Hurricane Laura Wind Speed Right Now. Louisiana took the brunt of the damage when the system barreled over Lake. With catastrophic wind.
Wind forecast for the next days and hours. Hurricane-force winds extend outward up to 60 miles 95 km from the center and tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 175 miles 280 km. But the hurricanes also bring heavy rains and thunderstorms.
The hourly update from the National Hurricane Center has brought the wind speed down 10mph since landfall to 140mph sustained.
Hurricane Laura expected to make landfall as a Category 4 hurricane near the Louisiana and Texas border. Winds arent a concer right now but Arnold said that could change. Louisiana took the brunt of the damage when the system barreled over Lake. Laura is now a Category 2 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson scale at present based on wind speed.
