10K views · 116 reactions | BREAKING: Laura has officially made a landfall as the strongest hurricane (by sustained wind) at 150 MPH to ever hit the state of Louisiana in 164 years of record keeping since 1856. Doppler radar run by the National Weather Service in Lake Charles, LA is offline likely from significant damage endured by extreme wind. Radar at the time of failure was still scanning winds of 173 MPH moving ashore in the western eye wall. | Meteorologist Noah Bergren | Facebook

Hurricane Laura Landfall

3.7K views | Hurricane Laura made landfall early in the morning Thursday, with maximum sustained winds at 150 MPH - Category 4 strength. Really no words to describe the destructiveness hurricanes this powerful cause to life and property. Some of the damage pictures/videos on social media are already tough to see, which will become clearer once the sun rises. UpNorthLive | Blake Hansen | Facebook