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Post-tropical Cyclone Laura at 38.4°N - 83.3°W

Lawrence County, KY

Last observation: 29 Aug 2020 - 16:50 UTC

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29 Aug 2020 - 9:00 UTC No description available

29 Aug 2020 - 3:00 UTC No description available

28 Aug 2020 - 21:00 UTC No description available

28 Aug 2020 - 15:00 UTC No description available

28 Aug 2020 - 9:00 UTC No description available

28 Aug 2020 - 3:00 UTC ...LAURA WEAKENS TO A DEPRESSION OVER ARKANSAS... ...FLOOD THREAT CONTINUES... As of 10:00 PM CDT Thu Aug 27 the center of Laura was located near 35.1, -92.0 with movement NNE at 15 mph. The minimum central pressure was 993 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 35 mph.

28 Aug 2020 - 0:00 UTC ...LAURA CONTINUES TO PRODUCE FLOODING RAINFALL OVER PORTIONS OF ARKANSAS... As of 7:00 PM CDT Thu Aug 27 the center of Laura was located near 34.2, -92.4 with movement NNE at 15 mph. The minimum central pressure was 992 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 40 mph.

27 Aug 2020 - 21:00 UTC ...FLOODING RAINFALL AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS SPREADING INLAND OVER PORTIONS OF ARKANSAS... As of 4:00 PM CDT Thu Aug 27 the center of Laura was located near 33.4, -92.8 with movement NNE at 15 mph. The minimum central pressure was 991 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 50 mph.

27 Aug 2020 - 18:00 UTC ...FLOODING RAINFALL AND STRONG WINDS SPREADING INLAND OVER NORTHERN LOUISIANA AND SOUTHEASTERN ARKANSAS... ...HIGH WATER LEVELS PERSIST ALONG PORTIONS OF THE GULF COAST... As of 1:00 PM CDT Thu Aug 27 the center of Laura was located near 32.9, -92.8 with movement N at 15 mph. The minimum central pressure was 988 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 65 mph.

27 Aug 2020 - 17:00 UTC ...DAMAGING WINDS AND FLOODING RAINFALL SPREADING INLAND OVER CENTRAL AND NORTHERN PORTIONS OF LOUISIANA... ...HIGH WATER LEVELS PERSIST ALONG PORTIONS OF THE GULF COAST... As of 12:00 PM CDT Thu Aug 27 the center of Laura was located near 32.6, -92.9 with movement N at 15 mph. The minimum central pressure was 985 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 70 mph.

27 Aug 2020 - 16:00 UTC ...DAMAGING WINDS AND FLOODING RAINFALL SPREADING INLAND OVER CENTRAL AND NORTHERN PORTIONS OF LOUISIANA... ...HIGH WATER LEVELS PERSIST ALONG PORTIONS OF THE GULF COAST... As of 11:00 AM CDT Thu Aug 27 the center of Laura was located near 32.3, -92.9 with movement N at 15 mph. The minimum central pressure was 982 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 75 mph.

27 Aug 2020 - 15:00 UTC ...DAMAGING WINDS AND FLOODING RAINFALL SPREADING INLAND OVER CENTRAL AND NORTHERN PORTIONS OF LOUISIANA... ...HIGH WATER LEVELS PERSIST ALONG PORTIONS OF THE GULF COAST... As of 10:00 AM CDT Thu Aug 27 the center of Laura was located near 31.9, -93.1 with movement N at 16 mph. The minimum central pressure was 982 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 75 mph.

27 Aug 2020 - 14:00 UTC ...DAMAGING WINDS AND FLOODING RAINFALL SPREADING INLAND OVER WESTERN AND CENTRAL LOUISIANA... ...LIFE-THREATENING STORM SURGE CONTINUES ALONG MUCH OF THE LOUISIANA COASTLINE... As of 9:00 AM CDT Thu Aug 27 the center of Laura was located near 31.7, -93.1 with movement N at 15 mph. The minimum central pressure was 976 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 85 mph.

27 Aug 2020 - 13:00 UTC ...DAMAGING WINDS AND FLOODING RAINFALL SPREADING INLAND OVER WESTERN AND CENTRAL LOUISIANA... ...LIFE-THREATENING STORM SURGE CONTINUES ALONG MUCH OF THE LOUISIANA COASTLINE... As of 8:00 AM CDT Thu Aug 27 the center of Laura was located near 31.4, -93.2 with movement N at 15 mph. The minimum central pressure was 970 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 100 mph.

