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EXPIRED Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Parts of Tuscaloosa, Lamar, and Fayette Counties Will Expire at 3 pm
At 211 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Gordo to near Lake Lurleen State Park to near Holt, moving north at 45 mph. Continue reading
CANCELED Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Parts of Tuscaloosa, Pickens, and Greene Counties Until 230 p.m.
At 143 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Mantua, or 12 miles north of Eutaw, moving north at 30 mph. Continue reading
1 p.m. Advisory: Laura Downgraded to a Tropical Storm
Flooding rainfall and strong winds spreading inland over northern Louisiana and southeastern Arkansas. High water levels persist along portions of the Gulf Coast. Continue reading
Storms Over West Alabama
Storms associated with the outer feeder bands of Laura will lift northeastward across the area today. They are not expected to be severe today but will have heavy rain and gusty winds. We will be monitoring them just in case. Continue reading
Hurricane Laura Makes Landfall at Cameron LA
Deadly conditions are occurring along the coast of Southwest Louisiana. Continue reading
Hurricane Force Gusts Being Reported
The center of Hurricane Laura will make landfall around 1 a.m. CDT near Cameron, Louisiana. Continue reading
Extreme Wind Warning Issued for the Eyewall
This product has been issued for Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria in 2017 and Michael in 2018. Continue reading
Coastal Reports at 10 p.m.
Winds are rising along the Gulf Coast tonight. Winds just gusted to 61 mph at Lake Charles and are gusting to 53 mph just west of Cameron. Continue reading
10 p.m. Advisory: Extremely Dangerous Hurricane Laura Closing in on the Northwest Gulf Coast
Catastrophic storm surge, extreme winds, and flash flooding expected tonight and early Thursday. Continue reading
Hurricane Laura at 8 p.m.: Pressure Continues to Fall; Down to 937 millibars
The storm surge is already at 4.5 feet above normally dry ground at Freshwater Canal Locks in Vermillion Parish, well east of the expected landfall point of Hurricane Laura. Hurricane-force gusts are being reported from the South Marsh Oil Platform. … Continue reading
