Tuesday, September 01, 2020

Major Hurricane Laura (8/27)

Hurricane Laura was the worst storm to hit Louisiana in over 100 years, and the worst hurricane in history for SW Louisiana. The storm struck Cameron and Lake Charles head on as a high-end category 4 hurricane on the Saffir Simpson scale, with 150 MPH sustained winds and a central pressure of 937 MB at maximum intensity, just as it was making landfall in SW Louisiana!



An observation log of this storm has been placed in the STORM CHASING section of this website under HURRICANE LAURA. You can also jump right to that area by clicking the link provided below...

http://www.sky-chaser.com/laura20.htm

Tropical Storm Marco (8/24)

Tropical storm Marco affected the southern portions of Louisiana during the afternoon and night of August 24, 2020 - Weakening to a tropical depression and dissipating on the 25th of August. I was in Louisiana and made some observations on ths storm near Grand Isle in Jefferson Parish.



An observation log of this storm has been placed in the STORM CHASING section of this website under TROPICAL STORM MARCO. You can also jump right to that area by clicking the link provided below...

http://www.sky-chaser.com/marco20.htm