UPDATE 7 a.m.:
Hurricane Laura made landfall close to 1 a.m. Thursday near Cameron, Louisiana as a Category 4 hurricane. It has now weakened to a Category 2 storm as it moves into inland Louisiana.
WATCH: Meteorologist Justin Horne provides update on hurricane damage Thursday morning:
WATCH: Meteorologist Justin Horne has a scare with electricity while reporting on Hurricane Laura
UPDATE 1:30 a.m.:
This is what we feared may happen. Watch until the end when you see the big flash. We are safe. pic.twitter.com/qDPdILkMBW
— Justin Horne (@Justin_Horne) August 27, 2020
(Original Story)
Hurricane Laura is expected to make landfall sometime late Wednesday into Thursday morning.
KSAT Meteorologist Justin Horne is currently in Orange along the Sabine River that separates Texas and Louisiana where Hurricane Laura is expected to make landfall.
Watch his latest update in the video player above, and previous updates below.
WATCH: Meteorologist Justin Horne provides update before Hurricane Laura makes landfall:
WATCH: Meteorologist Justin Horne chats with residents weathering the storm from their homes as Hurricane Laura makes landfall in Texas:
WATCH: Meteorologist Justin Horne provides updates from the Sabine River as Hurricane Laura makes landfall:
WATCH: Meteorologist Justin Horne provides updates from the Sabine River as Hurricane Laura makes landfall:
Watch: Meteorologist Justin Horne reports from Orange during Wednesday’s noon forecast:
Watch: Meteorologist Justin Horne reports from Orange, Texas along the Sabine River at 11 a.m. on Wednesday:
Watch: KSAT Meteorologist Justin Horne reports from Port Arthur’s ship channel at 8:45 a.m. on Wednesday:
Watch: KSAT Meteorologist Justin Horne reports from Port Arthur at 8 a.m. on Wednesday:
Watch: KSAT Meteorologist Justin Horne reports from Beaumont at 7:30 a.m. on Wednesday where emergency vehicles are staging ahead of Hurricane Laura:
Look for more updates from Justin Horne throughout the day.
You can follow along with Your Weather Authority as we continue to track Laura by downloading the KSAT Weather Authority app for Apple or Android. Be sure to allow notifications for updates, including livestreams from KSAT meteorologists.
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Here’s the latest updates from the KSAT Weather Authority team.
Click here for the latest tracking from the KSAT meteorologists.
San Antonio is helping out those that may be impacted by Hurricane Laura. According to the San Antonio Fire Department, 1,458 evacuees have arrived at the city’s evacuation center since it opened at 3 p.m. on Tuesday. They are expecting more today.
City of Galveston orders mandatory evacuation ahead of Hurricane Laura
San Pedro Manor, a nursing home facility near San Antonio College, also received 57 evacuees from a sister nursing home in Galveston early Tuesday morning.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is scheduled to give an update on Hurricane Laura response at noon.
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