[cmyx6go]

I'm hoping all our gulf coast peeps stay safe and out of harms way. I joked earlier this week about my namesake hurricane and that if she was as pissed as I am this year it would be bad. It pains me to say Laura is forecast to be a Cat 4 this afternoon.

Be safe everyone

[RickFLM4]

This one missed us but looks really bad for the gulf coast. I hope anyone near the coast there is prepared and has evacuated far inland already. Storm surge could be horrific with this one. Hope for the best but prepare for the worst.

[rebekahb]

It's not going to be good. Deadly storm surge and high winds. We dodged a bullet in eastern LA. Our friends have been on a project in Cameron, LA which will be taking a direct hit. The sea wall around the plant is 30ft and can withstand winds of 130mph. We will see how all that fares. Our friends moved their houseboat into the marsh. The people working on the jobs moved hundreds of trailers to Lake Charles in a parking lot. Not sure how that will do. I'm afraid it will be a mangled mess like our marinas after Katrina.

[kscarrol]

Yes, we dodged a bullet (two actually!) in SE LA. My mom is Houston but she will be fine. My wife's uncle lives in Beaumont TX which will likely see heavy damage. They have evacuated.

[charlie fairmont]

Godspeed everyone. She's looking mean.

[King Rudi]

Originally Posted by cmyx6go

I'm hoping all our gulf coast peeps stay safe and out of harms way. I joked earlier this week about my namesake hurricane and that if she was as pissed as I am this year it would be bad. It pains me to say Laura is forecast to be a Cat 4 this afternoon.

Be safe everyone

I actually thought of you this morning while listening to the news.

Also, rebekahb and MKSixer and anyone else in the area stay safe down there.

[mantis]

i was in lake charles after Andrew, saw some real freaky shit.

stay safe down there

[kscarrol]

They are saying most of Lake Charles will flood as the Calcasieu River backs up from the storm surge... Ugly.

[rebekahb]

Yeah, she is a monster. Cameron will be annihilated. Water was already pushing in from Marco and saw Golden Meadow has been flooded since this morning. There is such an awe of the size, movement, & appearance of these storms but the destruction that comes with it is horrendous.

Edit: Now a Cat 4😞

[rebekahb]

@kscarrol

You mentioned Lake Charles. Check out this graphic. Very scary.


https://mobile.twitter.com/weatherch...d%3Fpage%3D210

[mantis]

Originally Posted by rebekahb

@kscarrol

You mentioned Lake Charles. Check out this graphic. Very scary.


https://mobile.twitter.com/weatherch...d%3Fpage%3D210

now we know why they dont bury the dead down there

[kscarrol]

Originally Posted by mantis

now we know why they dont bury the dead down there

Yes!

No affiliation but we subscribe to a private weather service who we find much better than the talking heads on the weather channel or anywhere else. He has called this storm correctly for over a week now, including the intensity. In fact he thinks Laura could reach cat 5 before landfall.

[mantis]

Originally Posted by kscarrol

Yes!

No affiliation but we subscribe to a private weather service who we find much better than the talking heads on the weather channel or anywhere else. He has called this storm correctly for over a week now, including the intensity. In fact he thinks Laura could reach cat 5 before landfall.

with those on ground temps of 90+ and slow driving speed, i dont understand how its not going to go to cat 5

[kscarrol]

Key is water temp but yes, plenty warm water to fuel the intensification.

[rebekahb]

Originally Posted by kscarrol

Yes!

No affiliation but we subscribe to a private weather service who we find much better than the talking heads on the weather channel or anywhere else. He has called this storm correctly for over a week now, including the intensity. In fact he thinks Laura could reach cat 5 before landfall.

Yeah, that just came up in another thread. I don't follow TWC. I told my husband almost a week ago it would be a Cat 4. I won't be surprised if she makes a run for a 5. She still has quite a few hours to go before land fall.

[mantis]

Originally Posted by rebekahb

Yeah, that just came up in another thread. I don't follow TWC. I told my husband almost a week ago it would be a Cat 4. I won't be surprised if she makes a run for a 5. She still has quite a few hours to go before land fall.

and shes really back stacking good, pulling all sorts of moisture up

[rebekahb]

Originally Posted by mantis

and shes really back stacking good, pulling all sorts of moisture up

And her pressure dropped again. We just had 10 tornado warnings all over between Baton Rouge and west LA. It's going to be an interesting evening down south.

[mantis]

Originally Posted by rebekahb

And her pressure dropped again. We just had 10 tornado warnings all over between Baton Rouge and west LA. It's going to be an interesting evening down south.

well its a hard 4 now with wind speeds gaining fast.

oh yeah forgot about that action on the tornadoes, things are going to get real crazy before sunset

[VisualEcho]

I'm a tornado guy, and live in the midwest, so people often consult me the moment the clouds darken. I figured Laura for a dud, good thing I don't predict killer hurricanes.

Hope everyone stays safe.

[mantis]

Originally Posted by VisualEcho

I'm a tornado guy, and live in the midwest, so people often consult me the moment the clouds darken. I figured Laura for a dud, good thing I don't predict killer hurricanes.

Hope everyone stays safe.

you had a 50/50 call on which one was gonna be a dud, looks like marco just fueled laura

[AlpineWhite_SJ]

Stay safe everyone!

[rebekahb]

Originally Posted by VisualEcho

I'm a tornado guy, and live in the midwest, so people often consult me the moment the clouds darken. I figured Laura for a dud, good thing I don't predict killer hurricanes.

Hope everyone stays safe.

I don't know how you deal with tornadoes. At least with Hurricanes, we know ahead of time if we need to evacuate. Those suckers just pop out of nowhere it seems.