'Apocalyptic' Category 4 Hurricane Laura makes landfall in Louisiana with catastrophic 150MPH winds

Hurricane Laura crashed into Louisiana with ferocious 150mph winds today, bringing a 'catastrophic storm surge' in its wake which is set to swamp the low-lying coast with an 'unsurvivable' 20ft wall of ocean water. The Category 4 monster made landfall at 1am with the strongest winds that Louisiana has seen since 1856 and warnings that the storm could rip apart buildings and penetrate up to 200 miles inland.

Hurricane Laura crashed into Louisiana with ferocious 150mph winds today, bringing a 'catastrophic storm surge' in its wake which is set to swamp the low-lying coast with an 'unsurvivable' 20ft wall of ocean water. The Category 4 monster made landfall at 1am with the strongest winds that Louisiana has seen since 1856 and warnings that the storm could rip apart buildings and penetrate up to 200 miles inland. 

Hurricane Laura began to pummel Lake Charles, Louisiana late Wednesday, with powerful winds gusting over 70mph.

Hurricane Laura began to pummel Lake Charles, Louisiana late Wednesday, with powerful winds gusting over 70mph.

Landfall: Laura reached land near the small town of Cameron around 30 miles from the Texas border at 1am in Louisiana.

Landfall: Laura reached land near the small town of Cameron around 30 miles from the Texas border at 1am in Louisiana.

Forecasters have predicted even stronger winds that could rip apart buildings, level trees and toss vehicles like toys.

Forecasters have predicted even stronger winds that could rip apart buildings, level trees and toss vehicles like toys.

A car near Vermilion Bay is seen partially submerged in waters brought by Hurricane Laura approaching Abbeville, Louisiana.

A car near Vermilion Bay is seen partially submerged in waters brought by Hurricane Laura approaching Abbeville, Louisiana. 

A single truck is parked in an open lot as heavy rains from hurricane Laura fall in Lake Charles, Louisiana late Wednesday night.

A single truck is parked in an open lot as heavy rains from hurricane Laura fall in Lake Charles, Louisiana late Wednesday night.

Palm trees began to sway back and forth in Lake Charles, Louisiana on Wednesday as powerful winds reached the city on Wednesday.

Palm trees began to sway back and forth in Lake Charles, Louisiana on Wednesday as powerful winds reached the city on Wednesday.

A business is shown boarded up on Seawall Boulevard ahead of the storm in Galveston, Texas. Laura rapidly strengthened to a Category 4 hurricane during the day, prompting the National Hurricane Center to describe the accompanying storm surge as 'unsurvivable'.

A business is shown boarded up on Seawall Boulevard ahead of the storm in Galveston, Texas. Laura rapidly strengthened to a Category 4 hurricane during the day, prompting the National Hurricane Center to describe the accompanying storm surge as 'unsurvivable'.

Sandbags were placed in front of a store before the arrival of Hurricane Laura in downtown Lake Charles, Louisiana on Wednesday after residents were told to evacuate or shelter.

Sandbags were placed in front of a store before the arrival of Hurricane Laura in downtown Lake Charles, Louisiana on Wednesday after residents were told to evacuate or shelter.

A woman looks out at the beach in front of a boarded-up building as waves from Hurricane Laura roll Wednesday evening in Galveston, Texas.

A woman looks out at the beach in front of a boarded-up building as waves from Hurricane Laura roll Wednesday evening in Galveston, Texas.

Trung Nguyen boards up his brother's convenience store Food Etc in Abbeville, Louisiana, U.S., as Hurricane Laura approached the gulf coast.

Trung Nguyen boards up his brother's convenience store Food Etc in Abbeville, Louisiana, U.S., as Hurricane Laura approached the gulf coast.

Eliza Boleware unloads a grocery cart full of essentials into her car at Walmart, in Vidalia, Louisiana.

Eliza Boleware unloads a grocery cart full of essentials into her car at Walmart, in Vidalia, Louisiana.

A cemetery along Privateer Blvd in Barataria, Louisiana is inundated in water as water levels surge before Hurricane Laura makes landfall.

