Earlier in the week, it appeared that both Hurricane Marco and Laura posed serious threats to residents of the Gulf Coast.
But as Laura strengthened to a category 4 storm, Marco began to lose steam and was downgraded to a tropical storm as it made landfall on Monday evening.
Marco still caused damage as more than two feet of flooding ensued in areas around Panama City Beach, Florida, according to the Panama City News Herald.
Lifeguards managed to capture some of Marco’s ferocity by filming an intense lightning strike along the beach on Tuesday.
In a clip shared by ABC News, a series of massive pink colored bolts can be seen striking near the shoreline.
“(The storm) hit an isolated area of the Beach really hard with a high intensity of rainfall in a very short period," Panama City Beach public works director Kelly Jenkins told the News Herald. "We saw flooding where we've never seen it before.”
Meanwhile, Laura is now an extremely dangerous Category 4 hurricane with maximum winds of 140 MPH.
Further strengthening is possible before Laura makes landfall along the Texas- Louisiana border.
On Wednesday morning, the National Hurricane Center bluntly warned of the anticipated impact of the storm when it makes landfall in Louisiana and Texas.
Related
"Unsurvivable storm surge with large and destructive waves will cause catastrophic damage from Sea Rim State Park, Texas, to Intracoastal City, Louisiana, including Calcasieu and Sabine Lakes," the announcement read.
Although Laura is not expected to affect Florida, the storm could bring rip currents along the Panhandle, reported the Orlando Sentinel.
LISTEN NOW on the RADIO.COM App
Follow RADIO.COM
Facebook | Twitter | Instagram