Residents Near Texas and Louisiana Gulf Coast Preparing For Hurricane Laura
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Residents Near Texas and Louisiana Gulf Coast Preparing For Hurricane Laura
The National Hurricane Center has updated its forecast to say Hurricane Laura is expected to hit the gulf coast tonight as a Category 4 storm.
Life-Threatening Storm Surge, Extreme Winds, and Flash Flooding are expected later today.
More than a half a million people between Louisiana and Texas are under orders to evacuate, and officials say they need to get out of the storm's path now.
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