Hurricane Laura slammed southern Louisiana early Thursday as a Category 4 storm, one of the most powerful to strike the Gulf Coast in decades.
Hurricane Laura is an extremely powerful storm, and as of the 5 p.m. update, it remains a Category 4 hurricane with increased maximum sustained winds of 145 mph.
Tropical Storm Laura could strengthen quickly into a major hurricane in the Gulf of Mexico with a dangerous threat of storm surge along parts of the Louisiana and Texas coasts.
A pair of tropical cyclones forecast to become hurricanes early next week are headed for the U.S. Gulf Coast and will spin over the Gulf’s warm waters simultaneously.
CARICOM leaders on Monday discussed proposals for dealing with the possibility of responding to a hurricane within the coronavirus pandemic.
Tropical Storm Isaias was located about 65 miles southeast of Cape Canaveral as of 5 p.m. ET Sunday with maximum sustained winds of 70 mph.