27 Aug 2020 - 12:00 UTC ...DAMAGING WINDS AND FLOODING RAINFALL SPREADING INLAND OVER WESTERN AND CENTRAL LOUISIANA... ...LIFE-THREATENING STORM SURGE CONTINUES ALONG MUCH OF THE LOUISIANA COASTLINE... As of 7:00 AM CDT Thu Aug 27 the center of Laura was located near 31.2, -93.3 with movement N at 15 mph. The minimum central pressure was 970 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 100 mph.

27 Aug 2020 - 11:00 UTC ...HURRICANE CONDITIONS SPREADING FARTHER INLAND ACROSS SOUTHWESTERN LOUISIANA... ...CATASTROPHIC STORM SURGE, HURRICANE FORCE WINDS, AND FLASH FLOODING WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING... As of 6:00 AM CDT Thu Aug 27 the center of Laura was located near 30.9, -93.3 with movement N at 15 mph. The minimum central pressure was 964 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 105 mph.

27 Aug 2020 - 10:00 UTC ...HURRICANE CONDITIONS SPREADING FARTHER INLAND ACROSS SOUTHWESTERN LOUISIANA... ...CATASTROPHIC STORM SURGE, HURRICANE FORCE WINDS, AND FLASH FLOODING WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING... As of 5:00 AM CDT Thu Aug 27 the center of Laura was located near 30.7, -93.4 with movement N at 15 mph. The minimum central pressure was 954 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 110 mph.

27 Aug 2020 - 9:00 UTC ...LAURA MOVING NORTHWARD OVER SOUTHWESTERN LOUISIANA... ...CATASTROPHIC STORM SURGE, EXTREME WINDS, AND FLASH FLOODING CONTINUES IN PORTIONS OF LOUISIANA... As of 4:00 AM CDT Thu Aug 27 the center of Laura was located near 30.5, -93.4 with movement N at 15 mph. The minimum central pressure was 948 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 120 mph.

27 Aug 2020 - 8:00 UTC ...EYEWALL OF LAURA PUSHING INLAND ACROSS SOUTHWESTERN LOUISIANA... ...CATASTROPHIC STORM SURGE, EXTREME WINDS, AND FLASH FLOODING ONGOING... As of 3:00 AM CDT Thu Aug 27 the center of Laura was located near 30.2, -93.4 with movement N at 15 mph. The minimum central pressure was 946 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 130 mph.

27 Aug 2020 - 7:00 UTC ...EYEWALL OF LAURA PUSHING INLAND ACROSS SOUTHWESTERN LOUISIANA... ...CATASTROPHIC STORM SURGE, EXTREME WINDS, AND FLASH FLOODING ONGOING... As of 2:00 AM CDT Thu Aug 27 the center of Laura was located near 30.0, -93.3 with movement N at 15 mph. The minimum central pressure was 941 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 140 mph.

27 Aug 2020 - 6:00 UTC ...EXTREMELY DANGEROUS CATEGORY 4 HURRICANE LAURA MAKES LANDFALL NEAR CAMERON LOUISIANA... ...CATASTROPHIC STORM SURGE, EXTREME WINDS, AND FLASH FLOODING OCCURRING IN PORTIONS OF LOUISIANA... As of 1:00 AM CDT Thu Aug 27 the center of Laura was located near 29.8, -93.3 with movement N at 15 mph. The minimum central pressure was 938 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 150 mph.

27 Aug 2020 - 5:00 UTC ...NORTHERN EYEWALL OF LAURA MOVING OVER CAMERON PARISH... ...CATASTROPHIC STORM SURGE, EXTREME WINDS, AND FLASH FLOODING OCCURING IN SOUTHWESTERN LOUISIANA... As of 12:00 AM CDT Thu Aug 27 the center of Laura was located near 29.5, -93.3 with movement NNW at 15 mph. The minimum central pressure was 938 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 150 mph.

27 Aug 2020 - 4:00 UTC ...EYEWALL OF LAURA NEARING COAST OF LOUISIANA... ...CATASTROPHIC STORM SURGE, EXTREME WINDS, AND FLASH FLOODING EXPECTED TONIGHT AND EARLY THURSDAY... As of 11:00 PM CDT Wed Aug 26 the center of Laura was located near 29.2, -93.2 with movement NNW at 15 mph. The minimum central pressure was 938 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 150 mph.

