Hurricane Laura has weakened slightly after making landfall early Thursday morning in the southeastern state of Louisiana as a dangerous Category 4 storm. The National Hurricane Center says Laura is now carrying maximum sustained winds of 195 kilometers an hour, making it a Category 3 storm on the five-level scale that measures a hurricane’s potential strength and destructiveness.
Hurricane Laura Hits US Gulf Coast
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Yvonne Lancgo, of Lake Charles, waits to board a bus to evacuate Lake Charles, La., Aug. 26, 2020, ahead of Hurricane Laura.
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Lake Charles Fire Department personnel Alvin Taylor, right, and Jeremy Harris, left, assist Tim Williams into a transport van as he evacuates Lake Charles, La., Aug. 26, 2020.
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Alaira Brown, right, takes her niece Delilah Francis, 6 months, from Ledonna Brown, as they wait to board buses to evacuate Lake Charles, La., Aug. 26, 2020, ahead of Hurricane Laura.
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Hurricane Laura satellite image Aug. 27, 2020. (Photo: NOAA)
