4 Hurricane. It has sustained wind estimated by the NHC at 150mph at the time. The destruction was catastrophic, some places will never be the same. Before Laura made it into the Gulf, though, this past Sunday, August 23rd, the International Space Station flew over then-Tropical Storm Laura as it was moving… Read more →
I wanted to take some time to lay out some scenarios for everyone as it relates to Laura’s path. While the path is going to determine the strength and vice-versa, and we can estimate some things from the eventual path, this breakdown isn’t going to focus on intensity as much as “where” this storm may go – and why. And… Read more →
Here is just a quick update on how things are stacking up out in the Tropics right now: Marco is producing heavy rains across parts of the Florida panhandle and Alabama as the center of the storm continues to mosey north. Laura is pounding Cuba with heavy rain, too, as it moves west-northwest. Marco’s forward motion has slowed to just… Read more →
Really, on any other year, it would be the opposite. Marco, moving through the central gulf would be “cruising easy” and Laura would be the one getting “beat up” by the mountains of Cuba. But it is 2020. So nothing makes sense. As Marco nears the central Gulf Coast, it is getting torn apart by wind shear. As Laura moves… Read more →
As anticipated, Tropical Storm Marco continues to move north toward the central Gulf Coast. People in Louisiana and Mississippi will need to continue to monitor forecasts closely. Tropical Storm Laura, also somewhat anticipated, is now looking more and more like a Louisiana and Texas threat than a Florida and Alabama concern. Mississippi isn’t completely out of the woods just yet… Read more →
