Satellite Hurricane Harvey Vs Laura

Hurricane laura storm surge.

Satellite hurricane harvey vs laura.

Handout contributor rammb noaa nesdis afp via getty images. That devastating storm in 2017 is not a good comparison to hurricane. Expect catastrophic storm surge extreme winds and flash flooding by. Storm at 125 billion in damage.

This is the strongest august hurricane in the gulf of mexico since katrina. Satellite imagery is giving meteorologists a jaw dropping view of laura s growth into a major hurricane. Hurricane harvey which hit texas and louisiana in 2017 as a category 4 storm ranks as the second most costly u s. Areas along the louisiana texas border were hit hard overnight by hurricane laura one of the strongest storms to ever hit the region.

Laura should move through. The storm surge from hurricane laura is forecast to reach up to 20 feet along gulf coast in texas and louisiana. The term hurricane harvey was trending online on tuesday because of people comparing laura s potential to hurricane harvey. This first satellite loop shows laura s rapid intensification from tuesday afternoon to.

Harvey was a very unique situation with a storm that meandered around for days dumping buckets of water on the area. 26 2017 near rockport texas. The highest surge of ike and katrina was 17 5 feet and 20 feet national weather. 1 of 137 this rammb noaa satellite shows hurricane laura moving in the gulf of mexico toward louisiana on aug.

3 years apart laura vs harvey. Hurricane laura has strengthened to a category 4 hurricane.