WTF are you doing online (blinking green, like Skype does when you're "Available")? Grab the keys, get in the car, "drop the pedal and go.....go.......go........We're going riding on the freeway, of love..." (Sing it, Aretha.) Is it that you have family that won't leave and so you're stuck? Ain't too late to GTFO of Dodge. I would be scared out of my got-damned mind.
Current Location: 28.1N, 92.9W Geographic Reference: 120 miles SE of the TX/LA Border Movement: North-northwest at 14 mph Max Winds: 145 mph gusting to 175 mph Organizational Trend: Steadily Strengthening Forecast Confidence: Average Estimated Central Pressure: 947 mb Hurricane Laura continues moving to the northwest. However, it is showing signs that it is about to shift to a more north-northwesterly motion. We still expect landfall to occur shortly after midnight near the Texas Louisiana Border. Winds have increased to 145 mph. Some slight additional intensification could occur before landfall. Wind gusts to tropical storm force will soon start spreading over the coast of southeast Texas and southwest Louisiana. Hurricane force gusts are possible around 10 pm over southwest Louisiana. The eyewall will likely move onshore shortly after midnight. In addition to the winds, the tidal surge is starting to spread over southwest Louisiana and southeast Texas. Peak tidal surges could reach up to 20 feet. In addition to the impacts near the center, tornadoes are occurring within the outer rainbands. One such band has just pushed through Baton Rouge.
There are people in the path who cannot afford to leave. Some of them may die. Keep that in mind during the post-landfall commentary. Also, this is a good read: https://earther.gizmodo.com/hurricane-laura-is-heading-for-a-city-that-can-t-take-a-1844857171
This might be a stupid question, but how can someone not afford to leave? Do you mean, like, no transportation?
Galveston beach webcam with a view of Pleasure Pier if you want to check the "front lines" for Houston to see whats coming your way. Doesn't look bad at all at the moment. I was down in Webster and Dickinson a few minutes ago and I was surprised at how many things were totally shut down.
On a Louisiana oriented weather forum, some think that the trapped storm chasers will need plenty of luck to survive because it will be extremely difficult for rescue teams to get to them if they are trapped near the coast.
Mostly just some 30-40 mph wind gusts overnight. The best chance of rain from the storm won't be until Friday when the "tail" of the storm comes through.
Oh it's not going to rain here. You see...there is a warm layer of air aloft in the upper atmosphere that is acting as a cap...right over my house. Oh...piss off!
