Tropical Storm Laura is gaining strength and is expected to make landfall near southern Louisiana or the east Texas coastline late Wednesday. It could be the strongest storm since 2005's Hurricane Rita.
Marco's downpour has already reached a large area of the Florida panhandle and southern Alabama and Georgia, dropping 8 to 9 inches of rain far from its center. It is is expected to do the same as it rolls across Louisiana and into Texas.
By late this week,"Laura is expected to produce rainfall of 4 to 8 inches, with isolated maximum amounts of 12 inches across portions of the west-central U.S. Gulf Coast near the Texas and Louisiana border" and inland areas, the hurricane center says. Tropical Storm Marco is weakening as it nears the Gulf Coast in Louisiana, while Tropical Storm Laura — currently just south of Cuba — is on track to become a hurricane.Tropical Storm Marco is weakening as it nears the Gulf Coast in Louisiana, while Tropical Storm Laura — currently just south of Cuba — is on track to become a hurricane.Laura's worst impact in the U.S. will be seen from late Wednesday into Friday.
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