Folks living along or near the Louisiana and Texas coast need to follow evacuation orders according to Pete Gaynor, FEMA administrator who likened the storm to the infamous Katrina hurricane of 2005. Hurricane Laura has now upgraded to a category 4 and is churning off the cost of Louisiana.
The storm was expected to die down but that isn’t the case. Gaynor told “Bill Hemmer Reports.” The warning doesn’t give residents much time to prepare but Gaynor hopes they will heed the warning and get out, adding that the surge would be ‘unsurvivable’.
“If you are under evacuation orders, the time is waning, you need to get out and take action,”he said. “Unsurvivable surge; 15 to 20 feet centered on Cameron Parish.
“This is a storm to take very seriously.”
As of 5 p.m. ET, a hurricane warning was in effect for the area between San Luis Pass, Texas and Intracoastal City, La. A storm surge warning was in effect for the area between Freeport, Texas and the mouth of the Mississippi River, with a surge of between 15 and 20 feet forecast for the area between Johnson Bayou and the Rockefeller Wildlife Refuge.
Gaynor also warned that inland communities in the path of the storm should also treat it as a serious threat, as host Bill Hemmer recalled how Hurricane Katrina caused catastrophic damage more than 60 miles inland across Mississippi and Louisiana in 2005.
“Keep your family safe,” Gaynor added. “If you are under evacuation orders, take action, get yourself out. Don’t put yourself and your family at risk.”
According to The Weather Channel, a storm surge warning is in effect from Freeport, Texas, to the mouth of the Mississippi River in southeast Louisiana, including Galveston Bay and areas inside the Port Arthur, Texas, hurricane flood protection system.
This means a life-threatening storm surge is expected in the next 36 hours. Residents in these areas should heed all evacuation orders and instructions from local emergency management and take necessary precautions to protect life and property.
A hurricane warning is now in effect from San Luis Pass, Texas, to Intracoastal City, Louisiana. This includes Galveston, parts of the east Houston metro area, Beaumont and Port Arthur, Texas, Lake Charles, Louisiana, and several additional inland counties and parishes of east Texas and western Louisiana extending north of Interstate 10. Hurricane conditions (winds 74 mph or greater) will affect these areas Wednesday night and Thursday.
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