Tropical storm sally could become a hurricane and hit Louisiana just two weeks after deadly Category 4 cyclone Laura

Sally is the earliest 18th-named tropical storm to form in a single Atlantic hurricane season.

"On the forecast track, the center of Sally will move over the southeastern and eastern Gulf of Mexico today, move over the north-central Gulf of Mexico tonight and Monday, and approach the north-central Gulf Coast within the hurricane watch area late Monday and Tuesday," an NHC advisory read.

The storm is expected to bring"dangerous and life-threatening" storm surges to coastal areas from Louisiana to the Mississippi/Alabama border. These maximum sustained wind speeds meant Laura tied the strongest hurricane ever to make landfall in Louisiana. The storm destroyed or caused major damage to more than 7,200 homes in Louisiana and Texas, and has been linked to more than 30 deaths in the United States, The Weather Channel reported.Joe Raedle/Getty Images

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