I’ve never lived through a hurricane personally, but my husband is a Hurricane Katrina survivor and evacuee. At the time of the killer hurricane, he was living in New Orleans and he and his family lost everything and had to relocate to Dallas. Since we’re in Texas, we are aware of everything going on in our coastal region, but we live far enough north that we’re not affected other than some heavy winds and rain. Right now, the Gulf Coast is bracing for the possibility of disastrous storms that may cause the region to get thrashed by two hurricanes this week.
In light of this, video footage that has emerged that is both awe-inspiring and terrifying. In the footage, you can six enormous, spinning waterspouts off of the Louisiana coast in the Gulf of Mexico. The shocking footage was captured by a man named Frank LeDay and the waterspouts can be seen off the coast of Galliano, Louisiana and they’ve created an awe-inspiring and jaw-dropping scene, to say the least. Waterspouts are tornado-style phenomena that form over water. When you look at the video and photos, you’ll feel like you’re looking at something that seems too powerful to be of this world.
Check out this video of several spectacular waterspouts offshore of Louisiana Thursday. Those are some of the most picturesque spouts I've ever seen. It almost looks like War of the Worlds out there! Raney Frederick took this amazing video from his work platform. Thanks, Raney! FYI – Waterspouts aren't any more common than usual. When you have a pattern that produces more showers and storms over water, you can get more waterspouts.
Posted by Ed Piotrowski WPDE on Thursday, August 20, 2020
The images are completely surreal and they’re just one more unusual thing to add to the year of 2020, a year that will undoubtedly be talked about even 100 years from now as being one of the most challenging faced by humans in the modern era. A separate video was filmed up close in Leevilee, Louisiana and it shows yet another humongous waterspout churning through the ocean. WPDE meteorologist Ed Piotrowski posted a video to Facebook and described it as the “most picturesque spouts I’ve ever seen. It almost looks like War of the Worlds out there!”
CHECK THIS OUT:It almost doesn't seem real or even possible, but there were SIX waterspouts simultaneously in the Gulf…
Posted by Meteorologist Tyler Sebree on Friday, August 21, 2020
Ahead of the expected storms and the devastation that could come with Tropical Storm Laura and Hurricane Marco, residents of the Gulf Coast and coastal Louisiana areas have been evacuating the region. In fact, several parishes (counties) have ordered a mandatory evacuation of residents. People in the New Orleans area have been urged to voluntarily evacuate, the Weather Channel reports.
In exactly three days from now, here's what the HWRF model says a Hurricane Laura could look like as it's approaching the Gulf Coast.
I'll say it very simply: Laura poses a potentially catastrophic threat to the Texas and Louisiana coast.
Watch this storm very closely. pic.twitter.com/o7RKwH0mpl
— Eric Holthaus (@EricHolthaus) August 24, 2020
Experts expect Tropical Storm Laura to turn into a hurricane by the time it makes landfall on the U.S. mainland in Louisiana by late Wednesday or early Thursday. Watch the video below.
