ABC NewsBy MAX GOLEMBO, ABC News
(NEW YORK) — Laura is an even stronger storm now compared to Tuesday with winds gusting at 110 mph which is just short of being a Category 3 major hurricane.
Laura is expected to intensify to Category 4 with winds of 130 mph later Wednesday.
Landfall is still expected on the Louisiana and Texas border line as a Category 3 or 4.
Additionally, a storm surge of up to 15 feet is forecast from western Louisiana to eastern Texas.
Laura has rapidly intensified by 55 mph in the past 24 hours — from 55 mph maximum winds to 110 mph maximum winds — which is the largest 24-hour intensification rate for an Atlantic hurricane in August since Hurricane Irma on Aug. 31, 2017.
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