27 Aug 2020 - 3:00 UTC ...EXTREMELY DANGEROUS HURRICANE LAURA CLOSING IN ON THE NORTHWEST GULF COAST... ...CATASTROPHIC STORM SURGE, EXTREME WINDS, AND FLASH FLOODING EXPECTED TONIGHT AND EARLY THURSDAY... As of 10:00 PM CDT Wed Aug 26 the center of Laura was located near 29.0, -93.2 with movement NNW at 15 mph. The minimum central pressure was 939 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 150 mph.

27 Aug 2020 - 2:00 UTC ...900 PM CDT POSITION UPDATE... As of 9:00 PM CDT Wed Aug 26 the center of Laura was located near 28.8, -93.1 with movement NNW at 15 mph. The minimum central pressure was 937 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 150 mph.

27 Aug 2020 - 1:00 UTC ...800 PM CDT POSITION UPDATE... ...POSSIBLE TORNADOES OCCURRING IN LAURA'S OUTER BANDS OVER SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA AND EXTREME SOUTHWESTERN MISSISSIPPI... As of 8:00 PM CDT Wed Aug 26 the center of Laura was located near 28.7, -93.1 with movement NNW at 15 mph. The minimum central pressure was 937 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 150 mph.

27 Aug 2020 - 0:00 UTC ...WINDS INCREASING AS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS HURRICANE LAURA TAKES AIM AT THE NORTHWEST GULF COAST... ...CATASTROPHIC STORM SURGE, EXTREME WINDS, AND FLASH FLOODING EXPECTED ALONG THE NORTHWEST GULF COAST TONIGHT... As of 7:00 PM CDT Wed Aug 26 the center of Laura was located near 28.4, -92.9 with movement NNW at 15 mph. The minimum central pressure was 940 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 150 mph.

26 Aug 2020 - 23:00 UTC ...600 PM CDT POSITION UPDATE... ...SUSTAINED TROPICAL-STORM-FORCE WINDS AND STEADY HEAVY RAINS BEGINNING TO SPREAD ONSHORE THE CENTRAL LOUISIANA COAST... As of 6:00 PM CDT Wed Aug 26 the center of Laura was located near 28.2, -92.9 with movement NW at 15 mph. The minimum central pressure was 947 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 145 mph.

26 Aug 2020 - 22:00 UTC ...500 PM CDT POSITION UPDATE... As of 5:00 PM CDT Wed Aug 26 the center of Laura was located near 28.1, -92.8 with movement NW at 15 mph. The minimum central pressure was 947 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 145 mph.

26 Aug 2020 - 21:00 UTC ...WIND AND WATER LEVELS INCREASING AS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS HURRICANE LAURA TAKES AIM AT THE NORTHWEST GULF COAST... ...CATASTROPHIC STORM SURGE, EXTREME WINDS, AND FLASH FLOODING EXPECTED ALONG THE NORTHWEST GULF COAST TONIGHT... As of 4:00 PM CDT Wed Aug 26 the center of Laura was located near 27.9, -92.8 with movement NW at 15 mph. The minimum central pressure was 947 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 145 mph.

26 Aug 2020 - 20:00 UTC ...CATASTROPHIC STORM SURGE, EXTREME WINDS, AND FLASH FLOODING EXPECTED ALONG THE NORTHWEST GULF COAST THIS EVENING... ...WATER LEVELS RISING ALONG THE COAST OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS AND LOUISIANA... As of 3:00 PM CDT Wed Aug 26 the center of Laura was located near 27.6, -92.7 with movement NW at 16 mph. The minimum central pressure was 948 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 140 mph.

26 Aug 2020 - 19:00 UTC ...200 PM CDT POSITION UPDATE... ...CATASTROPHIC STORM SURGE, EXTREME WINDS, AND FLASH FLOODING EXPECTED ALONG THE NORTHWEST GULF COAST TONIGHT... ...LITTLE TIME REMAINS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY... As of 2:00 PM CDT Wed Aug 26 the center of Laura was located near 27.4, -92.6 with movement NW at 16 mph. The minimum central pressure was 948 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 140 mph.

26 Aug 2020 - 18:00 UTC ...CATASTROPHIC STORM SURGE, EXTREME WINDS, AND FLASH FLOODING EXPECTED ALONG THE NORTHWEST GULF COAST TONIGHT... ...LITTLE TIME REMAINS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY... As of 1:00 PM CDT Wed Aug 26 the center of Laura was located near 27.3, -92.5 with movement NW at 16 mph. The minimum central pressure was 952 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 140 mph.

