Satellite Image Of Hurricane Katrina Vs Laura

Side by side satellite images of hurricanes katrina and harvey emerge online by koh mochizuki.

Satellite image of hurricane katrina vs laura.

On earth hurricane laura is one of the most dangerous and destructive forces of nature we ve seen in some time. 29 anniversary of hurricane katrina which breached the levees in new orleans flattened much of the mississippi coast and killed as many as 1 800. In fact the category 4 storm system is the biggest the region has seen in a century and it poses a major threat to several southern and mid south states as it heads northeast across the country delivering high powered winds torrential rain and possible tornadoes. Not only did it cost as many as 1 836.

Laura s maximum sustained winds of 150mph on landfall were faster than hurricane katrina s 125mph winds in 2005. Hurricane katrina ranks as not only the costliest ever u s. Extremely dangerous laura has the signature of a classic hurricane on satellite images with a well defined eye surrounded by very deep convection forecasters wrote. Laura s wrath could be more devastating to the southwest coast of louisiana than katrina was to its southeast coast in 2005 just a few days shy of katrina s 15 year anniversary.

As hurricane laura heads for louisiana 15 years after katrina images show what they look like from space jenni fink 8 26 2020 flight attendants share emotional goodbyes on final flights following. Category 4 hurricanes bring sustained winds of 130 to 156 mph according to the saffir simpson. More as hurricane laura looms here are the strongest hurricanes to hit louisiana since katrina the system is designed to resist surge from a 100 year storm one with a 1 chance of forming in any. Hurricane laura now category 4 may bring unsurvivable storm surge to texas louisiana border.

Updated 10 months ago. Laura s arrival comes just days before the aug.