Two twin storms are headed for the U.S. coastal line, demanding Louisiana residents to evacuate quickly.
What We Know:
- On Sunday, Louisiana residents began evacuating to prepare for the arrival of the twin storms Hurricane Marco and Tropical Storm Laura. Louisiana officials issued a mandatory evacuation for residents of low-lying areas and the U.S. Coast Guard called all ships at the Port of New Orleans to evacuate.
- Marco upgraded from a tropical storm to a hurricane on Sunday and was expected to hit the Louisiana coast on Monday. Marco was also described as “life-threatening” by the National Hurricane Center in Miami because of its strong winds along the Gulf Coast. But on Monday, Marco barreled down to a tropical storm but still poses a threat to the Gulf Coast with its heavy rains and the possibility of tornados, according to CNN meteorologist Dave Hennen.
- Laura is currently hanging over the Dominican Republic and Haiti and is headed for Cuba. In the Dominican Republic, Laura caused a million people to go without power, some to evacuate, and a lot of homes along the Isabela River to be destroyed. There have been 3 deaths, two of them being a mother and her seven-year-old son who died from collapsing walls.
- Come Thursday, Laura may transform into a hurricane before coming into contact with the Gulf Coast. According to Chris Kerr, a meteorologist and director of offshore forecasting for DTN, Laura can upgrade to a Category 2 or 3 and head over to the Houston-Galveston area by late Wednesday or Thursday.
- News anchor for CBS Austin, John-Carlos Estrada, tweeted a photo of one of the storms off the coast of Louisiana, urging people to take it seriously and to brace for the possible two hurricanes.
https://twitter.com/Mr_JCE/status/1297179804110852099?s=20
- In Port-au-Prince, Haiti, streets are flooded with waist-high muddy water. Authorities in Port-au-Prince warned citizens who live near the Artibonite River to evacuate because of the possibility that the Peligre Hydroelectric dam may burst.
While there are orders for evacuations, there are growing concerns regarding the spread of COVID-19 during the evacuations. But, people are encouraged to maintain COVID-19 guidelines during evacuation.