A cemetery along Privateer Blvd in Barataria, Louisiana is inundated in water as water levels surge before Hurricane Laura makes landfall.

This satellite image shows Hurricane Laura moving in the Gulf of Mexico towards Louisiana and Texas on Wednesday.

This satellite image shows Hurricane Laura moving in the Gulf of Mexico towards Louisiana and Texas on Wednesday.

A Cameron Parish Sheriff deputy wipes his face as he mans a roadblock in the rain on LA 27 while residents evacuate Cameron in Lake Charles, Louisiana, on Wednesday.

A Cameron Parish Sheriff deputy wipes his face as he mans a roadblock in the rain on LA 27 while residents evacuate Cameron in Lake Charles, Louisiana, on Wednesday.

Louisiana State Police warned residents to please 'stay weather aware,' and if they encounter 'high water' to turn around and find an alternate route.

Louisiana State Police warned residents to please 'stay weather aware,' and if they encounter 'high water' to turn around and find an alternate route.

Houston residents Thomas Mezquiti and his son Drake Mezquiti, 13, fish ahead of Hurricane Laura in Galveston, Texas, on Wednesday.

Houston residents Thomas Mezquiti and his son Drake Mezquiti, 13, fish ahead of Hurricane Laura in Galveston, Texas, on Wednesday.

A gas terminal is seen as the first band of rain from Hurricane Laura passes in Lake Charles, Louisiana on Wednesday.

A gas terminal is seen as the first band of rain from Hurricane Laura passes in Lake Charles, Louisiana on Wednesday. 

Chris Colvert takes a photograph of the 1900 Storm statue on Wednesday in Galveston, Texas, as Hurricane Laura moves toward the Gulf Coast.

Chris Colvert takes a photograph of the 1900 Storm statue on Wednesday in Galveston, Texas, as Hurricane Laura moves toward the Gulf Coast.

Cody Cloud walks back toward the beach after taking pictures of the waves Wednesday in Galveston, Texas, as Hurricane Laura moves toward the Gulf Coast.

Cody Cloud walks back toward the beach after taking pictures of the waves Wednesday in Galveston, Texas, as Hurricane Laura moves toward the Gulf Coast.

A man walks along the beach Wednesday in Galveston, Texas, as Hurricane Laura moves toward the Gulf Coast.

A man walks along the beach Wednesday in Galveston, Texas, as Hurricane Laura moves toward the Gulf Coast.

Josue Blanco (left) and Alex Mendez photograph waves generated by Hurricane Laura as they crash into the rock groin at 37th Street in Galveston, Texas on Wednesday.

Josue Blanco and Alex Mendez photograph waves generated by Hurricane Laura as they crash into the rock groin at 37th Street in Galveston, Texas on Wednesday.

The Shark Shack Beach Bar and Grill is boarded up on the nearly deserted Strand Street in Galveston as business owners and residents wait for Hurricane Laura on Wednesday.

The Shark Shack Beach Bar and Grill is boarded up on the nearly deserted Strand Street in Galveston as business owners and residents wait for Hurricane Laura on Wednesday.

People line up to board buses to evacuate Lake Charles, Louisiana, on Wednesday morning ahead of Hurricane Laura.

People line up to board buses to evacuate Lake Charles, Louisiana, on Wednesday morning ahead of Hurricane Laura. 

Victoria Nelson with her children Autum Nelson, 2, Shawn Nelson, 7, and Asia Nelson, 6, wait to board a bus evacuating Lake Charles, Louisiana, on Wednesday.

Victoria Nelson with her children Autum Nelson, 2, Shawn Nelson, 7, and Asia Nelson, 6, wait to board a bus evacuating Lake Charles, Louisiana, on Wednesday. 

Christopher Thomas holds one-year-old Taiyren Sylvester as they wait to board buses to evacuate Lake Charles, Louisiana, on Wednesday.

Christopher Thomas holds one-year-old Taiyren Sylvester as they wait to board buses to evacuate Lake Charles, Louisiana, on Wednesday. 

