Live updates: Laura bringing “catastrophic storm surge” to Louisiana

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“Extremely dangerous” Hurricane Laura made landfall overnight near Cameron, Louisiana, bringing “catastrophic storm surge, extreme winds and flash flooding” to portions of the state, the National Hurricane Center said early Thursday. The storm had intensified rapidly into a Category 4 hurricane before slamming into the Gulf Coast near the Louisiana-Texas border.

Several hours after it came ashore, the storm was downgraded to a Category 2 hurricane, although the storm was still extremely dangerous and winds remained powerful, topping 100 mph.

As of 6 a.m. local time, the storm was located about 55 miles north of Lake Charles, Louisiana, moving north at 15 mph.

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Hurricane Laura as seen from satellite at 5:41 a.m. EDT on August 27, 2020. NOAA

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