26 Aug 2020 - 15:00 UTC ...CATASTROPHIC STORM SURGE, EXTREME WINDS, AND FLASH FLOODING EXPECTED ALONG THE NORTHWEST GULF COAST TONIGHT... ...ONLY A FEW HOURS REMAIN TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY... As of 10:00 AM CDT Wed Aug 26 the center of Laura was located near 27.0, -92.0 with movement NW at 16 mph. The minimum central pressure was 956 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 125 mph.

26 Aug 2020 - 12:00 UTC ...POTENTIALLY CATASTROPHIC STORM SURGE, EXTREME WINDS, AND FLASH FLOODING EXPECTED ALONG THE NORTHWEST GULF COAST TONIGHT... ...STEPS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY SHOULD BE RUSHED TO COMPLETION IN THE NEXT FEW HOURS... As of 7:00 AM CDT Wed Aug 26 the center of Laura was located near 26.4, -91.4 with movement NW at 15 mph. The minimum central pressure was 963 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 115 mph.

26 Aug 2020 - 9:00 UTC ...LAURA EXPECTED TO RAPIDLY STRENGTHEN TO A CATEGORY 4 HURRICANE... ...FORECAST TO PRODUCE A LIFE-THREATENING STORM SURGE, EXTREME WINDS, AND FLASH FLOODING OVER EASTERN TEXAS AND LOUISIANA LATER TODAY... As of 4:00 AM CDT Wed Aug 26 the center of Laura was located near 26.1, -90.7 with movement NW at 15 mph. The minimum central pressure was 973 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 110 mph.

26 Aug 2020 - 6:00 UTC ...LAURA RAPIDLY INTENSIFYING... ...EXPECTED TO PRODUCE A LIFE-THREATENING STORM SURGE, EXTREME WINDS, AND FLASH FLOODING OVER EASTERN TEXAS AND LOUISIANA LATER TODAY... As of 1:00 AM CDT Wed Aug 26 the center of Laura was located near 25.6, -90.2 with movement WNW at 17 mph. The minimum central pressure was 978 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 105 mph.

26 Aug 2020 - 3:00 UTC ...LAURA CONTINUES TO STRENGTHEN... ...EXPECTED TO BE A MAJOR HURRICANE AT LANDFALL ALONG THE NORTHWESTERN GULF OF MEXICO COAST... As of 10:00 PM CDT Tue Aug 25 the center of Laura was located near 25.2, -89.5 with movement WNW at 17 mph. The minimum central pressure was 978 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 90 mph.

26 Aug 2020 - 0:00 UTC ...LAURA STRENGTHENING OVER THE CENTRAL GULF OF MEXICO... As of 7:00 PM CDT Tue Aug 25 the center of Laura was located near 25.0, -89.0 with movement WNW at 17 mph. The minimum central pressure was 983 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 85 mph.

25 Aug 2020 - 21:00 UTC ...LAURA MOVING WEST-NORTHWESTWARD ACROSS THE CENTRAL GULF OF MEXICO... ...EXPECTED TO STRENGTHEN INTO A MAJOR HURRICANE BEFORE LANDFALL WEDNESDAY NIGHT OR THURSDAY MORNING... As of 4:00 PM CDT Tue Aug 25 the center of Laura was located near 24.7, -88.3 with movement WNW at 17 mph. The minimum central pressure was 990 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 80 mph.

25 Aug 2020 - 18:00 UTC ...LAURA MOVING WEST-NORTHWESTWARD ACROSS THE SOUTHEASTERN GULF OF MEXICO... ...EXPECTED TO STRENGTHEN INTO A MAJOR HURRICANE BY WEDNESDAY NIGHT... As of 1:00 PM CDT Tue Aug 25 the center of Laura was located near 24.3, -87.6 with movement WNW at 16 mph. The minimum central pressure was 990 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 75 mph.

25 Aug 2020 - 15:00 UTC ...LAURA MOVING ACROSS THE SOUTHEASTERN GULF OF MEXICO... ...HURRICANE AND STORM SURGE WARNINGS ISSUED FOR THE NORTHWESTERN GULF COAST... As of 10:00 AM CDT Tue Aug 25 the center of Laura was located near 23.7, -87.0 with movement WNW at 16 mph. The minimum central pressure was 990 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 75 mph.

25 Aug 2020 - 12:15 UTC ...NOAA HURRICANE HUNTER REPORTS THAT LAURA HAS BECOME A HURRICANE... As of 7:15 AM CDT Tue Aug 25 the center of Laura was located near 23.4, -86.4 with movement WNW at 17 mph. The minimum central pressure was 991 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 75 mph.

