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Hurricane Laura After Landfall: Storm to Bring Rain, Wind and Tornado Threat Far Inland | The Weather Channel – Articles from The Weather Channel

  • Rainfall from Laura will spread as far east as the Ohio and Tennessee valleys and mid-Atlantic by this weekend.
  • Strong winds could cause tree damage and scattered power outages as far north as Arkansas
  • Laura might produce isolated tornadoes along its path into the weekend.

Hurricane Laura will now weaken after making landfall near Cameron, Louisiana, but its rain, some wind, and even potential tornadoes are expected to spread inland north and east as the storm moves inland.

Here’s an overview of what to expect late this week.

Heavy Rainfall

The most widespread inland impact from Laura will be rainfall.

Laura’s heaviest rain and highest flash flood potential will spread from where it makes landfall northward across parts of eastern Texas, Louisiana, southeast Oklahoma, Arkansas and southern Missouri.

The weakening system could then produce at least locally heavy rain and pockets of flash…

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