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Last updated: Monday, 24 August 2020 - 10:45 PM EDT (02:45 UTC)

Laura has crossed over into the Gulf of Mexico

> Tropical Storm Laura made landfall along the coast of the Pinar del Rio province in western Cuba at around 8:00 PM EDT on Monday evening. Since then, the storm has tracked across Cuba and has emerged over the Gulf of Mexico. Satellite imagery and radar data provided by the Cuban Meteorological Institute indicates that Laura's convective structure has become better organized with deep convection beginning to wrap around the cyclone's circulation in response to decreasing northerly shear. The cyclone continues to produce persistent convective activity to its south.

> Intensity estimates derived from satellite imagery analysis and recent aerial reconnaissance data indicate that Laura's strength remains largely unchanged, with maximum one-minute sustained winds holding steady at 55 knots (65

#What is Damp May Never Dry! Post Last Updated: 8/24/2020 @ 11:30am

Jim Cantore is (probably) coming to town and his guest list includes two names: Marco and Laura. Ugh, 2020.

In all seriousness, this is an unprecedented event and there are a lot of questions, comments and speculation out there right now and posts are flying into the new queue. In order to make it easier and provide current information to individuals, please keep the conversations surrounding the two systems (Marco and Laura) to this thread. We are trying to consolidate the more serious conversations/information to this thread. It is highly recommend that you sort comments by new given the changing environment

For the time being, memes and funny-ish posts can be standalone posts. This is subject to change depending on how the situation evolves. Despite all the humor surrounding it, please take this event seriously and make plans based upon your needs.

Below is some general information/advice, but sho

Hi all, Laura Sanko here. I will be reporting on Dana White's Contender Series all season long starting tonight, airing on ESPN+ in the United States and UFC Fight Pass internationally. I'll also be hosting the Quick Hits show on the UFC Facebook page at UFC 252: Stipe vs DC. Be sure to follow me on IG: laura_sanko.

Good luck mods.

https://twitter.com/laura_stahl/status/1293584402891456513?s=20

https://twitter.com/laura_stahl/status/1293584405324128257?s=20

Voice actors aren't their characters and it is disgraceful that people in this community stoop this low.

Moderator note

Welcome to Day 5 of our coverage of Laura

> Welcome to our new tracking thread for Laura, which has reached hurricane strength in the southeastern Gulf of Mexico and is headed along a track that threatens the Gulf Coast of the United States. We are creating a new thread to alleviate the fact that the previous thread had grown well beyond 2,500 comments. We also wanted to highlight some other important links that we have here in the subreddit for the days ahead:

Global Tropical Outlook & Discussion: 23-29 August 2020

2020 Hurricane Supplies Megathread

Laura Preparations Discussion

We are in Storm Mode

> Because a significant tropical cyclone is approaching the Gulf Coast and we anticipate a surge in visitor traffic, we are now in Storm Mode. This means that rules will be enforced by our moderator s

Laura Bailey, the incredible VO for Abby, has received countless death threats against her and even baby Ronin. Now I could go into how stunning in the worst possible way this is considering the entire message and point of the game but I digress. I just want to get a thread of positivity messages about the incredible work Laura did and, for those who do like her character, Abby too. (I understand a number do not like Abby and if you don't, just focus on Laura!) I'll start with a small moment.

One of my favorite sections was the slow climb up to the bridge and walking across it with Lev. Abby's pure and utter fear was incredibly well performed and also kinda hilarious at times. When Lev asks her about it being awkward between her and Owen and she goes "LEV! REALLY RIGHT NOW?!" I think that was the moment I really felt the click with her.

Thoughts on her pool stepping stones? I think I would just slip off and hit my head.

Also the new bathroom tile will need to be cleaned often to keep it so shiny.

Please use this thread for all Laura-specific preparations and questions on how it will affect you. We will be a little more lax on comments in this section in terms of speculation for the means of preparation. Please follow all of your NWS guidelines.

Fucking wow. That is all.