The National Hurricane Center (NHC) is monitoring two tropical cyclones, the tropical storm Laura and the tropical depression Fourteen, and hurricanes are expected to hit the Gulf of Mexico simultaneously.
It had been on for several hours l’Weather alert of the highest level in the Caribbean and the Gulf of Mexico for the arrival of two violent hurricanes, first Marco and then Laura. Marco, at present, is a Tropical Storm located close to the Mexican peninsula of Yucatan but could become a 1st Category Hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson Scale in the next few hours, climbing up into the warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico and continuing its run in the week to the north, and then hit Texas around 27 August.
The current period is the crucial one of the tropical cyclone season, during which potentially devastating situations could arise, to be monitored minute by minute. And that of hurricanes that hit the same area at the same time is a possibility that has a rather dangerous potential. A similar event happened in the Pacific Ocean three years ago when Hurricane Hilary and Hurricane Irwin combined. While I’m not sure it could happen in the Gulf of Mexico, the possibility is there. Since there is no precedent for two hurricanes that struck simultaneously in the Gulf of Mexico, the real possible consequences are not known, although in that area there are precedents for two tropical cyclones that occurred simultaneously. Basically, two tropical systems do not have the strength of a hurricane and therefore all that remains is to hope that the event does not materialize in the next few days. Is called Fujiwhara effect, taking its name from the Japanese meteorologist of the same name who first spoke about it, and is described in this video:
Here are the live maps:
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