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CLOSE It’s important to take these steps before hurricane season. USA TODAY CONNECTTWEETLINKEDINCOMMENTEMAILMORE Hurricane Laura is forecast to intensify before making landfall later this week. According to the National Hurricane Center, the storm is expected to hit near Texas and Louisiana on either Wednesday or Thursday.  More: Laura strengthens to hurricane-level Tuesday morning as it nears Texas coast As of 7 a.m. Tuesday, Laura was recorded as having maximum sustained winds of 70 mph. It is located 625 miles southeast of…

CLOSE What does Tropical Storm Laura look like from above? Video from NASA and NOAA Hurricane Hunters provides a unique view. Wochit Tropical Storm Laura is just below hurricane strength as of Tuesday morning. The storm is forecast to become a major hurricane (category 3, 4, or 5) over the northwestern Gulf of Mexico on Wednesday.  Laura is expected to approach the Upper Texas and Southwest Louisiana coasts on Wednesday night and move inland near…

CLOSE It’s important to take these steps before hurricane season. USA TODAY Tropical Storm Laura is forecast to become a major hurricane before it making landfall later this week. According to the National Hurricane Center, the storm is expected to hit Louisiana on either Wednesday or Thursday.  As of the NHC’s 8 p.m. advisory on Monday, Laura was recorded as having maximum sustained winds of 65 mph while moving 20 mph west-northwest through the Gulf. The…

CLOSE Both storms are forecast to strengthen into hurricanes over the Gulf of Mexico in the coming days. Accuweather Tropical Storm Laura may reach major hurricane strength before it makes landfall Wednesday or Thursday in Louisiana. Laura is forecast to move to the central and northwestern Gulf of Mexico Tuesday night and Wednesday, and approach the northwestern coast of the Gulf of Mexico Wednesday night. It is expected to intensify, possibly to near-major hurricane levels, Wednesday. A…

Share This Story! Let friends in your social network know what you are reading about Tropical Storm Marco makes landfall, expected to bring heavy rainfall to parts of Gulf Coast Tropical Storm Marco could impact Texas next week. Here’s what we know about the storm so far. Post to Facebook Sent! A link has been sent to your friend’s email address. Posted! A link has been posted to your Facebook feed. Tropical Storm Marco made…

CLOSE Both storms are forecast to strengthen into hurricanes over the Gulf of Mexico in the coming days. Accuweather Tropical Storm Marco is expected to make landfall Monday afternoon along Louisiana’s eastern coastline, according to the National Hurricane Center forecasts.  Tropical Storm Laura is expected to make landfall as a hurricane Wednesday or Thursday in Louisiana. The National Weather Service forecasts Laura’s impact further west than Marco’s expected path.  The NHC issued Hurricane and Storm Surge watches 4 p.m. Monday for…

CORPUS CHRISTI, TX – The City of Corpus Christi Emergency Operations Center (EOC) is actively monitoring Tropical Storms Marco and Laura and reviewing emergency response plans among all City departments. The City is working closely with the National Weather Service (NWS) and though the forecast confidence is low, the NWS forecast shows Tropical Storm Laura over Cuba and meteorologists expect her to reach hurricane strength once she enters the Gulf of Mexico sometime Wednesday. This…

Share This Story! Let friends in your social network know what you are reading about Tropical Storms Marco and Laura: Louisiana prepares for Monday landfall, then again Wednesday Tropical Storm Marco is expected to make landfall Monday afternoon along Louisiana’s eastern coastline, according to the National Hurricane Center. Post to Facebook Sent! A link has been sent to your friend’s email address. Posted! A link has been posted to your Facebook feed. CLOSE Both storms are forecast…

Share This Story! Let friends in your social network know what you are reading about Hurricane Marco weakens to Tropical Storm as it move across Gulf of Mexico Hurricane Marco was downgraded to Tropical Storm status Sunday. The storm remains on track to make landfall in Louisiana before moving into Texas. Post to Facebook Sent! A link has been sent to your friend’s email address. Posted! A link has been posted to your Facebook feed….

Share This Story! Let friends in your social network know what you are reading about Marco upgraded to Category 1 hurricane as it continues toward the coast. See the track Tropical Storm Marco upgraded to Hurricane status Sunday. The storm remains on track to make landfall in Louisiana and then move into Texas. Post to Facebook Sent! A link has been sent to your friend’s email address. Posted! A link has been posted to your…

CLOSE Hurricanes have cost the U.S. billions, but none more than these five storms. Asheville Citizen Times Tropical Storm Marco has officially strengthened to hurricane status as of Sunday morning, according to the National Hurricane Center.  Marco was recorded as having maximum sustained winds of 75 mph, which classifies it at a Category 1 hurricane, according to the National Hurricane Center. It is located 300 miles south-southeast of the mouth of the Mississippi River.  It is forecast to…

CLOSE Hurricanes have cost the U.S. billions, but none more than these five storms. Asheville Citizen Times Tropical Storm Marco is poised to reach hurricane status Sunday as it continues on a track for landfall in Louisiana on Monday and then hook westward to possibly reach Texas as a tropical depression as early as Tuesday, according to the National Hurricane Center. The National Weather Service has issued a hurricane warning in Louisiana from Morgan City…

Tropical Storm Marco is poised to become a hurricane within the next 24 hours as its track shifts toward Louisiana, according to the National Hurricane Center.  Marco, the earliest “M” storm to form in recorded history, Marco is 110 miles west northwest of the western tip of Cuba and is 470 miles south south east off the mouth of the Mississippi River. The storm is moving at 13 mph with sustained winds of 65 mph.  It is expected to…