Storm surge forecast for Hurricane #Laura now up to 15 FEET (!) for extreme southwest Louisiana per @NHC_Surge. I believe the last time NHC explicitly issued a U.S. storm surge forecast this high was for Hurricane Ike in 2008. pic.twitter.com/wLLD7Rgtdw

— Michael Lowry (@MichaelRLowry) August 26, 2020