Hurricane Laura battered the Louisiana and Texas coasts with powerful winds and rain as it made landfall early Thursday as an "extremely dangerous" Category 4 storm. The hurricane brought a catastrophic storm surge and flash flooding to the southwestern part of Louisiana overnight, according to the National Hurricane Center. ; and a Tropical Storm Warning was in effect east of Intracoastal City to the Mouth of the Mississippi River as of 5 a.m. the hurricane center warned at 1 a.m. The hurricane center said to take cover under a piece of sturdy furniture and use mattresses, pillows and blankets to protect yourself.

Source: Fox News August 27, 2020 06:12 UTC