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  • 2020-08-31 (xsd:date)
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  • Does This Video Show Hurricane Laura Approaching The Louisiana-Texas Coast? (en)
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  • A video shared on Twitter purportedly shows Hurricane Laura approaching the Louisiana-Texas coast. Hurricane #Laura is expected to bring 9+ feet of storm surge to parts of #Louisiana and #Texas . If you’re told to evacuate, you need to do so before it’s too late. #HurricaneLaura pic.twitter.com/OoFcSeRWY9 — CStore News. Noticias de CStore (@CStoreNews_) August 25, 2020 Verdict: False The video predates Hurricane Laura. It appears to show a shelf cloud over Navarre Beach in Florida. Fact Check: The claim that the video shows Hurricane Laura near the Gulf Coast started circulating as the storm approached the Louisiana-Texas border. Hurricane Laura, which weakened to a tropical depression after making landfall, inflicted damaging winds and flooding on the area, killing at least 14 people, according to USA Today . However, the video predates the hurricane making landfall as a Category 4 storm on Aug. 27. CBS affiliate WRGB and Greg Pollak , a meteorologist for NBC affiliate WOAI, shared the video on Facebook in mid-July, crediting Stephanie Weller . (RELATED: Viral Video Claims To Show Hurricane Hanna Blowing Over Part Of The US-Mexico Border Wall) Weller posted the video of what she described as Navarre Beach, Florida, on her Facebook page on July 12, well over a month before Hurricane Laura hit. In the video , an ominous shelf cloud looms over what appear to be beach houses. The buildings visible in the video match those that can be seen in a Google Maps street view of Navarre Beach Marine Park. A shelf cloud will usually be associated with a solid line of storms, the National Weather Service explains on its website. The wind will come first with rain following behind it. It may appear to rotate on a horizontal axis. Weller did not respond to a request for comment. (en)
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