Hurricane LAURA Rakes Sulphur, Louisiana (2020)

What a man! Obeying traffic signals while no one else is on the road, and a Cat 4’s eyewall is approaching.

you kno a storm is bad when the palm trees snap

FYI the railroad crossing is activated as a failsafe due to mains power loss, it's on a battery backup system. This is to warn drivers to PAY ATTENTION while crossing the tracks regardless since the normal train detection circuit is not active.

When the weather channel people evacuate because the danger is too great, you know it’s going to be bad. Thanks for getting this devastating storm documented. I’ve been in Sulphur all my life. We got through Rita, we will get through this. One last note: power has just been restored to my neighborhood-16 days after the storm.

This took me back to that night. Myself & my family stayed through this. This storm was a monster. It caused Mass devastation around sulphur & the surrounding areas. I'll never forget before she came through how the pressure dropped & my ears popped. Or the sound of the wind. Or how the windows that were covered in plywood was bowing inside the house. It was a scary night & pisses me off that there's not much coverage on this storm.

I live in Iowa and I had to stay because my daughter jammed my key in the ignition the wrong way. That was the worst experience of my life. Just the sheer power and energy made you realize how small and helpless you are on Earth

honestly you are the pecos hank of hurricanes

You probably could see the stars pretty good after that storm considering all the lights went out.

When it past in Dominican Republic was HORRIBLE and was like a storm, i can't imagine how here would be if it would have been like an hurricane. My heart is with all affected people. PD: sorry for my english, i'm just learning.

My hometown! Horrible devastation, looks like a war zone all over the city with no power, water for weeks in 90 degree weather.

And two and a half weeks later..my family of 5 still has no power, and its 97 degrees daily.

I also rode this storm out. I live in Sulphur. I very much appreciate this video. More people died from carbon monoxide poisoning than the storm, bc of the generators. I'm still using a generator for my house and it's 2 weeks later.

10/10 footage!! Loved those electrical explosions and the ripping gusts.

I'm from Lake Charles actually Iowa outside of Lake Charles and its almost coming up to 7 months since Laura! I've been in a motel room in Hillsboro, Texas because its still so devastating down there. I miss my home, my people. I keep everyone still trying to stand on our feet again nothing but the best and we for sure we will get thru this. I came across this video. I've watched all the ones from Lake Charles but this one from Sulfur. I just wanted to say that I really enjoyed watching. Nature is a beast sometimes. Upmost respect to each and every one of yall who stayed beside and capture Nature at her best! I want to say Thank You!!!! Wendy Moore Iowa, Louisana

Thank you for this footage... Sulphur is my hometown...we were living in Lake Charles, Louisiana when this hit...lost everything...thank God we evacuated 🙏💚🙏

It is insane that a simple town can be destroyed in just that amount of time.

Home resident of Lake Charles, LA. My mom and I stayed in our trailer in the bathroom during the storm with the result of our kitchen roof being ripped and slung right into our neighboring tree, and it's STILL there. Man, was it horrific.. We could only hack 5 hard days of no power, water, AC, and barely any food, then we left out. Now in Shreveport, LA starting fresh again. It feels like just last night I was still in that bathroom during Laura's furious wrath... Awesome video, man, and best of luck to you in the future chasing down the ones to come.

I live 17,000km away from Sulphur but even as I watched this, I was shaking. You captured the full devastation and beauty of this storm Josh and I thank you for doing so. To everyone affected, my heart seeps out to you. You have had many nightmare events in 2020, but this one has to be the worst and I am sorry you experienced this.

Thank you for showing the world what our little town has been through. Though we are a small town, we are a strong town. Sulphur will rebuild and come back better than ever.

Thank you for being brave, smart, and kind enough to document this stuff for us, Josh. Your work is greatly appreciated as always! I was up watching your coverage of the storm as it was happening on Twitter because one of my closest friends lives in Louisiana (luckily, she recently moved to Baton Rouge and was totally okay), so it's nice to see all that footage + extras all in one video. Stay safe! :-)