Those storms will be crossing the hottest waters in the region. There need to be mass evacuations. The two maps (click here) below is of the Gulf of Mexico surface temperatures. They are approximately 24 hours apart. It is easy to see why there are dual hurricanes crossing the Gulf of Mexico.
Please get the people out of there.
August 23, 2020
National Weather Service Meteorologist Benjamin Schott said such a confluence of storms hasn't happened in the Gulf of Mexico in recorded history. Isolated areas could see 15 inches of rain from the two storms, he said.
By John Bacon and Greg Hilburn
Monroe, La. - Tropical Storm Marco (click here) grew to hurricane strength Sunday, one of two powerful storms marching toward the Gulf Coast and threatening a historic double slam of landfalls within miles of each other.
Marco is likely to make landfall in Louisiana late Monday. And, then, Tropical Storm Laura is expected to reach hurricane status before it roars into the state Wednesday.
"We have a very unique situation with two storms that unfortunately are headed to Louisiana," Gov. John Bel Edwards said Sunday. "They pose a challenge we have quite frankly not seen before."...
