Double tropical strike that could cause billions of dollars in damage, are approaching from different directions
Twin tropical storms that could cause billions of dollars in damage are approaching from different directionsNew York — Back-to-back storms are rolling towards the US Gulf Coast where they will come ashore in days as hurricanes, prompting evacuations of offshore energy platforms and setting residents and officials on edge from Texas to Florida.
“There is still plenty of uncertainty,” said Bradley Harvey, a meteorologist with the commercial forecaster Maxar. “Basically we could have two hurricanes making landfall within the Gulf production region in the next couple of days.” Energy platforms in the Gulf of Mexico that account for as much as 17% of US oil production and 5% of natural gas output are designed to withstand storms of this magnitude; they regularly shut and restart as systems pass through. But two hurricanes roiling the region in quick succession threaten to keep operations shut in for longer and cut into energy supplies more than usual.The bigger threat the storms pose to energy markets is flooding once they come ashore.
Further complicating matters is that there is a growing chance that Laura could become a category three or stronger storm as it enters the Gulf, said Todd Crawford, chief meteorologist at the Weather Company, an IBM business. Hurricanes Fay and Gonzalo hit Bermuda five days apart in 2014, but a double-strike in the Gulf is almost unheard of.
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