The National Hurricane Center announced no major changes in the expected landfalls of tropical storms Marco and Laura in its 10:00 p.m. advisory Saturday night.
Marco is predicted to grow to category one Hurricane Marco as it arrives Monday afternoon. Tropical storm winds are likely to be felt over the mouth of the Mississippi River in Plaquemines Parish around 8:00 a.m. Monday.
Marco's landfall may happen on the coasts of Barataria or Terrebonne bays, but the cone of uncertainty stretches from Bay St. Louis all the way to Houston.
10 PM Saturday - Marco is still a tropical storm and is fighting wind shear in the southern Gulf of Mexico. Forecast has not changed much, but some models show it weakening when it approaches the SE La coast Monday afternoon possible as a Cat. 1 or strong tropical storm. #beon4 pic.twitter.com/fCKlhWvNwi
— Alexandra Cranford WWL-TV (@alexandracranfo)
August 23, 2020 Marco's winds may have barely died down when Laura, also expected to be a category one hurricane, arrives Wednesday, with its tropical storm-force winds coming to coastal areas around 8:00 a.m.
Laura's landfall could easily be just miles from where Marco's center crosses the coast, with a margin of error ranging from Mobile Bay to around Port Arthur, Texas.
10 PM Saturday - Tropical Storm Laura is over the Dominican Republic and will interact with land the next couple of days, so it likely won't strengthen in that time. It's still forecast to reach southeast Louisiana Wednesday afternoon possibly as a Cat. 1 hurricane. #beon4 pic.twitter.com/opSlehhKXM
— Alexandra Cranford WWL-TV (@alexandracranfo)
August 23, 2020
