Tropical Storm Marco is weakened on Monday – yet it still carries the risk of heavy rain, storm surge, strong winds and tornadoes as the system moves toward the country.
Marco is scheduled to head west along the Louisiana and Texas coasts Tuesday and Wednesday.
The current projected path of Tropical Storm Marco. (Fox News)
Tropical Storm Laura is located south of Cuba and will cross the Gulf of Mexico tonight. Unlike Marco, where conditions were not favorable for the storm to intensify, Laura will transition into very favorable conditions for reinforcement and will become a very dangerous hurricane.
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We are not yet sure exactly where and when Laura can make landfall, but at the moment it appears that the coast of Louisiana and Texas – just like at Marco – should be on alert.
The current projected path of Tropical Storm Laura. (Fox News)
Heavy rain, strong winds, storm surge and inland floods from Laura could be fatal. All interests along the Gulf should consider Laura’s path in the coming days.
Cleaning tax for parts of the U.S. coastline later this week. (Fox News)
In the West, danger of fireworks is still a major problem. Smoke has drained much of the region and red flag warnings are still on for Northern and Central California, as well as Southern Oregon and Northern Nevada.
National forecast for Monday, August 24, 2020. (Fox News)
Dry thunderstorms will add to the danger of fires spreading, while air quality recommendations are also in place for many states because of the smoke and poor visibility. Excessive heat warnings are in effect for the Southwest.
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Temperatures also rose sharply across the Plains and Midwest in the Great Lakes, with heights in the range of 90- to 100-degrees.
Strong to heavy thunderstorms will meanwhile be possible from the Great Lakes to the northeast.
Fox Norman Greg Norman contributed to this report.