25 Aug 2020 - 12:00 UTC ...LAURA NOW JUST BELOW HURRICANE STRENGTH... ...FORECAST TO BECOME A MAJOR HURRICANE OVER THE NORTHWESTERN GULF OF MEXICO ON WEDNESDAY... As of 7:00 AM CDT Tue Aug 25 the center of Laura was located near 23.4, -86.4 with movement WNW at 17 mph. The minimum central pressure was 991 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 70 mph.

25 Aug 2020 - 9:00 UTC ...LAURA NOW FORECAST TO BECOME A MAJOR HURRICANE OVER THE NORTHWESTERN GULF OF MEXICO ON WEDNESDAY... ...ADDITIONAL HURRICANE WATCH AREA ISSUED FOR PORTIONS OF TEXAS... As of 4:00 AM CDT Tue Aug 25 the center of Laura was located near 22.9, -85.7 with movement WNW at 17 mph. The minimum central pressure was 995 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 65 mph.

25 Aug 2020 - 6:00 UTC ...LAURA BECOMING BETTER ORGANIZED OVER THE SOUTHEASTERN GULF OF MEXICO... ...EXPECTED TO BECOME A HURRICANE LATER TODAY... As of 2:00 AM EDT Tue Aug 25 the center of Laura was located near 22.6, -85.0 with movement WNW at 20 mph. The minimum central pressure was 995 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 65 mph.

25 Aug 2020 - 3:00 UTC ...LAURA FORECAST TO BECOME A HURRICANE ON TUESDAY... ...HEAVY RAINS AND FLASH FLOODING CONTINUES OVER WESTERN CUBA... As of 11:00 PM EDT Mon Aug 24 the center of Laura was located near 22.7, -84.0 with movement WNW at 20 mph. The minimum central pressure was 996 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 65 mph.

25 Aug 2020 - 0:00 UTC ...NOAA AND AIR FORCE HURRICANE HUNTERS CURRENTLY INVESTIGATING LAURA... ...HEAVY RAINS AND FLASH FLOODING CONTINUES OVER WESTERN CUBA AND THE CAYMAN ISLANDS... As of 8:00 PM EDT Mon Aug 24 the center of Laura was located near 22.1, -82.8 with movement WNW at 20 mph. The minimum central pressure was 998 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 65 mph.

24 Aug 2020 - 21:00 UTC ...CENTER OF LAURA PASSING NEAR THE ISLE OF YOUTH.... ...HURRICANE AND STORM SURGE WATCHES ISSUED FOR A PORTION OF THE NORTHWEST GULF COAST... As of 5:00 PM EDT Mon Aug 24 the center of Laura was located near 21.7, -82.2 with movement WNW at 20 mph. The minimum central pressure was 1001 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 60 mph.

24 Aug 2020 - 18:00 UTC ...CENTER OF LAURA PASSING NEAR CAYO LARGO CUBA.... ...HEAVY RAINFALL AND FLASH FLOODING CONTINUES OVER THE CAYMAN ISLANDS AND PORTIONS OF CUBA... As of 2:00 PM EDT Mon Aug 24 the center of Laura was located near 21.4, -81.6 with movement WNW at 20 mph. The minimum central pressure was 1001 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 60 mph.

24 Aug 2020 - 15:00 UTC ...LAURA CONTINUES WEST-NORTHWESTWARD OVER THE FAR NORTHWESTERN CARIBBEAN SEA.... ...HEAVY RAINFALL AND FLASH FLOODING CONTINUES OVER JAMAICA, THE CAYMAN ISLANDS, AND PORTIONS OF CUBA... As of 11:00 AM EDT Mon Aug 24 the center of Laura was located near 21.2, -80.6 with movement WNW at 20 mph. The minimum central pressure was 1002 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 60 mph.

24 Aug 2020 - 12:00 UTC ...NOAA AND AIR FORCE RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT FIND LAURA MOVING WEST-NORTHWESTWARD JUST SOUTH OF THE COAST OF CENTRAL CUBA.... As of 8:00 AM EDT Mon Aug 24 the center of Laura was located near 20.9, -79.7 with movement WNW at 21 mph. The minimum central pressure was 1000 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 65 mph.

