A storm surge warning was issued from Freeport, Texas, to the mouth of the Mississippi River. The warning indicates there’s a “danger of life-threatening inundation, from rising water moving inland from the coastline.” Currently, the Hurricane Center projects maximum rain of up to 15 inches in portions along the coast and surge-related flooding to occur.

Laura already has sustained winds of 140 mph and those hurricane-force winds extend outward up to 70 miles from the center of the hurricane. The Hurricane Center’s long-range tracking has Laura moving northeast into Arkansas and across the United States after it exits Louisiana.

Earlier this week, Gulf Coast states were hit with the aftereffects of Tropical Storm Marco that had caused heavy winds and rainfall. “It looks like the upper Gulf is going to get a one-two punch,” Hurricane Center spokesman Dennis Feltgen said on Sunday. Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards declared a state of emergency Friday in preparation for the incoming storms.

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