Port Arthur Firefighters check temperatures of people arriving at the civic center where evacuation buses wait in Port Arthur, Texas, on Wednesday.

Port Arthur Firefighters check temperatures of people arriving at the civic center where evacuation buses wait in Port Arthur, Texas, on Wednesday. 

Evan Raggio and other people purchase supplies at the Stine hardware store before the arrival of Hurricane Laura on Wednesday in Lake Charles, Louisiana.

Evan Raggio and other people purchase supplies at the Stine hardware store before the arrival of Hurricane Laura on Wednesday in Lake Charles, Louisiana. 

Marvin Weikal (right) and other people purchase supplies at the Stine hardware store in Lake Charles on Wednesday.

Marvin Weikal and other people purchase supplies at the Stine hardware store in Lake Charles on Wednesday. 

David Rosenbaum Jr helps load plywood into vehicles as people purchase supplies at the Stine hardware store before the storm on Wednesday.

David Rosenbaum Jr helps load plywood into vehicles as people purchase supplies at the Stine hardware store before the storm on Wednesday. 

Lake Charles Fire Department personnel Alvin Taylor (right) and Jeremy Harris (left) assist Tim Williams into a transport van as he evacuates Lake Charles, Louisiana on Wednesday.

Lake Charles Fire Department personnel Alvin Taylor and Jeremy Harris assist Tim Williams into a transport van as he evacuates Lake Charles, Louisiana on Wednesday. 

Houston SPCA staff members Linnea Wood (foreground) and Calista Stover carry pets from the Galveston Island Humane Society, onto a Wings of Rescue plane headed to Dallas/Fort Worth on Tuesday.

Houston SPCA staff members Linnea Wood and Calista Stover carry pets from the Galveston Island Humane Society, onto a Wings of Rescue plane headed to Dallas/Fort Worth on Tuesday. 

Ropes are used to tie a house down ahead of the arrival of Hurricane Laura in Rutherford beach near Cameron, Louisiana on Wednesday.

Ropes are used to tie a house down ahead of the arrival of Hurricane Laura in Rutherford beach near Cameron, Louisiana on Wednesday. 

Yvonne Lancgo, of Lake Charles, waits to board a bus to evacuate Lake Charles, Louisiana, on Wednesday.

Yvonne Lancgo, of Lake Charles, waits to board a bus to evacuate Lake Charles, Louisiana, on Wednesday.

Members of the Louisiana National Guard prepare for the arrival of Hurricane Laura on Wednesday in Lake Charles, Louisiana.

Members of the Louisiana National Guard prepare for the arrival of Hurricane Laura on Wednesday in Lake Charles, Louisiana.

Members of the Louisiana National Guard stage near a high school before the arrival of Hurricane Laura in Lake Charles, Louisiana on Tuesday as Laura upgraded from a storm to a hurricane.

Members of the Louisiana National Guard stage near a high school before the arrival of Hurricane Laura in Lake Charles, Louisiana on Tuesday as Laura upgraded from a storm to a hurricane.

The Louisiana National Guard has mobilized 98 high water vehicles and 55 boats for response efforts.

The Louisiana National Guard has mobilized 98 high water vehicles and 55 boats for response efforts. 

Louisiana National Guard Sgt Aaron Dugas prepares a boat for the arrival of Hurricane Laura on Wednesday in Lake Charles, Louisiana.

Louisiana National Guard Sgt Aaron Dugas prepares a boat for the arrival of Hurricane Laura on Wednesday in Lake Charles, Louisiana.

Reeling from the storm: Residents of Port-au-Prince, Haiti pictured cleaning up a street reduced to rubble from the passage of Tropical Storm Laura on Tuesday.

Reeling from the storm: Residents of Port-au-Prince, Haiti pictured cleaning up a street reduced to rubble from the passage of Tropical Storm Laura on Tuesday.

A man removes mud outside of a store in Haiti that was decimated by Laura, then a tropical storm, before it upgraded to a hurricane on Tuesday.

A man removes mud outside of a store in Haiti that was decimated by Laura, then a tropical storm, before it upgraded to a hurricane on Tuesday.

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