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Hurricane Laura forecast to become a catastrophic Category 4 Storm

Hurricane Laura will weaken after landfall but still bring widespread impacts to NW Arkansas and the River Valley.
Credit: 5NEWS
Credit: 5NEWS

ARKANSAS, USA — Links to track Hurricane Laura

Latest National Hurricane Center Forecast Track

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This is the current track of Hurricane Laura. It's expected to make landfall sometime early Thursday along the Gulf Coast and affect Arkansas on Friday into Saturday.

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Most of the computer model data has clustered along the eastern side of Texas or west Louisiana with all tracks showing a path into Arkansas.

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The highest rain amounts will be in central Arkansas and Louisiana.

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Laura is forecast to become one of the strongest hurricanes so far of the 2020 Atlantic Hurricane season. 

-Garrett 

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