China News Service, August 24. According to foreign media reports, this week, Louisiana may usher in two hurricanes landing at the same time. On the 23rd local time, the White House’s official website announced that US President Trump approved the Louisiana State of Emergency Statement on the same day and ordered federal assistance.
According to reports, tropical storm "Marco" has intensified into a first-degree hurricane and is expected to make landfall on the coast of Louisiana on the 24th. At the same time, tropical storm "Laura" is expected to make landfall in the United States on the evening of the 26th or morning on the 27th local time, and may land on or near the coast of Louisiana. Prior to this, "Laura" is also expected to intensify into a hurricane.
Data map: On August 23, local time, the National Hurricane Center stated that there are currently two tropical cyclones in the Gulf of Mexico. Pull" is expected to be upgraded to a secondary hurricane. Photo by China News Agency reporter Zeng Jingning
According to the report, a storm warning has been issued in some areas along the coast of the Gulf of Mexico in response to the intensity of tropical storm "Marco" becoming a Category 1 hurricane. At present, "Marco" is located about 325 miles southeast of southern Louisiana. The maximum sustained wind speed of the storm is 75 miles per hour, moving northwest at 14 miles per hour.
Another tropical storm in the Gulf of Mexico, "Laura", also strengthened on the 23rd, and the wind speed is now 50 miles per hour.
Currently, "Laura" is located 70 miles northwest of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, and brings deadly flash floods to parts of Dominica and Haiti. According to the forecast of the National Hurricane Center, "Laura" will reach the coast of the Gulf of Mexico from the late 26th to the 27th local time, reaching a Category 2 hurricane intensity.
According to the report, the intensity, exact location of the two storms, and whether this situation will break any tropical storm record is still unknown.
According to previous media reports, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration of the United States stated that there are not many precedents for two tropical cyclones entering the Gulf at the same time. The last occurrence was in 1933. The last time two tropical cyclones occurred simultaneously in the Gulf of Mexico was in 2002. At that time, tropical storm "Fay" was near the coast of Texas, and tropical depression "Eduoard" was near the west coast of Florida.