2 Possible Hurricanes Heading For Gulf Coast Early Next Week, Weather Service Says

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Tropical Storm Laura could become a hurricane early next week — around the same time another storm develops into a hurricane in the Gulf of Mexico. The system is forecast to bring rain and flooding to Caribbean islands on its way to the U.S. mainland.





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Tropical Depression 14, which could become Tropical Storm Marcos, is predicted to become a hurricane in the Gulf and then to weaken before hitting the Texas coast near Houston, possibly by Tuesday morning.





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Tropical Depression 14, which could become Tropical Storm Marcos, is predicted to become a hurricane in the Gulf and then to weaken before hitting the Texas coast near Houston, possibly by Tuesday morning.


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Tropical Depression 14, which will become Tropical Storm Marcos if it develops as forecasters expect, will likely arrive first. It’s predicted to become a hurricane in the Gulf, but the National Hurricane Center says it could weaken a bit before hitting the Texas coast near Houston, possibly by Tuesday morning. The system has already triggered a hurricane watch for Cancun and other parts of Mexico’s southeastern coast.

Tropical Storm Laura is causing alerts in Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands and Hispaniola, where it will drop heavy rain on its way toward Cuba and the Gulf.

«This rainfall could cause flash and urban flooding, the hurricane center says.

Laura is expected to be a hurricane when it reaches the U.S. coast near the Alabama-Florida border, the center said in an advisory at 11 a.m. ET Friday.

The 2020 Atlantic hurricane season is already setting records with named storms forming at a pace never seen before. The latest estimates from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration call for nearly twice the normal number of named storms in 2020.

Climate change has been linked to the more frequent occurrence of major hurricanes globally as well as the rising number of hurricanes in the Atlantic. In addition to strong winds, many of the most dangerous storms in recent years have brought tremendous amounts of rain – creating new threats to people and infrastructure far inland from the coast.

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