Hurricane Marco and Tropical Storm Laura are expected to make landfall this week amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Texas Governor Greg Abbott on Sunday declared a disaster declaration in 23 counties as approaching storms are expected to impact the state. Hurricane Marco and Tropical Storm Laura — both forecast to make landfall this week — will be arriving as the area continues to respond to the. “It is incredibly important for anybody who could be in the path of these storms to constantly heed local warnings about what could happen in your community,” Abbott said Sunday at a press conference. “Understand this is very swift-moving and there could be rising water very quickly.” The National Hurricane Center upgraded Marco to a hurricane Sunday afternoon, with maximum sustained winds of 75 miles per hour; they warned it could bring “life-threatening” storm surge.
