Hurricane Laura Strengthens as it Bears Down on Louisiana...Winds Over 110 mph...Catastrophic Storm Surge to 15 Feet Above Ground Expected...

Hurricane Laura is bearing down on the Louisiana coast today, expected to come ashore tonight as a major Category 3 or 4 storm, "Unsurvivable" storm surge up 15 feet expected over a large area along the coast and several miles inland, winds over 110 mph with higher gusts. Storm surge is forecast to occur up to 10 or 20 miles inland. Rainfall totals up to 10 inches. The worst of the storm will be this evening through Thursday morning. The storm then is forecast to move to the Mid-Atlantic States and could produce showers and thunderstorms this weekend in New York City.

George Wright is a Certified Consulting Meteorologist for Wright Weather Consulting, LLC. Visit our website at WrightWeather.com. Follow George Wright on Twitter @gwweather.

Isaias Moving Ashore South Carolina Tonight, Will Affect the New York City Metro Area Tuesday...

For the first time since 1985, the New York City region will be affected by two tropical storms in one season.  Isaias will move ashore South Carolina tonight as a Category 1 Hurricane and it will then track northward just inland along the coast.  The storm as of 2 p.m. today is located about 115 miles south of Charleston, SC.  Maximum sustained winds are 70 mph, present movement is north at 13 mph, central pressure 29.32 inches.  A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for nearly all of the New York City metro area and a Flash Flood Watch and High Surf Advisory are in effect as well.  Wind gusts up to 70 mph are possible with as much as 2 to 5 inches of rain. The storm will move into New England on Wednesday morning.

George Wright is a Certified Consulting Meteorologist for Wright Weather Consulting, LLC. Visit our website at WrightWeather.com. Follow George Wright on Twitter @gwweather.