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    Hurricane Laura Brings 'Catastrophic Storm Surge' And Fearsome Winds To Gulf Coast

    When the storm's eyewall moved onshore around 1 a.m. ET, forecasters told people in its path, "TAKE COVER NOW!"
    by Bill Chappell Aug 27, 2020 1 minute
    Hurricane Laura's arrival at the Louisiana coast early Thursday prompted the National Hurricane Center to warn: "Take action now to protect your life!

    Hurricane Laura is destroying buildings, sparking flash floods and bringing a "catastrophic" storm surge to southwestern Louisiana on Thursday morning, remaining a fearsome hurricane more than seven hours after making landfall.

    Laura rapidly intensified into an extremely dangerous storm

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