Hurricane Laura
By Kareng
@kareng (80243)
United States
August 27, 2020 7:39am CST
Good morning myLotters and good evening to you guys on the other side. I have been up since my hubby came back to bed around 3:30 this morning. He couldn't sleep and had been up all night because he couldn't get to sleep.
We are doing fine here and just had some heavy rain from an outer band of the hurricane. We will have rain all day and most of tomorrow and also under tornado watch and/or warnings throughout the day.
My oldest daughter in Lafayette, LA has checked in and said they are flooded in. I am hoping they don't get water in the house. Their electricity is also out.
My daughter in Baton Rogue has checked in and they are fine with no standing water.
I'm still waiting to hear from my daughter in Erwinville, LA.
I also have not heard from @Deepizzaguy (George) who lives in Lake Charles, LA. I hope and pray they evacuated. Has anyone else heard from him?
Photo Credit: NOAA, public
© 2020 Karen Gros
17 people like this
16 responses
@DocAndersen (54399)
• United States
27 Aug 20
it hit sometime this morning i hope everyone around you is ok!
1 person likes this
@kareng (80243)
• United States
27 Aug 20
@DocAndersen She's up in AR now and still a hurricane!!
1 person likes this
@DocAndersen (54399)
• United States
27 Aug 20
@kareng i haven't looked at the news yet will have to do so
1 person likes this
@kareng (80243)
• United States
27 Aug 20
Did they get that wildfire under control?
She said water is going down some now. If the rain will hold off or just be light they should be okay. You can't predict where these outer bands will hit though. We have been lucky here in the country in MS and have missed most of the bad thunderstorms.
1 person likes this
@kareng (80243)
• United States
27 Aug 20
I think that one was posted before the storm hit. Here's a photo of house next door to my daughter in lafayette that she sent this morning. Other daughter in Erwinville is okay!! All 3 accounted for and good for the time being.
I'm glad your daughter in Austin didn't have any problems with the storm!
1 person likes this
@LindaOHio (222302)
• United States
27 Aug 20
I hope everyone is safe and sound. George had posted yesterday. Try and have a good Thursday.
1 person likes this
@kareng (80243)
• United States
27 Aug 20
@LindaOHio It wasn't as bad as they forecasted thank goodness!
1 person likes this
@LindaOHio (222302)
• United States
27 Aug 20
@kareng So terrible. The storm surge is going to flood everyone within 40 miles they said.
1 person likes this
@snowy22315 (208890)
• United States
27 Aug 20
No, but he was on recently. I think yesterday or the day before. If he evacuated, we might not hear from here for awhile I guess.
1 person likes this
@LovingMyBabies (85923)
• Valdosta, Georgia
28 Aug 20
That storm is so strong. =( Praying for everyone's safety.
1 person likes this
@RebeccasFarm (91297)
• United States
28 Aug 20
I pray you are fine still Karen and no I had not heard from George
1 person likes this
@Tampa_girl7 (54715)
• United States
28 Aug 20
I’m glad to hear that two of your daughters are fine. I hope you hear from the other soon.
1 person likes this
@Tampa_girl7 (54715)
• United States
28 Aug 20
@kareng it didn’t rain heavy for long.
1 person likes this
@wolfgirl569 (135724)
• Marion, Ohio
27 Aug 20
Hope the others check in soon. Stay safe
1 person likes this
@wolfgirl569 (135724)
• Marion, Ohio
28 Aug 20
@kareng Glad the houses set up. That helps a lot.
1 person likes this
@kareng (80243)
• United States
28 Aug 20
@wolfgirl569 Yes it does. The water started going down this afternoon. Whew!
1 person likes this
@amitkokiladitya (171988)
• Agra, India
27 Aug 20
I hope all are safe and sound. Storms are always so bad.
1 person likes this
@kareng (80243)
• United States
10 Sep 20
@amitkokiladitya It's been dry in my area since the storm came through.
1 person likes this
@amitkokiladitya (171988)
• Agra, India
28 Aug 20
@kareng opps...I really wish the rain stops now.
1 person likes this
@Overflowing (3709)
•
27 Aug 20
@kareng thats bad,i hope the typhoon lessen its strength
1 person likes this
@kareng (80243)
• United States
27 Aug 20
@Overflowing It has weakened but still 85mph winds after being over land for over 6 hours. Very strong storm!
@Marilynda1225 (91076)
• United States
27 Aug 20
Glad that you're all okay and hope you hear from your daughter and also George. That hurricane certainly looks like a monster
1 person likes this
@moffittjc (128835)
• Gainesville, Florida
27 Aug 20
I'm glad to hear that you and your family members are safe and sound. Keep us updated as you can. With George living in Lake Charles, I'm hoping he was smart enough to evacuate.
@kareng (80243)
• United States
1 Sep 20
@moffittjc That is true about the building codes. It's bad and people in that area are begging for help. I heard the Red Cross pulled out of Kinder, LA which is a smaller town that was hit north of Lake Charles. People in Kinder were begging for help. I have a contrator friend who is probably going to head that way this week.
1 person likes this
@moffittjc (128835)
• Gainesville, Florida
30 Aug 20
@kareng I've been seeing pictures and video of the devastation. Either all those homes and businesses were not built very well, or this hurricane was more powerful than anticipated. I'm sure it's a combination of both. And I'm sure there are many older structures along the coast that were built before the hurricanes building codes were strengthened.
1 person likes this
