On The Weather Channel right now. Live about the hurricane closing in on the coast.

[sprinkleeninow]

Holy God.

Nothing short of a miracle will change numbers and destruction.

This has really made me sick in my soul all day today.

[backtoblue]

1. Been watchin this evening

It sounds like a very bad situation


Stay safe everyone

[sprinkleeninow]

3. It wasn't determined to be this severe early on. 😪

[House of Roberts]

7. A couple of days ago,

it was going to be two Cat ones 36 hours apart.

[backtoblue]

8. Weather guy saying over 100 people didnt evacuate

From Lake Charles area.

[sprinkleeninow]

15. 😪

🙏

[Leghorn21]

2. They don't get much worse than this, sprinkle -

I’ve been watching all evening and sending notes to my brother and sister (we were in Gracie as kids(1959), so we watch hurricanes closely) —- a buoy in the gulf recorded a 37-foot wave —- the storm surge from Rita was 9 feet and change; the predicted surge with this storm is 15 feet - the surge is predicted to go as far as 30 miles inland —

Oh, and the highest high tide of the month will be at 6am or so

[sprinkleeninow]

9. Worst level of flooding to be 9' in some areas due to surge.

Wx person saying structures will be moved off their foundations.

Your brother and sister aren't down there, are they?

Lord have mercy on all of Your Creation in the path of this bad happening!

[Leghorn21]

12. No no, none of us are near there, thank you for checking

...but that’s one of the very FEW good things going on down there

[crickets]

10. Surge is bad enough; with high tide, it's just... ugh. I am so worried about

everyone on the coast and just inland. I hope people were able to get to higher ground somehow.

[Leghorn21]

17. Yeah, low tide was at 10:15 pm (technically, a few minutes ago, eh?) -- so now, the tide will

commence to get higher and higher from here on out...bad, bad deal


https://www.tide-forecast.com/locations/Lake-Charles-Calcasieu-River-Louisiana/tides/latest

[samnsara]

4. i have watched almost non stop since yesterday afternoon..

..im bringing a pillow and blanky into the family room so I dont keep hubby awake...or I could just stream it all night.

please keep those pour souls..150?..in your thoughts. They chose to stay behind for reasons known only to them. Couldnt bring a pet? That happened during Katrina. Freedom of choice? whatever the reason they need a miracle tonight.

[backtoblue]

11. Amen

[sprinkleeninow]

14. I have such profound sadness tonite.

[KY_EnviroGuy]

21. Much more productive than watching the GOP crap show.

At least we're demonstrating concern and love of fellow man and sending good vibes their way.

This thing will still be tropical storm strength all the way up around Little Rock, so there's bound to be serious flooding and wind damage over several states (maybe even some in MO, TN and KY).

Louisiana and Arkansas are going to be a big mess....


KY.....

[sprinkleeninow]

23. Brian Williams just spoke to their Wx guy who said the landscape of the coast area

where Laura hits will be redrawn.

I can't even myself...

[Walleye]

5. It's starting to look like Katrina

[Blue_true]

16. Katrina was a pipsqueak compared to this storm.

Katrina was a Cat 3 at landfall, this storm may be between a Cat 4 and a Cat 5. I really wish that the vast majority of people have gotten out of the way of this storm.

[Walleye]

19. Holy shit! I hope they've all evacuated.

[2naSalit]

25. Some reports indicated a mass exodous of sorts.

[littlemissmartypants]

6. We have to be faithful in prayer. The days ahead are going to be very hard.

Stay strong, sprinkle.

❤ lmsp

[sprinkleeninow]

13. It just seems that evil and destruction are converging upon us all at once.

The pandemic alone is enough.

Then the hatefest since Monday.

Now this horrific storm.

You also keep faithful and strong, beloved sister. 💙

[littlemissmartypants]

26. Your attention is your most vital tool.

Whatever you focus your attention on you strengthen. We will stay strong together. I have faith in you.

❤

[sheshe2]

18. CNN:

Storm surge is unsurvivable.

No WH response. Nothing.

My heart is breaking for those that did not leave. Even then the tides may travel inland for 30-40 miles. I can't even.

[Castiel]

20. Apparently at least 150 people stayed in Cameron

which is getting a direct hit on the coast. It's unlikely that any of those people will survive.

[KY_EnviroGuy]

22. Looks like that's just about where it's making landfall.

I'm doing an eyeball projection looking at the Lake Charles radar loop and was figuring the mouth of the Sabine River (also Cameron).

Also looks to me like it's trying to steer more toward Port Arthur and Beaumont after landfall, then go right over Orange, TX.

It's within 10-miles of landfall right now (12:30am EST).

NWS still showing 150mph winds.

KY

[Phoenix61]

24. Michael hit as a Cat 5. The only good thing

was the part of the Florida panhandle it hit was sparsely populated. It did destroy an Air Force base they are slowly putting back together. It definitely changed the landscape. Snapped pine trees like toothpicks 50 miles inland.