Hurricane Laura has now reached Category 3. The NHC says "Storm surge could penetrate up to 30 miles inland."


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View of Babe's Beach in Galveston, Texas, as Hurricane Laura bears down on the Gulf Coast https://www.pscp.tv/w/chU2gDF4a2pEQmFkTlpvUXp8MXlwSmR3bHJBQlJHV6AwTjrICl1qASq_0DkAO3h8SFIJgkKlyV2Blz234xmA

- Category 4
- Sustained winds of 145 mph
- Moving NW at 15 mph
- 155 miles S of Lake Charles, LA

LATEST on Laura

- Category 4
- Sustained winds of 150 mph
- Moving NNW at 15 mph
- 120 miles S of Lake Charles, LA

LATEST on Hurricane Laura:

- Category 4
- Sustained winds of 150 mph
- Moving NNW at 15 MPH
- 60 miles south of Lake Charles, Louisiana

LATEST on Hurricane Laura:

- Category 4
- Sustained winds of 150 mph
- Moving NNW at 15 MPH
- 40 miles south of Lake Charles, Louisiana

Buildings gutted in Lake Charles LA in powerful eye wall of Hurricane Laura