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.
