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Hurricane Laura Tropical Cyclone Update
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL       AL132020
800 AM CDT Thu Aug 27 2020

...DAMAGING WINDS AND FLOODING RAINFALL SPREADING INLAND OVER 
WESTERN AND CENTRAL LOUISIANA... 
...LIFE-THREATENING STORM SURGE CONTINUES ALONG MUCH OF THE 
LOUISIANA COASTLINE...

Alexandria International Airport, Louisiana, recently reported a 
sustained wind of 58 mph (93 km/h) and a wind gust of 86 mph (138 
km/h).

SUMMARY OF 800 AM CDT...1300 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...31.4N 93.2W
ABOUT 80 MI...130 KM SSE OF SHREVEPORT, LOUISIANA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...100 MPH...160 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...N OR 360 DEGREES AT 15 MPH...24 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...970 MB...28.64 INCHES
 
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Forecaster Roberts/Brown

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