Hurricane Laura Social Media Storm Reports

Coast Guard aerial video shows flooding along Highway 82 in southwest Louisiana after #HurricaneLaura made landfall in the area with maximum sustained wind speeds of 150 mph. https://t.co/mvx2siZsEG pic.twitter.com/dnbv0KJa10

— ABC News (@ABC) August 28, 2020

Scenes from this morning in Sulphur #Louisiana. The town got beat up pretty good. Snapped palm trees & power poles, demolished gas stations, blown out signs, broken windows, & widespread structural damage. A mess. #Hurricane #LAURA pic.twitter.com/QXjlcdmmUo

— Josh Morgerman (@iCyclone) August 27, 2020

A large chemical fire has broken out over Lake Charles, Louisiana, hours after Hurricane Laura passed directly over the city https://t.co/MaaeGypkgF pic.twitter.com/Xa5OmUpc7g

— CBS News (@CBSNews) August 27, 2020

I’m beat. I went to bed late watching the storm and got up early to see the aftermath. Poor #LakeCharles. My parents are trying to figure out what the game plan will be. I really want to go to help. I’ll see. pic.twitter.com/17fw7RHRFg

— Lauren Martin (@LEMb70605) August 27, 2020

Patio overhang can create the building collapse shown. This is from downtown Lake Charles near Olive & Indigo jewelry #HurricaneLaura2020 #LakeCharles pic.twitter.com/mwQjpHX4o7

— Andrew Lynch (@lyncas) August 27, 2020

Disaster Response Team TE2C making their way through some of the hardest-hit areas across Lake Charles, Louisiana after Hurricane Laura!

Permission: Tough Enough 2 Care from Granbury, TX@WeatherBug – Download the app today!#Louisiana #LAwx #Laura #HurricaneLaura #LakeCharles pic.twitter.com/GUmO4K6wFi

— Live Storm Chasers (@Livestormchaser) August 27, 2020

Terrible damage to homes in Hackberry, LA from #HurricaneLaura pic.twitter.com/7wULrPBQVy

— Reed Timmer (@ReedTimmerAccu) August 27, 2020

Three deaths have been reported in Louisiana as a result of Hurricane Laura https://t.co/AVasrssOwD pic.twitter.com/VDqXh3G7pu

— CNN Breaking News (@cnnbrk) August 27, 2020

Look at my city #lakecharleslouisiana this crazy!!! #HurricaneLaura2020 pic.twitter.com/0MN5DWjfdY

— #PrayersforLouisiana (@kidcharmaine) August 27, 2020

More emerging footage from the team as they head to #CameronLA #HurricaneLaura2020 pic.twitter.com/ECSMAZnyIQ

— Marco Patriots (@MarcoPatriotsHQ) August 27, 2020

Massive convoy of EMS and rescue headed toward Louisiana on I-10 West. (?: Live Storms Media | Jason Harris) https://t.co/AD7vb7xxnI #HurricaneLaura2020 pic.twitter.com/EliZdn0xUl

— ABC 33/40 News (@abc3340) August 27, 2020

Wild Facebook video from a man on Lake Charles recording the wind and rain battering his vessel. Wind indicator shows speeds maxing out over 130MPH! #lawx #HurricaneLaura2020

?: Kyle R. pic.twitter.com/yR1qHtM6aE

— Anaridis Rodriguez (@Anaridis) August 27, 2020

JUST IN – We’re getting our first look at some of the damage left behind in Lake Charles after the wrath of Hurricane Laura, the strongest land-falling system to reach the state of Louisiana in over 164 years. pic.twitter.com/U9heB9FTYR

— WeatherNation (@WeatherNation) August 27, 2020

Communication towers are completely collapsed in downtown Lake Charles, LA #lawx #HurricaneLaura pic.twitter.com/LWhT0qQtL5

— Stephen Jones (@Tornado_Steejo) August 27, 2020

– First light is revealing the incredible damage #HurricaneLaura did here in #LakeCharles #Louisiana over night… #Laura #CapitolOneTower pic.twitter.com/WSlP0MIZ0K

— WeatherGoingWILD (@WeatherGoinWILD) August 27, 2020

??? SOUND UP

Listen to the wind inside this casino in Lake Charles as Hurricane Laura rips across the region with reports of winds over 120 mph! We’re live with team coverage as the storm continues to impact the coastline and move inland. #HurricaneLaura #LAwx pic.twitter.com/1KQjuAiuCk

— WeatherNation (@WeatherNation) August 27, 2020

1:23 am. Whistling. Explosions. #Hurricane #LAURA in Sulphur #Louisiana pic.twitter.com/7kU3DZjhyn

— Josh Morgerman (@iCyclone) August 27, 2020

EXTREME winds in the eyewall of #Laura here in Lake Charles WELL in excess of 100 mph. #lawx pic.twitter.com/og06tSSje9

— Cory Smith (@wxcory) August 27, 2020

WATCH: Hurricane Laura is moving ashore in southwest Louisiana, as seen from Lake Charles pic.twitter.com/3tvaRdMy2j

— BNO News (@BNONews) August 27, 2020

BREAkING! Buildings gutted in Lake Charles LA in powerful eye wall of #HurricaneLaura @RadarOmega_WX @ChasinSpin pic.twitter.com/wP3fPyREIZ

— Reed Timmer (@ReedTimmerAccu) August 27, 2020