Satellite Hurricane Harvey Vs Laura

As worrisome as laura might be this is not harvey.

Satellite hurricane harvey vs laura.

26 2017 near rockport texas. The highest surge of ike and katrina was 17 5 feet and 20 feet national weather. Expect catastrophic storm surge extreme winds and flash flooding by. Hurricane laura makes landfall as category 4 in louisiana with life threatening surge national hurricane center says.

The term hurricane harvey was trending online on tuesday because of people comparing laura s potential to hurricane harvey. Laura should move through. Hurricane laura storm surge. Tropical storm laura could impact houston and other parts of texas this week but forecasters say it ll be nothing like hurricane harvey which made landfall on aug.

This first satellite loop shows laura s rapid intensification from tuesday afternoon to. Areas along the louisiana texas border were hit hard overnight by hurricane laura one of the strongest storms to ever hit the region. Hurricane harvey which hit texas and louisiana in 2017 as a category 4 storm ranks as the second most costly u s. Hurricane laura has strengthened to a category 4 hurricane.

That devastating storm in 2017 is not a good comparison to hurricane. Handout contributor rammb noaa nesdis afp via getty images. 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.

The storm surge from hurricane laura is forecast to reach up to 20 feet along gulf coast in texas and louisiana. 3 years apart laura vs harvey.