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USA Today reports:
With Tropical Storm Marco out of the way, the stage is now set for Hurricane Laura to deliver a devastating blow to the Gulf Coast late Wednesday and early Thursday. The National Hurricane Center projected Tuesday morning that Laura will become a Category 3 “major” hurricane before landfall, with winds of around 115 mph. A major hurricane has winds of at least 111 mph.
“Residents along the Texas and Louisiana coasts should anticipate the possibility that Laura will rapidly intensify right up until landfall,” said meteorologist Jeff Masters of Yale Climate Connections. In addition to the fierce winds, the hurricane is expected to bring a huge storm surge of Gulf sea water ashore, forecasters warned, potentially as high as 11 feet near the Texas/Louisiana border.
Laura is now a hurricane and is expected to strengthen to a major, Category 3 or higher storm before it makes US landfall https://t.co/3J52twodHK pic.twitter.com/lQUaQCVydr
— CNN Breaking News (@cnnbrk) August 25, 2020
Laura was upgraded to a Category 1 hurricane Tuesday morning and is forecast to reach major hurricane status as at least a Category 3, prior to landfall. https://t.co/DF6IF7UX1m
— AccuWeather (@accuweather) August 25, 2020
Hurricane #Laura is forecast to become a MAJOR HURRICANE, strengthening to a category 3 by landfall near the TX/LA border. Westward trends in the forecast models are scary for Houston area. This zone is incredibly storm surge probe. This hurricane will be catastrophic. pic.twitter.com/BL0XYTCHze
— Reed Timmer (@ReedTimmerAccu) August 25, 2020
#BREAKING: Tropical Storm Laura’s path shifted west slightly overnight and now threatens to impact Houston as a Category 3 hurricane.https://t.co/I4D4bIeDGV
— Houston Chronicle (@HoustonChron) August 25, 2020
BREAKING: #Laura becomes a hurricane, forecast to reach Category 3. Hundreds of thousands ordered to evacuate in Texas, Louisiana @weatherchannel https://t.co/hk4RAag3ys
— Ron Brackett (@rontimes) August 25, 2020