Hurricane Laura Landfall Stormchaser Compilation
Views of Hurricane Laura taken from the Space Station.
Hurricane Laura was a deadly and destructive Category 4 hurricane that is tied with the 1856 Last Island hurricane and 2021’s Hurricane Ida as the strongest hurricane on record to make landfall in the U.S. state of Louisiana, as measured by maximum sustained winds.
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Views of Hurricane Laura taken from @Space_Station today. Stay safe everyone. pic.twitter.com/KwVvRLA15m
— Chris Cassidy (@Astro_SEAL) August 26, 2020
USA is getting hammered by its 6th CAT 4/5 Tropical Cyclone in 3 years:
— Simon Brewer (@SimonStormRider) August 27, 2020
2017 CAT 4 Harvey
2017 CAT 4 Irma
2017 CAT 4 Maria
2018 CAT 5 Michael
2018 CAT 5 Yutu
2020 CAT 4 Laura pic.twitter.com/8zUAg3QbB8
Here is a mesmerizing yet terrifying 24+ hour loop following Hurricane #Laura as it strengthens to a high end category 4 before making landfall at 1AM CDT near Cameron, LA. [5:00AM WED – 5:30AM THU CDT] #txwx #stxwx #LAwx #HurricaneLaura pic.twitter.com/kf7yh2RolC
— NWS Corpus Christi (@NWSCorpus) August 27, 2020
- Reed Timmer https://twitter.com/ReedTimmerAccu
- Space Station https://twitter.com/Astro_SEAL/status/1298703689960443904
- Simon Brewer https://twitter.com/SimonStormRider/status/1298834519215296514
- NWS Corpus Christi https://twitter.com/NWSCorpus/status/1298938988699344896
- Dakota Smith https://twitter.com/weatherdak
- Hurricanes are now stronger, wetter, and more frequent https://www.insider.com/hurricane-laura-climate-change-warming-water-2020-8
- Hurricane Laura Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_Laura
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