Tracking Category 4 Hurricane Laura as it strengthens

Click the link for the full story: https://www.ksdk.com/article/weather/... AUSTIN, Texas — As of Wednesday afternoon, Hurricane Laura is now a major Category 4 storm with maximum sustained winds at 150 mph. Buoy heights around the eye have reported 26- to 34-foot waves, which shows how strong the center of circulation is with pressure dropping quickly. The forecast track still shows an upper Texas or Louisiana coast landfall late Wednesday night or very early Thursday morning. The intensity forecast also needs to be watched closely, as this storm will strengthen considerably if it spends more time over the warm waters of the Gulf, especially with a more westerly track. The National Hurricane Center currently mentions the possibility that Laura could produce 10 to 15 feet of storm surge near landfall. At the moment, there is just a 20% to 30% rain chance in the forecast for Central Texas Wednesday through Friday. This is due to the uncertainty with Laura, and also the chance for lingering moisture late-week. We'll need to watch further trends before the rain chances for this week are set in stone. Stay with KVUE over the weekend as the KVUE Storm Team keeps a close eye on things. Find the forecast on kvue.com and download the KVUE News app in order to get updates and to check on radar: kvue.com/app. Also be sure to follow KVUE on YouTube, Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.