24 Aug 2020 - 9:00 UTC ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING ISSUED FOR PORTIONS OF THE FLORIDA KEYS... ...HEAVY RAINFALL OVER EASTERN CUBA AND JAMAICA WILL SPREAD WESTWARD ACROSS CENTRAL CUBA AND THE CAYMAN ISLANDS TODAY.... As of 5:00 AM EDT Mon Aug 24 the center of Laura was located near 20.8, -78.9 with movement WNW at 21 mph. The minimum central pressure was 1000 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 65 mph.

24 Aug 2020 - 6:00 UTC ...LAURA MOVING BACK OVER THE WARM WATERS OF THE CARIBBEAN SEA... ...HEAVY RAINFALL CONTINUES OVER EASTERN CUBA AND JAMAICA.... As of 2:00 AM EDT Mon Aug 24 the center of Laura was located near 20.5, -78.0 with movement WNW at 21 mph. The minimum central pressure was 1000 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 65 mph.

24 Aug 2020 - 3:00 UTC ...LAURA STRENGTHENS A LITTLE NEAR EASTERN CUBA... ...HEAVY RAINS CONTINUE OVER EASTERN CUBA AND JAMAICA.... As of 11:00 PM EDT Sun Aug 23 the center of Laura was located near 20.1, -76.6 with movement WNW at 21 mph. The minimum central pressure was 1000 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 65 mph.

24 Aug 2020 - 0:00 UTC ...LAURA NOW LOCATED OVER EASTERN CUBA... ...HEAVY RAINS OCCURRING OVER EASTERN CUBA, HAITI, AND JAMAICA.... As of 8:00 PM EDT Sun Aug 23 the center of Laura was located near 20.0, -75.6 with movement WNW at 21 mph. The minimum central pressure was 1000 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 60 mph.

23 Aug 2020 - 21:00 UTC ...AIR FORCE HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT FINDS A SLIGHTLY STRONGER LAURA JUST SOUTH OF EASTERN CUBA... ...HEAVY RAINFALL AND LIFE-THREATENING FLASH FLOODING LIKELY OVER THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC...HAITI...CUBA...AND JAMAICA... As of 5:00 PM EDT Sun Aug 23 the center of Laura was located near 19.5, -75.2 with movement WNW at 21 mph. The minimum central pressure was 1000 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 60 mph.

23 Aug 2020 - 18:00 UTC ...LAURA HEADING TOWARD EASTERN CUBA... ...HEAVY RAINFALL AND LIFE-THREATENING FLASH FLOODING CONTINUES OVER PORTIONS OF THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC AND HAITI... As of 2:00 PM EDT Sun Aug 23 the center of Laura was located near 19.4, -74.3 with movement WNW at 21 mph. The minimum central pressure was 1004 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 50 mph.

23 Aug 2020 - 15:00 UTC ...HEAVY RAINFALL AND LIFE-THREATENING FLASH FLOODING CONTINUES OVER PORTIONS OF THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC AND HAITI... As of 11:00 AM EDT Sun Aug 23 the center of Laura was located near 19.2, -73.2 with movement WNW at 21 mph. The minimum central pressure was 1004 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 50 mph.

23 Aug 2020 - 12:00 UTC ...LAURA BRINGING TORRENTIAL RAINFALL AND LIFE-THREATENING FLOODING TO THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC AND HAITI... As of 8:00 AM EDT Sun Aug 23 the center of Laura was located near 19.1, -72.1 with movement WNW at 18 mph. The minimum central pressure was 1005 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 45 mph.

23 Aug 2020 - 9:00 UTC ...LAURA DUMPING TORRENTIAL RAINFALL ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHERN HISPANIOLA... ...TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS EXTENDED WESTWARD ACROSS CUBA... As of 5:00 AM EDT Sun Aug 23 the center of Laura was located near 18.8, -70.9 with movement WNW at 18 mph. The minimum central pressure was 1005 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 45 mph.

23 Aug 2020 - 6:00 UTC ...LAURA PRODUCING HEAVY RAINFALL OVER THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC AND EASTERN HAITI... As of 2:00 AM AST Sun Aug 23 the center of Laura was located near 18.6, -70.1 with movement WNW at 16 mph. The minimum central pressure was 1004 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 50 mph.

23 Aug 2020 - 3:00 UTC ...LAURA PRODUCING HEAVY RAINS OVER THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC... As of 11:00 PM AST Sat Aug 22 the center of Laura was located near 18.3, -69.6 with movement WNW at 16 mph. The minimum central pressure was 1003 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 50 mph.

