Forecasters have identified a major hurricane that formed early Tuesday morning and is expected to have a major impact when it strikes close to the Louisiana-Texas border late Wednesday or early Thursday.
Reports say that Hurricane Laura comes with winds of around 115 mph and a storm of up to 11 feet.
Laura was declared a hurricane on Tuesday morning when a hurricane aircraft detected maximum sustained winds of 75 mph as the storm’s center was crossing into the Gulf of Mexico. It is expected to draw more power from the gulf’s waters.
The storm is moving west-northwest at nearly 17mph and forecasters shared that its long westward trip across the Gulf will only strengthen it.
When it does arrive, the area of impact could be large as it will also usher in huge amounts of rain to inland areas. People in the storm’s path are already preparing for Hurricane Laura’s arrival.
