NBC 5 News Crews Photos: Hurricane Laura

Published August 26, 2020 • Updated on December 30, 2020 at 4:45 pm

NBC 5 news crews were dispatched to the Texas Gulf Coast, East Texas and Louisiana to document the preparations and effects of Hurricane Laura.

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Storm damage in Lake Charles.

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Storm damage in Lake Charles.

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Storm damage in Lake Charles.

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Storm damage in Lake Charles.

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TV station KPLC-TV news tower was damaged in Lake Charles.

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The local NBC station KPLC 7 News was not spared. The tower collapsed in Lake Charles.

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The local NBC station KPLC 7 News was not spared. The tower collapsed in Lake Charles.

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TV station KPLC-TV news tower was damaged in Lake Charles.

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TV station KPLC-TV news tower was damaged in Lake Charles.

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Storm damage in Lake Charles.

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Storm damage in Lake Charles.

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Storm damage in Lake Charles.

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Storm damage in Lake Charles.

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Storm damage in Lake Charles.

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Lake Charles damage. A store front collapsed.

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Lake Charles damage. A store front collapsed.

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Storm damage in Lake Charles.

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Storm damage in Lake Charles.

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Lake Charles damage. Army National Guard guarding a CVS.

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Lake Charles damage. Army National Guard guarding a CVS.

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Lake Charles damage.

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Lake Charles damage.

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Lake Charles damage.

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Lake Charles damage.

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Just 20 mins outside Lake Charles, La and overturned 18 and downed tree blocking part of I-10.

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Just 20 mins outside Lake Charles, La and overturned 18 and downed tree blocking part of I-10.

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Orange Texas heavy damage. Military helicopter circling water area.

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Orange Texas heavy damage.

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Orange Texas heavy damage.

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Great seeing our North Texas Rescue crews and others at Buc-ee’s in Baytown rolling East towards Louisiana for mutual aid.

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Great seeing our North Texas Rescue crews and others at Buc-ee’s in Baytown rolling East towards Louisiana for mutual aid.

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Great seeing our North Texas Rescue crews and others at Buc-ee’s in Baytown rolling East towards Louisiana for mutual aid.

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Great seeing our North Texas Rescue crews and others at Buc-ee’s in Baytown rolling East towards Louisiana for mutual aid.

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Great seeing our North Texas Rescue crews and others at Buc-ee’s in Baytown rolling East towards Louisiana for mutual aid.

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Great seeing our North Texas Rescue crews and others at Buc-ee’s in Baytown rolling East towards Louisiana for mutual aid.

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Great seeing our North Texas Rescue crews and others at Buc-ee’s in Baytown rolling East towards Louisiana for mutual aid.

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Great seeing our North Texas Rescue crews and others at Buc-ee’s in Baytown rolling East towards Louisiana for mutual aid.

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Great seeing our North Texas Rescue crews and others at Buc-ee’s in Baytown rolling East towards Louisiana for mutual aid.

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Great seeing our North Texas Rescue crews and others at Buc-ee’s in Baytown rolling East towards Louisiana for mutual aid.

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Great seeing our North Texas Rescue crews and others at Buc-ee’s in Baytown rolling East towards Louisiana for mutual aid.

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Convoy of high-water National Guard trucks on I-10 a few miles outside of Beaumont.

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A message for Hurricane Laura in Kemah, TX.

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A message for Hurricane Laura in Kemah, TX.

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A message for Hurricane Laura in Kemah, TX.

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A message for Hurricane Laura in Kemah, TX.

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The psychic boarded up… the business next door did not.

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Here is a look at the Kemah Boardwalk area. Waters a little choppy. Saw a couple of onlookers still deciding if they stay or go.

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Here is a look at the Kemah Boardwalk area. Waters a little choppy. Saw a couple of onlookers still deciding if they stay or go.

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And here comes the rain. This is the parking lot of our hotel in Beaumont.

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For miles along Texas coast, few places are open as mandatory evacuation orders are in effect. Even Whataburger is closed.

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We’re in East Texas where crews in Harrison County handed out sand bags to residents throughout the day. There’s a tropical storm warning in effect.

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We’re in East Texas where crews in Harrison County handed out sand bags to residents throughout the day. There’s a tropical storm warning in effect.

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Buses standby to take evacuees away from Port Arthur ahead of Hurricane Laura.

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A sand pile used to fill sandbags as Port Arthur prepares for the arrival of Hurricane Laura.

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Drivers heading south are being warned about Hurricane Laura.

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Drivers heading south are being warned about Hurricane Laura.

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Made a gas stop in Madisonville at Buc-ee’s and it was packed. I asked and several folks are evacuating. One family just started the first day of vacation in Galveston and told they had to leave rented beach house.

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