Hurricane Laura roared across the Louisiana coastline early Thursday as a Category 4 storm, bringing 240 kph winds and what is sure to be devastating destruction when the sun rises.
Mat Mcgee told CNN he was in the middle of the eye of Hurricane Laura when he saw the metal building in front of his barge get ripped apart."Now we're just waiting on the surge to get here," he said.
The focus Thursday will be on saving lives and transporting people to shelters, he said. But the Vermilion Parish Sheriff's Office said evacuation is key because authorities are concerned about rescue efforts. Travel trailers have been left behind by construction workers on LNG projects. Authorities are concerned about the permanent residents who stayed, Buller said. There have already been reports of water coming up the road.
Extreme wind warnings are issued when winds that are not associated with a tornado or other thunderstorm event are expected to exceed 115 mph, such as in a major hurricane. Residents under the warning are warned to "take cover now and to treat these imminent extreme winds as if a tornado was approaching and move immediately to the safe room in your shelter."
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