A second potential hurricane is also moving toward the Gulf of Mexico.
Tropical Storm Laura formed on Friday, the latest named storm of a busy Atlantic hurricane season, while another, known currently as Tropical Depression 14, churned its way toward the Gulf of Mexico. Laura, currently east of the Leeward Islands, is expected to make its way north by going over Puerto Rico and Hispaniola, said Dennis Feltgen, a meteorologist with the National Hurricane Center. It’s possible, he added, that both storms will become active hurricanes in the Gulf of Mexico as early as Monday. Most of the Caribbean is under tropical storm advisories, with three to six inches of rain expected over the weekend. A tropical storm warning has been issued for Puerto Rico, which is expected to begin feeling Laura’s effects by Saturday morning. Tropical Depression 14, which would be named Marco, is expected to strengthen once it reaches the Yucatán Peninsula and enters the Gulf of Mexico over the weekend, the hurricane center said.
