One year later, Southwest Louisiana still picking up pieces after Hurricane Laura
LAKE CHARLES, La. — One year ago today Hurricane Laura devastated Southwest Louisiana during the historic 2020 hurricane season.
All the right ingredients were there. Above-average Atlantic water temperatures, active West African Monsoon and no El Niño. El Niño causes strong upper-level winds that can tear apart tropical storms. Instead we had a La Niña. It is no help at all in disrupting tropical weather.
The Gulf Coast had major impacts, with the state of Louisiana having the most.
Major Hurricane Laura hit Cameron Parish Aug. 27 as a category 4 storm with 150 mph winds.
Hurricane Laura tied the record for the strongest landfalling hurricane in Louisiana since 1851 with the Last Island Hurricane of 1856. Winds were 150 mph and the pressure 938 at landfall. Landfall was 1 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 27………