Just a quick rant. I’ve always been obsessed with weather and always want people to be safe.

Hurricane forecasting is my issue. Category 1 is classified as sustained winds > 74 mph. So Laura, classified as Cat 4 with sustained wind speeds of 150+.

Here reality. You can actually look back at historical data and see even at landfall, maybe sustained at 85 for a very short time, but mostly sustained winds around 50 mph. Impressive and capable of doing lots of damage, absolutely, but sustained winds would at 150 would decimate everything.

I understand storm surge is the real doozie, especially if you live at 20 feet above sea level or below.

Maybe the National Hurricane Center needs to show their importance and need to be funded, but I wish there was some accuracy. It’s grossly over exaggerated.

https://www.windfinder.com/#8/30.7678/-93.5431

You can click on any red dots for current wind speeds. Measurements will show the past 24 hours or so.

Now with that said, I hope everyone is safe. 80 mph winds can be dangerous.

I call BS. Someone show me where sustained winds were over 100.

I agree they should overstate threats, but it's ridiculous to say there is sustained winds at 150. You couldn't even show me one gust at 150 anywhere. I would also like to see one reputable source that shows/showed sustained winds anywhere at 100+. Not going to happen.

I bet it is three times as accurate as what your weather person will lead you to believe. I've been in a hurricane area my whole life. You just watch the news.

I don't doubt they are catastrophic, just horribly over stated.