23 Aug 2020 - 0:00 UTC ...LAURA NEAR THE EASTERN PORTION OF THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC... ...HEAVY RAINS OCCURRING OVER PUERTO RICO AND THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC... As of 8:00 PM AST Sat Aug 22 the center of Laura was located near 18.1, -68.7 with movement W at 18 mph. The minimum central pressure was 1004 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 50 mph.

22 Aug 2020 - 21:00 UTC ...LAURA HEADED FOR THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC... ...CONTINUES TO DUMP HEAVY RAINS OVER PORTIONS OF PUERTO RICO... As of 5:00 PM AST Sat Aug 22 the center of Laura was located near 18.0, -68.1 with movement W at 18 mph. The minimum central pressure was 1004 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 50 mph.

22 Aug 2020 - 18:00 UTC ...LAURA STRENGTHENS NEAR PUERTO RICO... As of 2:00 PM AST Sat Aug 22 the center of Laura was located near 17.9, -67.5 with movement W at 18 mph. The minimum central pressure was 1004 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 50 mph.

22 Aug 2020 - 16:00 UTC ...LAURA STRENGTHENS SOME... As of 12:00 PM AST Sat Aug 22 the center of Laura was located near 17.8, -67.2 with movement W at 18 mph. The minimum central pressure was 1006 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 45 mph.

22 Aug 2020 - 15:00 UTC ...LAURA BRINGING HEAVY RAINS TO PORTIONS OF PUERTO RICO... As of 11:00 AM AST Sat Aug 22 the center of Laura was located near 17.8, -66.8 with movement W at 18 mph. The minimum central pressure was 1006 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 40 mph.

22 Aug 2020 - 12:00 UTC ...DISORGANIZED LAURA CONTINUES TO MOVE NEAR EASTERN PUERTO RICO... As of 8:00 AM AST Sat Aug 22 the center of Laura was located near 17.7, -66.0 with movement W at 21 mph. The minimum central pressure was 1006 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 40 mph.

22 Aug 2020 - 9:00 UTC ...CENTER OF DISORGANIZED LAURA OVER THE VIRGIN ISLANDS AND EASTERN PUERTO RICO... ...EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS MUCH OF THE GREATER ANTILLES THIS WEEKEND... As of 5:00 AM AST Sat Aug 22 the center of Laura was located near 17.6, -65.5 with movement W at 21 mph. The minimum central pressure was 1007 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 40 mph.

22 Aug 2020 - 6:00 UTC ...CENTER OF DISORGANIZED LAURA APPROACHING THE VIRGIN ISLANDS... ...EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS MUCH OF THE GREATER ANTILLES THIS WEEKEND... As of 2:00 AM AST Sat Aug 22 the center of Laura was located near 17.3, -64.4 with movement WNW at 18 mph. The minimum central pressure was 1008 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 45 mph.

22 Aug 2020 - 3:00 UTC ...NOAA HURRICANE HUNTERS FIND LAURA QUITE DISORGANIZED... ...EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS MUCH OF THE GREATER ANTILLES THIS WEEKEND... As of 11:00 PM AST Fri Aug 21 the center of Laura was located near 17.0, -63.5 with movement WNW at 18 mph. The minimum central pressure was 1008 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 45 mph.

22 Aug 2020 - 0:00 UTC ...LAURA MOVING ACROSS THE NORTHERN LEEWARD ISLANDS... As of 8:00 PM AST Fri Aug 21 the center of Laura was located near 16.8, -62.6 with movement W at 17 mph. The minimum central pressure was 1007 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 45 mph.

21 Aug 2020 - 21:00 UTC ...LAURA NEAR THE LEEWARD ISLANDS... As of 5:00 PM AST Fri Aug 21 the center of Laura was located near 17.1, -61.2 with movement W at 17 mph. The minimum central pressure was 1007 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 45 mph.

21 Aug 2020 - 18:00 UTC ...LAURA EXPECTED TO BRING TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS TO PORTIONS OF THE LEEWARD ISLANDS... As of 2:00 PM AST Fri Aug 21 the center of Laura was located near 17.0, -60.8 with movement W at 18 mph. The minimum central pressure was 1007 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 45 mph.

21 Aug 2020 - 15:00 UTC ...TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS ISSUED FOR THE NORTHERN LEEWARD ISLANDS AND PUERTO RICO... As of 11:00 AM AST Fri Aug 21 the center of Laura was located near 17.0, -60.2 with movement W at 18 mph. The minimum central pressure was 1007 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 45 mph.

