The storm, named Ianos, hit Lefkada Island on Friday morning, according to the Hellenic National Meteorological Service, and is expected to impact mainland Greece and the Peloponnese peninsula later.
Find out what's happening in the world as it unfolds. It is now expected to track southeast, bringing high winds and heavy rainfall. Storm Team4 Meteorologist Chuck Bell has the forecast for Sept. 14, 2020.
The potential for wind damage in the eastern Houston metro area is increasing, but will depend on the exact track of Laura. Strong winds for a longer duration will result in more widespread hazards and damage. A hurricane warning is now in effect from San Luis Pass, Texas, to Intracoastal City, Louisiana. A storm surge watch extends as far east as Ocean Springs, Mississippi, and as far west as Freeport, Texas.
According to the National Hurricane Center, that could lead to inundation of 9 to 14 feet above ground level from near the Texas and Louisiana border, to Intracoastal City, Louisiana, including Sabine Lake and Calcasieu Lake, if it occurs at high tide.
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Hurricane Laura is rapidly intensifying over the Gulf of Mexico and expected to strike the upper Texas or southwest Louisiana coasts as a major hurricane late Wednesday or early Thursday. ), (The contours above show the chance of tropical-storm-force winds (at least 39 mph), according to the latest forecast by the National Hurricane Center. The potential for tree damage and power outages will affect areas farther inland along the path of Laura across eastern Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas and Tennessee.
The highest potential surge is expected along and to the immediate east of the center of Laura as it moves ashore Wednesday night or early Thursday.
A farther west track would increase the risk of damaging winds in Houston. Paulette reappeared Monday about 300 miles off the coast of the Azores islands.
Locally heavy rain is also possible from the lower and mid-Mississippi Valley into the Ohio and Tennessee Valley.
If you're wondering why the storm was not renamed Gamma, it's because meteorologists were still able to track the storm's vortex. Ianos was traveling with sustained winds of 100 kph (62 mph) just before landfall, making it the equivalent of a strong tropical storm in the Atlantic.
Warmer sea surface temperatures in the Mediterranean can allow the storms to take on more tropical appearances and characteristics, increasing the wind speeds and making the storms more intense. Higher amounts may occur where bands of rain stall over a period of a few hours.
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See rare Mediterranean hurricane batter Greek islands. Get real-time alerts & information for active hurricanes. According to NOAA's Weather Prediction Center and the National Hurricane Center, parts of western Louisiana, eastern Texas and much of Arkansas could pick up 5 to 10 inches, with isolated amounts up to 15 inches. A period of rapid intensification is expected to continue during the next 24 hours, according to the NHC. Southern parts of Puerto Rico picked up 2 to 6 inches of rainfall.
That is, until this week.
This includes Galveston, parts of the east Houston metro area, Beaumont and Port Arthur, Texas, Lake Charles, Louisiana, and several additional inland counties and parishes of east Texas and southwestern Louisiana extending north of Interstate 10.
Conditions are expected to deteriorate in these areas on Wednesday.
Residents in these areas should heed all evacuation orders and instructions from local emergency management and take necessary precautions to protect life and property.
The National Weather Service went there and brought up a moniker we haven't heard yet in 2020: "zombie tropical storms." Some models are forecasting the storm to have sustained winds of at least 125 kph (77 mph) with gusts of 180 kph (112 mph).
A rare Mediterranean hurricane -- otherwise known as a "medicane" -- has made landfall over Western Greece.
Areas that see the strongest winds on the upper Texas and Louisiana coasts could have widespread power outages possibly lasting for days, if not over a week, downed trees and structural damage. There are also power cuts in Zante.
Storm surge could penetrate as much as 30 miles inland in southwest Louisiana. Welcome back to the land of the living, Tropical Storm #Paulette pic.twitter.com/98QNEaTr4S.