{"id":4289,"date":"2020-08-26T01:30:34","date_gmt":"2020-08-26T01:30:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ialert.com\/blog\/?p=4289"},"modified":"2023-07-14T12:14:16","modified_gmt":"2023-07-14T12:14:16","slug":"hurricane-laura-to-make-landfall-as-a-major-hurricane-in-the-gulf-of-mexico-early-thursday-morning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ialert.com\/blog\/weather-articles\/hurricane-laura-to-make-landfall-as-a-major-hurricane-in-the-gulf-of-mexico-early-thursday-morning\/","title":{"rendered":"Hurricane Laura to Make Landfall as a Major Hurricane in the Gulf of Mexico Early Thursday Morning"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4292\" src=\"https:\/\/ialert.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/iAlert.com_Wed_Aug_25_2020_Hurricane_Laura_Gulf_Landfall_forecast.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2216\" height=\"1524\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ialert.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/iAlert.com_Wed_Aug_25_2020_Hurricane_Laura_Gulf_Landfall_forecast.jpg 2216w, https:\/\/ialert.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/iAlert.com_Wed_Aug_25_2020_Hurricane_Laura_Gulf_Landfall_forecast-300x206.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ialert.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/iAlert.com_Wed_Aug_25_2020_Hurricane_Laura_Gulf_Landfall_forecast-1024x704.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2216px) 100vw, 2216px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>There is a danger of life-threatening storm surge with large dangerous waves producing potentially catastrophic damage from San Luis Pass, Texas, to the Mouth of the Mississippi River, including areas inside the Port Arthur Hurricane Flood Protection system.\u00a0 This surge could penetrate up to 30 miles inland from the immediate coastline in southwestern Louisiana and far southeastern Texas.\u00a0 Actions to protect life and property should be rushed to completion as water levels will begin to rise on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ialert.com\/blog\/weather-articles\/saffir-simpson-hurricane-wind-scale\/\">Hurricane-force winds<\/a> are expected Wednesday night in the warning area from San Luis Pass, Texas, to west Morgan City, Louisiana, and the strongest winds associated with Laura\u2019s eyewall will occur somewhere within this area.\u00a0 Hurricane-force winds and widespread damaging wind gusts are also expected to spread well inland into portions of eastern Texas and western Louisiana early Thursday<\/p>\n<p>The threat of wingspread <a href=\"https:\/\/ialert.com\/blog\/basic-meteorology\/what-is-the-difference-between-a-flash-flood-and-a-flood\/\">flash and urban flooding<\/a> along with small streams overflowing their banks will increase due to heavy rainfall Wednesday night into Thursday from far eastern Texas, across Louisiana, and Arkansas.\u00a0 This will also result in minor to isolated moderate river flooding.\u00a0 The heavy rainfall threat will spread northeastward into the middle-Mississippi, lower Ohio and Tennessee Valleys Friday night and Saturday.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4294\" src=\"https:\/\/ialert.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/iAlert.com_Wed_Aug_25_2020_Hurricane_Laura_Gulf_Landfall_hurricane_wind_speed_probability_forecast.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2216\" height=\"1524\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ialert.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/iAlert.com_Wed_Aug_25_2020_Hurricane_Laura_Gulf_Landfall_hurricane_wind_speed_probability_forecast.jpg 2216w, https:\/\/ialert.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/iAlert.com_Wed_Aug_25_2020_Hurricane_Laura_Gulf_Landfall_hurricane_wind_speed_probability_forecast-300x206.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ialert.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/iAlert.com_Wed_Aug_25_2020_Hurricane_Laura_Gulf_Landfall_hurricane_wind_speed_probability_forecast-1024x704.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2216px) 100vw, 2216px\" 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