HURRICANE LAURA | After making landfall around 1 a.m. as a Category 4 storm, Hurricane Laura is moving northward over southwestern Louisiana. The storm is now Category 3 strength. The National Hurricane Center says catastrophic storm surge, extreme winds and flash flooding continue in portions of the state. TRACK LAURA >> https://bit.ly/3hvdYXn HURRICANE CENTER >> https://wfts.tv/hurricane | ABC Action News - WFTS - Tampa Bay

HURRICANE LAURA: A satellite captured these lightning bursts as Hurricane Laura moved toward the Gulf Coast on August 26. The National Hurricane Center called the storm a “major hurricane” with potential to cause “catastrophic” storm surge Wednesday night into Thursday morning. | CBS Newspath

DEADLY WRATH: Aerial footage shows Hurricane Laura's destructive aftermath along the Louisiana Gulf Coast, with a chemical fire burning, several homes destroyed and hundreds of thousands without power. Complete coverage tonight from the storm zone. https://abcn.ws/31xkHu3 | ABC World News Tonight with David Muir

Drone footage shows the destruction Hurricane Laura has inflicted on Lake Charles, Louisiana. | Al Jazeera English