Marco Fizzles As It Nears Gulf Coast; Laura Still To Become Hurricane

NPR

Two storms heading for the Louisiana coast will not make history as the first simultaneous hurricanes in the Gulf of Mexico, but coastal residents are still preparing for heavy rains and storm surge. Marco has weakened to a tropical storm, but Laura is forecast to become a hurricane and make landfall near the Louisiana-Texas border by late Wednesday or early Thursday. 

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