ATL: LAURA - Post-Tropical - Discussion

[toad strangler]

 http://twitter.com/philklotzbach/status/1298772149323227137

[supercane4867]

South-north pass coming up. Plane will fly right through the newly developed hot towers.

[GCANE]

Towers are driving up helicity.
Significant and Violent Tornado Potential coming onshore.
Going to get real nasty, real quick.

[Hammy]

Lake Charles NWS had to evacuate, as per TWC.

[GCANE]

 https://twitter.com/CIRA_CSU/status/1298769592144130048

[eastcoastFL]

It’s crazy that Laura is on the cusp of Category 5 intensity, and it still has like six hours over water

Just 2 hours ago the nhc has her over water for 12 more hours. I hope your prediction is closer

Another 12 hours? So, when it’s suppose makes landfall? Yizzzuuus

Based on the 8pm update we're 8 hours out. So 3am local time

[northjaxpro]

Lake Charles NWS had to evacuate, as per TWC.

Yep. Saw this a short time ago and rightfully so!!

[chaser1]

Another thing to remember about the location of this landfall and surge area, there is going to be a lot of nasty wildlife in those flood waters.

Well, I've seen cars on roofs. You suggesting that we might actually see our first post-hurricane with an alligator on someone's roof??

That was common in past hurricanes down there, including Audrey and Camille. Alligators and water moccasins.

On roofs?? That's just plain over the top lol. When a person can't even crawl on they're own roof for a Coast Guard airlift rescue, because Fido is busy fending off water moccasins and you're having to be Indiana Jones evading two really pissed off 12' gators. #havingacrappyday

[HurryKane]

 https://twitter.com/wdsu/status/1298734018582777856

Awww Margaret. When she gets upset you know it's bad.

[eastcoastFL]

[Beef Stew]

I can only imagine what we're seeing now is akin to what we would've seen during the 1856 Last Island, 1886 Indianola, or 1932 Freeport Hurricanes if we had the technology then. Stunning.

[Blinhart]

Surge is already beginning to inundate Cameron, LA.

Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KP1Ee4F7q-o

https://i.imgur.com/kEuus3Y.jpg

wonder if that camera will be under water when Laura makes landfall

It will be under probably about 15 feet of water.

[GrayLancer18]

Something's happening to the eye; either contraction, a most or dry air...

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[Ed_2001]

Cameron, LA has a long history with hurricanes. Audrey back in 1957, which hit near Cameron as a Cat 3, killed hundreds of people in town. It used to have a population of 2,000 twenty years ago before being hit by Rita and Ike in quick succession and caused most residents to relocate. Population was down to 406 by 2010. And now...right in the firing path of a High-end category 4.

I guess this may not be a surprise for old timers but gut wrenching nonetheless given its very scarred past.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cameron,_Louisiana

[Ken711]

 https://twitter.com/RyanMaue/status/1298773845982285824

[chaser1]

Another thing to remember about the location of this landfall and surge area, there is going to be a lot of nasty wildlife in those flood waters.

Well, I've seen cars on roofs. You suggesting that we might actually see our first post-hurricane with an alligator on someone's roof??

That was common in past hurricanes down there, including Audrey and Camille. Alligators and water moccasins.

On roofs?? That's just plain over the top lol. When a person can't even crawl on they're own roof for a Coast Guard airlift rescue, because Fido is busy fending off water moccasins and you're having to be Indiana Jones evading two really pissed off 12' gators. #havingacrappyday

[cheezyWXguy]

Something's happening to the eye; either contraction, a most or dry air...https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20200827/e3ffe5507aadb93a60ed7327af7e16de.jpg

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I saw that too. This is likely due to truncation. The northern eyewall is so strong that the radar is having trouble seeing the southern one.

Edit: woops, didn’t mean to put that spam icon in there. Must have pressed the button and didn’t realize it.

[hicksta]

Anyone have a link to some storm chasers?

[tolakram]

Something's happening to the eye; either contraction, a most or dry air...https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20200827/e3ffe5507aadb93a60ed7327af7e16de.jpg

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Most likely attenuation of the radar signal since some extreme convection is firing in the northern eyewall at the moment. Time will tell.

[supercane4867]

Last visible before sunset.