Satellite Hurricane Harvey Vs Laura

Hurricane laura storm surge.

Satellite hurricane harvey vs laura.

Satellite imagery is giving meteorologists a jaw dropping view of laura s growth into a major hurricane. As worrisome as laura might be this is not harvey. 26 2017 near rockport texas. Handout contributor rammb noaa nesdis afp via getty images.

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. Hurricane laura makes landfall as category 4 in louisiana with life threatening surge national hurricane center says. Laura should move through. Harvey was a very unique situation with a storm that meandered around for days dumping buckets of water on the area.

This first satellite loop shows laura s rapid intensification from tuesday afternoon to. Expect catastrophic storm surge extreme winds and flash flooding by. The highest surge of ike and katrina was 17 5 feet and 20 feet national weather. Hurricane laura has strengthened to a category 4 hurricane.

That devastating storm in 2017 is not a good comparison to hurricane. 1 of 137 this rammb noaa satellite shows hurricane laura moving in the gulf of mexico toward louisiana on aug. The storm surge from hurricane laura is forecast to reach up to 20 feet along gulf coast in texas and louisiana. The term hurricane harvey was trending online on tuesday because of people comparing laura s potential to hurricane harvey.

3 years apart laura vs harvey. Hurricane harvey which hit texas and louisiana in 2017 as a category 4 storm ranks as the second most costly u s.