Hurricane Laura Wind Speed Right Now. Hurricane Laura expected to make landfall as a Category 4 hurricane near the Louisiana and Texas border. Lauras maximum wind speed is 140 mph.

On the date of the publication of this post the speed of the hurricane Laura is 65 mph or 105 kmh or 55 kt. The storm slammed into Cameron Louisiana about 1 a. Last night Hurricane Laura made landfall on the southwestern coast of Louisiana bring heavy rain 6-8 inches strong winds gusting to 132 mph at one location and a coastal storm surge roughly 10 feet at the most vulnerable locations.
Based on its wind speed of 150 mph 241 kph.
Storm category 1 - wind speed up to. Hurricane Laura and the Wind Speed Dilemma. Laura is now a Category 2 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson scale at present based on wind speed. Its wind speeds have already 140 mph.