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Simulation of Laura approaching Gulf Coast Wednesday. (earth.nullschool.net)

Hurricane watches issued for parts of Texas and Louisiana coast as threat from Laura rises

Storm will approach Wednesday with winds over 100 mph and a storm surge of 7 to 11 feet.

August 24, 2020 at 11:13 p.m. EDT
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This story was last updated Monday evening. For Tuesday’s updates on Laura, see: Laura intensifying in Gulf of Mexico, threatens major hurricane strike in Texas and Louisiana

After raking the Dominican Republic, Haiti and Cuba, Tropical Storm Laura entered the Gulf of Mexico late Monday evening where it is poised to strengthen to a hurricane by Tuesday and then pose a serious threat to the coasts of Louisiana and Texas by midweek.  

The latest developments

  • For Laura, hurricane watches are in effect for Port Bolivar, Tex., to west of Morgan City, La., while tropical storm warnings cover the western third of Cuba, and parts of the Florida Keys. Storm surge watches span from San Luis Pass, Tex., to Ocean Springs, Miss., including Lake Pontchartrain.
  • For Marco, all tropical storm and storm surge warnings were discontinued, although its remnants may dump 1 to 3 inches of additional rain across the north-central Gulf Coast and Southeast through Wednesday.
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For Laura, hurricane watches are in effect for Port Bolivar, Tex., to west of Morgan City, La., while tropical storm warnings cover the western third of Cuba, and parts of the Florida Keys. Storm surge watches span from San Luis Pass, Tex., to Ocean Springs, Miss., including Lake Pontchartrain.
For Marco, all tropical storm and storm surge warnings were discontinued, although its remnants may dump 1 to 3 inches of additional rain across the north-central Gulf Coast and Southeast through Wednesday.

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