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Hurricane Laura wrecked SWLA 4 years ago today
Posted on 8/27/24 at 8:31 am
Posted on 8/27/24 at 8:31 am
We then proceeded to have Delta, a major freezing event then a 100-year flood all while the Covid insanity was happening.
Major Flooding, Two Hurricanes and an Ice Storm: Lake Charles Is America's Most Weather-Battered City
From the flood
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Monday's major flash flooding in Lake Charles, Louisiana, was the latest chapter in what has been an unlucky stretch of weather to rock the city the past nine months.
Lake Charles picked up 12.49 inches of rain on Monday after a cluster of heavy thunderstorms stalled out over southwest Louisiana. That is the heaviest single-day rainfall total in the city in 41 years.
At least 400 to 500 homes were affected by the floodwaters, according to Mayor Nic Hunter. Some of those homes were likely also damaged by a pair of hurricanes last year: Laura and Delta.
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In between the two hurricanes and Monday's flooding, southwest Louisiana was also hit by a siege of winter weather in mid-February.
Three-quarters of an inch of sleet coated the ground in Lake Charles on Feb. 15, almost six months after Hurricane Laura's devastating strike. That made for a wintry scene amid hurricane-damaged buildings, as seen in the tweet below.
Major Flooding, Two Hurricanes and an Ice Storm: Lake Charles Is America's Most Weather-Battered City
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If tweet fails to load, click here. From the flood
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Posted on 8/27/24 at 8:42 am to stout
Lake Chuck has been put thru the ringer, that's for sure.
Feel bad for you guys getting overshadowed by NOLA everytime.
Feel bad for you guys getting overshadowed by NOLA everytime.
Posted on 8/27/24 at 8:58 am to stout
I drove to Iowa the morning after it hit to help a friend tarp his roof. Due to all the powerlines down we had to park about a mile from his house and walk in. It was insane, loose cows running all over, stray dogs, no highway noise. Felt really post apocalyptic. His house had to be completely gutted. When we were on the roof we looked over and noticed his neighbor's pond was almost completely empty. The only thing we could come up with is the wind was blowing the water out, we ain't smart so let me know if there are any other theories.
My brother was on the other side of Lake Charles in Sulphur. The eye passed right over him. He was missing a piece of flashing on his house, no other damage but a few trees down in the yard. It was insane to me how driving around you'd see a house flattened and next door to it a house with hardly any damage.
My brother was on the other side of Lake Charles in Sulphur. The eye passed right over him. He was missing a piece of flashing on his house, no other damage but a few trees down in the yard. It was insane to me how driving around you'd see a house flattened and next door to it a house with hardly any damage.
Posted on 8/27/24 at 9:04 am to stout
She was a beast. Dude that was the adjuster for my house went to the aftermath of every major hurricane in the last 25 years and he said that was the worst wind damage he had ever seen. He had seen where storm surges had caused more damage but nothing like that. The wind blew a train off the tracks not far from me
Posted on 8/27/24 at 9:04 am to stout
Here are a couple of my radar grabs from when Laura officially made landfall.
Posted on 8/27/24 at 9:06 am to stout
Yeah... that was a rough, strange 4-6 months lol.
Love our town and community and how we've responded/bounced back.
Also perfectly happy if we never have to do so again...
Love our town and community and how we've responded/bounced back.
Also perfectly happy if we never have to do so again...
Posted on 8/27/24 at 9:07 am to Loup
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. It was insane to me how driving around you'd see a house flattened and next door to it a house with hardly any damage.
Like our street.
Down the road a tornado flattened a business.
Two houses down the whole side was missing and a roof ripped completely gone...
My house wasn't missing a shingle. It was unreal driving past all that to get home and figured everything was trashed. It's was humbling
Posted on 8/27/24 at 9:10 am to thejudge
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It was unreal driving past all that to get home and figured everything was trashed. It's was humbling
I was in the same boat... getting through all the destruction and finally making it back to my house to see it had minor damage broke me... dropped to my knees sobbing like a baby.
Posted on 8/27/24 at 9:47 am to stout
And still to this day there are blue tarps on some roofs
Posted on 8/27/24 at 9:52 am to stout
Had a hurricane party that night in Oakdale in a historic structure I had just put a metal roof on because the kitchen was leaking/flooding during normal rain.
Laura rolled right over that building and not a drop came through. We had a hell of a party that night. Surreal summer in our year of the Lord 2020.
Laura rolled right over that building and not a drop came through. We had a hell of a party that night. Surreal summer in our year of the Lord 2020.
Posted on 8/27/24 at 9:54 am to Loup
There were dozens of short spin up twisters in the eye wall. The meteorologists quit trying to count them all. That’s why some homes and businesses were destroyed or heavily damaged but less damage just down the street.
Posted on 8/27/24 at 9:54 am to thejudge
My neighbors roof was hit by a tornado, and a chunk of their roof debris was embedded into my roof. It took an incredible force to get it in there. My house was relatively ok compared to theirs. You could stand on my roof and see the tornado path from their house, through my fence and into the woods.
That was a nightmare time for everyone.
That was a nightmare time for everyone.
Posted on 8/27/24 at 9:59 am to stout
How are things looking now in Lake Charles, 4 years removed?
What are the area’s needs now, and is there anything that can be done to help?
What are the area’s needs now, and is there anything that can be done to help?
Posted on 8/27/24 at 10:09 am to stout
Don't forget last years drought.
Posted on 8/27/24 at 10:17 am to stout
I'm just glad that everyone masked up like JBE wanted, since it was the most important thing to do after a natural disaster.
Posted on 8/27/24 at 10:21 am to Jimbeaux
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How are things looking now in Lake Charles, 4 years removed?
What are the area’s needs now, and is there anything that can be done to help?
I, personally, think things are great. But I love my city... I would say 85-90% back to normal repair wise.
Posted on 8/27/24 at 10:47 am to stout
I bought my first home in the beginning of 2020 in SWLA, miles from landfall of Laura & Delta.
So as a firs time home owner at the ripe age of 22, I dealt with Covid madness, Ice storm, Laura, Delta, and the great flood of 2020............ was an absolute horrid year for myself and many others close to me.
Cheers to overcoming and moving forward! #337Strong
So as a firs time home owner at the ripe age of 22, I dealt with Covid madness, Ice storm, Laura, Delta, and the great flood of 2020............ was an absolute horrid year for myself and many others close to me.
Cheers to overcoming and moving forward! #337Strong
Posted on 8/27/24 at 11:01 am to stout
I never imagined I’d see anything as bad as Rita until Laura. I was living in Hou for Laura but spent a lot of time back there helping friends and family. Just unbelievable damage.
Posted on 8/27/24 at 11:15 am to stout
It was Cat 1- borderline Cat 2 well inland. The first band came through our area early that morning and I thought, "that wasn't too bad." The main storm hit around 1030 and for the next four hours it was on. We were without power 9 days. A house up the street from my parents had a tree clear through it. I know it wasn't as bad as further south but I don't want to go through anything like that ever again.
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