I was amazed at how wide this storm was and the areas it was affecting. I finally escaped the serious threats the closer I got to Mississippi but the whipping rain was still falling. The National Alert system on my phone was going off non-stop alerting of tornado warnings in the area I was driving on I-10 then I-12 through Baton Rouge, Hammond, and Slidell. I headed to Biloxi to join my family at my brother-in-law’s place, driving through several strong storm bands. Gallery: (9-9-2020) Michael Bonnette - Hurricane Laura 2020 When KPLC and National Weather Service employees said they were evacuating, I knew it was going to be bad. I wasn’t watching the weather update on the TV but I was listening, and Ben Terry’s enforcing directions to “Get Out” was enough for me. I had already secured everything out in my yard and picked up as many things off the floor as possible in case the flood that was expected occurred. I was about to start clearing out my bedroom closet (one of the most centralized locations in my house) so I could use it to hunker down in if needed with my pets. and I was loading my freezer with bottles of water because I knew the power would eventually go out and I would have some ice for a little while anyway. My family had evacuated a day before, but I had my animals still with me, and if anyone who really knows me knows my animals are like my kids. I decided to evacuate my house in University Subdivision in one of the last hours on Wednesday, thanks in large part to our local weatherman heeding the warning of the storm, which was upgraded to a strong Cat 4 but still with enough time to reach Category 5 status. It’s been a week since Category 4 Hurricane Laura changed the landscape of Southwest Louisiana, uprooted families who have called it home for generations destroyed houses, businesses and schools that have made the area the most special place in the world. CoSIDA Seeks Updates On Members Affected By Natural Disastersīy Matthew Bonnette – McNeese Athletics Sports Information Director.The following organizations have set up individual campaigns dedicated to those who have been affected by Hurricane Laura. Power and water outages are still affecting tens of thousands of people across the area, with no Return Date near. Residents and business owners have finally started to return to the area to assess the damages. Texas Governor Greg Abbott said that he has declared a disaster in 62 counties and their priorities are “power, water, evacuees, assessment.” He said that FEMA would deliver 400,000 liters of water and 200,000 meals for those who were affected by Laura. Trump vowed assistance for both cities, saying in Texas that “we’ve never seen anything like” the force of the storm. What’s Next?Ī couple of days after the storm had passed, President Trump toured the damage in Orange, Texas and Lake Charles, Louisiana. In the early morning of August 27th, Hurricane Laura made landfall to the US Coast as the seventh named storm to do so this hurricane season.Īt landfall, Hurricane Laura had wind speeds of up to 150 mph, causing mass construction along the border of Texas and Louisiana. As it was moving through the Gulf of Mexico, Laura quickly grew from a Category 1 to a Category 4 within 24 hours. Prior to making landfall in the US, Laura had produced serious damage and took nearly two dozen lives across Hati and the Dominican Republic.
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