BEAUMONT, TexasHurricane Laura barreled ashore near the Texas-Louisiana border in the early hours on Thursday, a vicious Category 4 storm threatening what forecasters described as lethal flooding and widespread wind damage.
Laura is a storm of historic proportions, with wind speed at landfall surpassing Hurricane Katrina in 2005. The fast-moving hurricane exploded in intensity Wednesday and had continued to gain strength into the night, with sustained winds of 150 miles an hour, according to the National Hurricane Center,…
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