
Hurricane Laura made landfall near Cameron (Cameron Parish, 70631) La., as a Category 4 storm (maximum sustained winds of 150 mph) early Thursday, with more than nine feet of storm surge inundating the coast.
According to media outlets, the storm has been responsible for widespread damage mostly concentrated in portions of Louisiana, but also reported in Texas and Mississippi.
In addition, storm remnants produced several unconfirmed tornadoes Thursday night that downed trees, toppled utility lines and damaged buildings in Northeast Arkansas.
Approximate locations sustaining structural damage:
Arkansas
- Egypt (Craighead County, 72427)
*Wind damage - Forrest City (Craighead County, 72335, 72336)
*Tornado (reported) - Goobertown (Craighead County, 72417)
*Wind damage - Jonesboro (Craighead County, 72401, 72402, 72403, 72404, 72405)
*Tornado (reported) - Lake City (Craighead County, 72437)
*Tornado (reported) - Little Rock (Pulaski County, 72201, 72202, 72203, 72204, 72205, 72206, 72207, 72209, 72210, 72211, 72212, 72214, 72215, 72216, 72217, 72219, 72221, 72222, 72223, 72225, 72227, 72231, 72255, 72260, 72295)
*Wind damage - Paragould (Greene County, 72450, 72451)
*Tornado (reported) - Possum Grape (Jackson County, 72020)
*Wind damage - Redfield (Jefferson County, 72132)
*Wind damage - Sedgwick (Lawrence County, 72465)
*Wind damage - Walcott (Greene County, 72474)
*Tornado (reported)
Louisiana
- Cameron (Cameron Parish, 70631)
*Flooding - Carlyss (Calcasieu Parish, 70665)
*Wind damage - DeRidder (Beauregard Parish, 70634)
*Wind damage - DeQuincy (Calcasieu Parish, 70633)
*Wind damage - Gillis (Calcasieu Parish, 70611)
*Wind damage - Hackberry (Cameron Parish, 70645)
*Wind damage - Hayes (Calcasieu Parish, 70646)
*Wind damage - Holly Beach/Grand Chenier (Cameron Parish, 70643)
*Flooding, wind damage - Iowa (Calcasieu Parish, 70647)
*Wind damage - Lafayette (Lafayette Parish, 70501, 70502, 70503, 70504, 70505, 70506, 70507, 70508, 70509, 70593, 70596, 70598)
*Flooding, wind damage - Lake Charles (Calcasieu Parish, 70601, 70602, 70605, 70606, 70607, 70609, 70611, 70612, 70615, 70616, 70629)
*Flooding, wind damage - Leesville (Vernon Parish, 71446, 71459, 71469)
*Wind damage - Moss Bluff (Calcasieu Parish, 70611)
*Wind damage - Prien (Calcasieu Parish, 70605)
*Wind damage - Robeline (Natchitoches Parish, 71469)
*Wind damage - Shreveport (Caddo Parish, 71101, 71102, 71103, 71104, 71105, 71106, 71107, 71108, 71109, 71115, 71118, 71119, 71120, 71129, 71130, 71133, 71134, 71135, 71136, 71137, 71138, 71148, 71149, 71150, 71151, 71152, 71153, 71154, 71156, 71161, 71162, 71163, 71164, 71165, 71166)
- Starks (Calcasieu Parish, 70661)
*Wind damage - Sulphur (Calcasieu Parish, 70663, 70664, 70665)
*Wind damage - Vinton (Calcasieu Parish, 70668)
*Wind damage - Westlake (Calcasieu Parish, 70669)
*Wind damage
Mississippi
- Natchez (Adams County, 39120, 39121, 39122)
*Wind damage
Texas
- Crystal Beach/Port Bolivar (Galveston County, 77650)
*Flooding - Galveston (77550, 77551, 77552, 77553, 77554, 77555)
*Flooding, wind damage - Orange (Orange County, 77630, 77631, 77632)
*Wind damage - Port Arthur (Jefferson County, 77640, 77641, 77642, 77643)
*Wind damage - Sabine Pass (Jefferson County, 77655)
*Flooding
Media Coverage
FOX News: Arkansas church damaged in tornado spun off from Hurricane Laura
The Weather Channel :
Tropical Depression Laura Moving Through the Mid-South With Gusty Winds, Flooding After Category 4 Landfall
Tropical Storm Laura Moves Inland Across Louisiana With Damaging Winds, Flooding and Tornadoes After Category 4 Landfall
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8/24/20:
Texas
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8/22/20:
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