HURRICANE LAURA COULD BECOME A COVID-19 SUPERSPREADER AS STORM HEADS FOR HOTSPOTS TEXAS AND LOUISIANA

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HURRICANE LAURA COULD BECOME A COVID-19 SUPERSPREADER AS STORM HEADS FOR HOTSPOTS TEXAS AND LOUISIANA

Jason Murdock

Newsweek logo Hurricane Laura Could Become a COVID-19 Superspreader as Storm heads for Hotspots Texas and Louisiana

As weather-watchers warn residents on the Gulf Coast can expect "potentially catastrophic" damage from Hurricane Laura, scientists say large-scale evacuations may also cause a second major issue: a surge in COVID-19.

a group of people standing in front of a crowd: Residents wait to board a bus as residents evacuate ahead of Hurricane Laura at the Island Community Center on August 25, 2020 in Galveston, Texas. Hurricane Laura is expected to hit somewhere along the Gulf Coast late Wednesday and early Thursday.© Callaghan O'Hare/Getty Residents wait to board a bus as residents evacuate ahead of Hurricane Laura at the Island Community Center on August 25, 2020 in Galveston, Texas. Hurricane Laura is expected to hit somewhere along the Gulf Coast late Wednesday and early Thursday.

Tracking the massive storm currently heading in the direction of Texas and Louisiana, the National Weather Service (NWS) has forecast "life-threatening" conditions are now imminent—citing storm surges, flooding and winds that have topped 100 m.p.h.

It's latest advisory has warned the storm is "rapidly intensifying" and is expected to hit eastern Texas and Louisiana by tomorrow. "As Laura moves across the country, heavy rainfall will occur from the Gulf Coast, to the Mississippi Valley, and east into the Ohio Valley. Flooding and flash flooding is likely," officials said in one advisory.

Updates: See the latest warnings via the NWS website and its Twitter account.

Hurricane Laura is forecast to make landfall near the Texas/Louisiana border early Thursday morning. As Laura moves across the country, heavy rainfall will occur from the Gulf Coast, to the Mississippi Valley, and east into the Ohio Valley. Flooding and flash flooding is likely. pic.twitter.com/4GhNXFoa7b

— NWS WPC (@NWSWPC) August 25, 2020