Hurricane Laura is gaining momentum and expected to make landfall Wednesday night or Thursday morning. The AP reports than more than 500,000 people have been ordered to leave the Texas/Louisiana coastal region making it the largest evacuation since the pandemic.
Laura is expected to be a category 3 hurricane when reaching landfall with an up to 13 foot surge resulting in possibly devastating damage. Mema said in a statement “while we are no longer expecting major impacts from this storm in Mississippi, we could still experience a 3-5 foot storm surge along the coast on Wednesday and then spin up tornadoes, gusty winds, and heavy rain on Thursday.”
