The low continued eastward through West Virginia and Extreme Northern Virginia into Maryland before being absorbed by another low centered near the Great Lakes by 12:00 UTC. See also List of Category 4 Atlantic hurricanes 2020 Atlantic hurricane season Hurricane Lili (2002) – Another Category 4 hurricane that took a similar track, although it rapidly weakened before landfall. Meteorological history of Hurricane Gustav – Another category 4 hurricane that took a similar track in 2008 Hurricane Isaac (2012) – Category 1 hurricane that struck Louisiana after moving through the Caribbean as a tropical storm Effects of Hurricane Laura in Louisiana References External links The National Hurricane Center's Advisory Archive on Hurricane Laura National Hurricane Center (NHC) Weather Prediction Center (WPC) Meteorological histories of individual tropical cyclones 2020 Atlantic hurricane season Laura Meteorological History Hurricane Laura