Hurricane Laura made landfall in Louisiana as a Category 4 storm, one of the most powerful storms in decades.
As morning breaks, many residents of southeast Texas are thankful for what little damage they are seeing.
As the sun comes up, Bridge City residents are checking on homes saying they’re blessed. @KPRC2 #KPRC2 pic.twitter.com/V7DoEiJZ9J
— KPRC Cathy Hernandez (@KPRC2Cathy)
August 27, 2020 As Laura moves North, heavy rain, power outages, tornadoes, and hurricane force winds could reach as far north as Shreveport and possibly Longview.
From Beaumont to Bridge City, as trees were blown down bringing power lines with them, thousands of homes had power knocked out according to Entergy Texas, Inc.
Oncor is deploying crews from North Texas to areas affected by the storm. Oncor says it's working with local officials in those areas on plans to restore power as soon as weather conditions allow crews to work safely.
Many Texans in that region are still recovering from damage caused by Hurricane Harvey in 2017.
With the sun coming up, this intersection in Orange appears to be untouched from any significant damage. @KHOU pic.twitter.com/F7ACgG4YYX
— Janelle Bludau (@JanelleKHOU)
August 27, 2020 Texas Governor Greg Abbott warned Texans in the area about the storm’s dangerous winds and possible tidal surge. And on Wednesday, he told residents that the state would not be able to help rescue people caught in the hurricane’s path from Wednesday evening until 9 a.m. Thursday.
In Austin, the city has already taken in more than 3-times the number of hurricane Laura evacuees than Harvey.
Austin is setting up the Austin Convention Center as an emergency shelter for evacuees after running out of more than 1,000 hotel rooms that were made available.
