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Effects of Hurricane Laura in Louisiana information


Hurricane Laura
Laura making landfall in Cameron, Louisiana near peak intensity early on August 27
Meteorological history
DurationAugust 26–28, 2020
Category 4 major hurricane
1-minute sustained (SSHWS/NWS)
Highest winds150 mph (240 km/h)
Lowest pressure939 mbar (hPa); 27.73 inHg
Overall effects
Fatalities33
Damage$17.5 billion (2020 USD)
Areas affectedLouisiana

Part of the 2020 Atlantic hurricane season
History
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Effects

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The effects of Hurricane Laura in Louisiana were extensive and historic. Laura was tied with the 1856 Last Island hurricane and Hurricane Ida as the strongest hurricane on record to make landfall in the U.S. state of Louisiana in terms of wind speed. It was the twelfth named storm, fourth hurricane, and first major hurricane of the extremely active 2020 Atlantic hurricane season. It made landfall on August 27, 2020 near Cameron, Louisiana as a Category 4 hurricane. Within Louisiana, the storm killed 33 people and caused around $17.5 billion in damage.[1] Laura brought extremely high winds that ripped roofs off houses and brought a storm surge of up to 18 feet (5.5 m) to areas in Cameron Parish.

  1. ^ "Microsoft Word – AL132020_Laura_20210526" (PDF). nhc.noaa.gov. Retrieved 28 May 2021.

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