CNBC: Hurricane Laura’s storm surge could create a ‘wall of water over two stories high,’ devastating Texas, Louisiana
* Hurricane Laura, which is barreling towards the coasts of Louisiana and Texas, is expected to bring “unsurvivable” storm surge that could reach as high as 15 to 20 feet in some areas and travel as far as 30 miles inland.
* The topography of south Louisiana is especially vulnerable to a strong storm surge because much of the land between the coast and the city of Lake Charles is marshland and rivers that run into the Gulf of Mexico.
* “To think that there would be a wall of water over two stories high coming on shore is very difficult for most to conceive, but that is what is going to happen,” said National Weather Service meteorologist Benjamin Schott at a news conference.
Hurricane Laura, now a Category 4 storm, is barreling towards the coasts of Louisiana and Texas with winds of 140 miles per hour and the threat of an “unsurvivable” storm surge with large and destructive waves that “will cause catastrophic damage,” according to the National Hurricane Center.
Laura’s storm surge could reach as high as 15 to 20 feet in some areas and travel as far as 30 miles inland. The storm may also bring flash flooding and tornadoes on land.
“The water is already coming up,” said National Hurricane Center Director Ken Graham warned on Wednesday. “If you’re told to leave, you need to do it now because what happens is the water comes in early and you start cutting off your evacuation routes.”
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WNU Editor: This is as bad as it can get.
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