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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Municipal workers fill sandbags for residents in advance of Hurricane Laura in Abbeville, La., Aug. 25, 2020.
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Workers for the Southeast Louisiana Flood Protection Authority - West close floodgates in Harvey, La., just outside New Orleans, Aug. 24, 2020.
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CAMERON, LOUISIANA - AUGUST 25: Neighbors of Roman Tatriot help him round up cattle, on a pasture next to the Gulf of Mexico, to take them to safe ground before the possible arrival of Hurricane Laura on August 25, 2020 in Cameron, Louisiana. Ranch…
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SABINE PASS, TX - AUGUST 26: Waves from the storm surge from Hurricane Laura began to come ashore at Sea Rim State Park on August 26, 2020 in Sabine Pass, Texas. Laura rapidly strengthened to a Category 4 hurricane during the day, prompting the…
