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“Historic” storms on their way to the United States

The tropical storms have been named Marco and Laura, and are expected to reach the US south coast with gusts in or near hurricane strength early next week. Their current direction points to the state of Texas or Louisiana, but this is not yet certain.

According to the news agency AP The storms have brought great forces in recent days, one heavy rainstorm over Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands, while the other has pushed through the gap between the Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico and Cuba.

Can be historic

If both blow up to hurricanes with wind speeds above 33 meters per second and hit the south coast of the United States, they will probably become historic.

That’s what hurricane researcher at Colorado State University, Phil Klotzbach, tells the AP. He says two hurricanes have never mobilized in the Gulf of Mexico at the same time before, referring to data from the 20th century.

The last time two tropical storms, which are storms with wind speeds of 17 to 33 meters per second, were in the sea area at the same time, was in 1959, says Klotzbach. And the last time two tropical storms actually hit the United States within 24 hours of each other is said to have been in 1933.

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– Must take precautions

The projected direction of the two storms set by the US Hurricane Warning Center (NHC) indicates that both will stay in the Gulf of Mexico on Tuesday. On the same day, Marco will meet Texas, while Laura will probably appear one day later, according to calculations.

Storms Macro and Laura were measured on Saturday with maximum wind speeds of 104.6 and 72.4 kilometers per hour, respectively. The NHC says that the storms will probably keep their distance from each other, so that they do not interact.

– Many people have to cover themselves with rain showers and storms in the Gulf of Mexico. Since we do not know the accuracy of the storms, one must really take precautions, says coordinator at NHC, Joel Cline, according to AP.

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