Two major storms are on track to hit the U.S. Gulf Coast this week, bringing potentially dangerous flooding and surges to Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration forecast that Tropical Storm Marco—currently in the Gulf of Mexico and downgraded from a hurricane Sunday night—will make landfall Monday in Louisiana. Tropical Storm… Continue reading Storms Projected to Hit Gulf Coast in ‘One-Two Punch’
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Hurricane Season Is Off to a Record Fast Start
With a record fast start to the Atlantic hurricane season, federal forecasters are now predicting that 2020 could have as many as 25 named tropical storms and hurricanes—a number that would put it just shy of the 28 named storms seen during the historically high 2005 season. There have already been a record nine named… Continue reading Hurricane Season Is Off to a Record Fast Start