21 Aug 2020 - 13:05 UTC ...NOAA HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT FINDS THAT THE DEPRESSION HAS STRENGTHENED TO TROPICAL STORM LAURA... As of 9:05 AM AST Fri Aug 21 the center of Laura was located near 17.0, -59.8 with movement W at 21 mph. The minimum central pressure was 1008 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 45 mph.

21 Aug 2020 - 12:00 UTC ...DEPRESSION NEARING THE NORTHERN LEEWARD ISLANDS... As of 8:00 AM AST Fri Aug 21 the center of Thirteen was located near 17.9, -59.2 with movement WNW at 21 mph. The minimum central pressure was 1008 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 35 mph.

21 Aug 2020 - 9:00 UTC ...DEPRESSION APPROACHING THE NORTHERN LEEWARD ISLANDS... As of 5:00 AM AST Fri Aug 21 the center of Thirteen was located near 17.8, -58.5 with movement WNW at 21 mph. The minimum central pressure was 1008 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 35 mph.

21 Aug 2020 - 6:00 UTC ...HEAVY RAINS FROM THE DEPRESSION EXPECTED OVER THE NORTHERN LEEWARD ISLANDS ON FRIDAY... As of 2:00 AM AST Fri Aug 21 the center of Thirteen was located near 17.5, -57.4 with movement WNW at 22 mph. The minimum central pressure was 1008 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 35 mph.

21 Aug 2020 - 3:00 UTC ...HEAVY RAINS FROM THE DEPRESSION EXPECTED OVER THE NORTHERN LEEWARD ISLANDS ON FRIDAY... As of 11:00 PM AST Thu Aug 20 the center of Thirteen was located near 17.3, -56.4 with movement WNW at 22 mph. The minimum central pressure was 1008 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 35 mph.

21 Aug 2020 - 0:00 UTC ...INITIAL REPORTS FROM A NOAA HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT INDICATE THAT THE DEPRESSION IS NOT WELL ORGANIZED... As of 8:00 PM AST Thu Aug 20 the center of Thirteen was located near 17.0, -55.5 with movement WNW at 21 mph. The minimum central pressure was 1009 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 35 mph.

20 Aug 2020 - 21:00 UTC ...DEPRESSION HAS NOT STRENGTHENED... ...TROPICAL STORM WATCH ISSUED FOR THE VIRGIN ISLANDS AND PUERTO RICO... As of 5:00 PM AST Thu Aug 20 the center of Thirteen was located near 16.7, -53.9 with movement WNW at 21 mph. The minimum central pressure was 1008 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 35 mph.

20 Aug 2020 - 18:00 UTC ...DEPRESSION CONTINUES WEST-NORTHWESTWARD... As of 2:00 PM AST Thu Aug 20 the center of Thirteen was located near 16.0, -52.8 with movement WNW at 21 mph. The minimum central pressure was 1008 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 35 mph.

20 Aug 2020 - 15:00 UTC No description available

20 Aug 2020 - 12:00 UTC ...NEW TROPICAL STORM WATCHES ISSUED FOR PORTIONS OF THE NORTHERN LEEWARD ISLANDS... As of 8:00 AM AST Thu Aug 20 the center of Thirteen was located near 15.4, -50.9 with movement WNW at 21 mph. The minimum central pressure was 1008 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 35 mph.

20 Aug 2020 - 9:00 UTC ...DEPRESSION MOVING WEST-NORTHWESTWARD WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH... As of 5:00 AM AST Thu Aug 20 the center of Thirteen was located near 15.2, -49.8 with movement WNW at 21 mph. The minimum central pressure was 1008 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 35 mph.

20 Aug 2020 - 6:00 UTC ...DEPRESSION MOVING WEST-NORTHWESTWARD ACROSS THE TROPICAL ATLANTIC... As of 2:00 AM AST Thu Aug 20 the center of Thirteen was located near 15.1, -49.0 with movement WNW at 20 mph. The minimum central pressure was 1008 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 35 mph.

20 Aug 2020 - 3:00 UTC ...TROPICAL DEPRESSION FORMS OVER THE CENTRAL TROPICAL ATLANTIC... ...TROPICAL STORM WATCHES ISSUED FOR SABA AND ST. EUSTATIUS... As of 11:00 PM AST Wed Aug 19 the center of Thirteen was located near 14.6, -47.9 with movement WNW at 20 mph. The minimum central pressure was 1008 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 35 mph.

Post-tropical Cyclone Laura at 38.4°N - 83.3°W

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