COVID-19 Complicates Response To Hurricane Laura, Spurs Fears Of New Outbreaks
• More than half a million people were ordered to flee Texas and Louisiana in the largest evacuation since the coronavirus pandemic began.
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• More than half a million people were ordered to flee Texas and Louisiana in the largest evacuation since the coronavirus pandemic began.
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• However, forecasters are keeping an eye on a cluster of thunderstorms over Africa that could begin intensifying near the Cabo Verde Islands next week.
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• Hurricane Laura is now a dangerous Category 4 hurricane and is expected to continue strengthening before impacting the Texas and Louisiana coastlines late tonight and into Thursday morning.
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• A reconnaissance plane investigating Laura found that it became a hurricane shortly after 8 AM ET / 7 AM CT. As of that time, top sustained winds were near 75 mph.
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• Florida drivers are paying 2.75 a gallon for gas on average with some folks filling up at the pump as low as 2 dollars a gallon.
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• Tropical Storm Marco is moving northwest through the central Gulf of Mexico toward the Louisiana coast, but it’s spreading heavy rain through the western Florida Panhandle.
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• The Florida Keys ended its partial evacuation after Tropical Storm Laura’s projected path moved away from the islands.
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