In fact the category 4 storm system is the biggest the region has seen in a century and it poses a major threat to several southern and mid south states as it heads northeast across the country delivering high powered winds torrential rain and possible tornadoes.
Satellite image of hurricane katrina vs laura.
On earth hurricane laura is one of the most dangerous and destructive forces of nature we ve seen in some time.
Hurricane but as the most expensive natural disaster in the country s history according to noaa.
As hurricane harvey continues to batter the eastern coast of texas people are comparing it to hurricane katrina which devastated a large swath of the gulf coast in 2005 that the us government was ill prepared for.
Side by side satellite images of hurricanes katrina and harvey emerge online by koh mochizuki.
Laura s maximum sustained winds of 150mph on landfall were faster than hurricane katrina s 125mph winds in 2005.
Category 4 hurricanes bring sustained winds of 130 to 156 mph according to the saffir simpson.
Laura s arrival comes just days before the aug.
Extremely dangerous laura has the signature of a classic hurricane on satellite images with a well defined eye surrounded by very deep convection forecasters wrote.
As hurricane laura heads for louisiana 15 years after katrina images show what they look like from space jenni fink 8 26 2020 flight attendants share emotional goodbyes on final flights following.
Satellite photos taken before and after the hurricane in lake charles louisiana.
Not only did it cost as many as 1 836.
29 anniversary of hurricane katrina which breached the levees in new orleans flattened much of the mississippi coast and killed as many as 1 800.
More as hurricane laura looms here are the strongest hurricanes to hit louisiana since katrina the system is designed to resist surge from a 100 year storm one with a 1 chance of forming in any.
Hurricane katrina ranks as not only the costliest ever u s.