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“It looks as though there will be little chance of a Fujiwara Effect,” said Kegges. A Fujiwara Effect was feared in 2004, but did not materialize when both Tropical Storm Bonnie and Hurricane Charley hit Florida almost simultaneously. Tropical Storm Lisa was just starting to weaken into a Tropical Depression. Satellite imagery (above) in August of 2014 saw the Fujiwara Effect in action in the Eastern Pacific between Tropical Storms Karina and Lowell. Along with the Fujiwara Effect pinwheeling one, two or three storms, systems can also more powerful storms can also swallow up a weaker system.

A girl wades towards her flooded home the day after the passing of Tropical Storm Laura in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Monday, Aug. 24, 2020. Laura battered the Dominican Republic and Haiti on it's way to the U.S. Gulf Coast, where forecaster fear it could become a major hurricane. Now forecasters are turning their attention the Gulf Coast, where up to 11 feet (3.4 meters) of sea water storm surge could inundate the coastline from High Island in Texas to Morgan City, Louisiana, the hurricane center said. Hurricane Rita then struck southwest Louisiana that Sept. 24 as a Category 3 storm. We might have dodged a bullet with Marco, and obviously some people along the Gulf Coast are not going to be as blessed as us.___Martin reported from Marietta, Georgia.

A girl wades towards her flooded home the day after the passing of Tropical Storm Laura in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Monday, Aug. 24, 2020. Laura battered the Dominican Republic and Haiti on it's way to the U.S. Gulf Coast, where forecaster fear it could become a major hurricane. (AP Photo/Dieu Nalio Chery)

Forecasters said it would likely remain just off the Louisiana coast through Tuesday. In the Dominican Republic, relatives told reporters a collapsed wall killed a mother and her young son. Hundreds of thousands were without power in the Dominican Republic amid heavy flooding in both countries. Despite Marco's weakening, a storm surge warning remained in place from Morgan City, Louisiana, to Ocean Springs, Mississippi. A storm surge of up to 4 feet (1.2 meters) was forecast for parts of coastal Louisiana and Mississippi.

ORLANDO, Fla. In a tweet Monday, the International Space Station gave us a space-view of Tropical Storm Laura. [LIVE TRACK: Laura could hit Gulf Coast as supercharged hurricane]Tropical Storm Laura was viewed from external station cameras prior to making landfall on Cuba on Sunday, Aug. 23. pic.twitter.com/s1NW06BjXF Intl. Space Station (@Space_Station) August 24, 2020According to the National Hurricane Centers latest advisory on Monday, Tropical Storm Laura was projected to be upgraded into a hurricane as it approached the Gulf Coast. Tropical Storm Laura was named alongside Tropical Storm Marco, which began to fall apart Monday. Forecasters said Laura could make landfall as a supercharged Category 3 hurricane with winds topping 110 mph, thanks to the remnants of Marco.

ORLANDO, Fla. – The talk of the town is Tropical Storm Laura, but direct impacts from the storm are unlikely as it moves through Caribbean Islands. Central Florida forecastAcross Central Florida showers will be around early with more storms developing throughout the day. Extra clouds and early showers will help to keep instability, the fuel for storms, at bay relatively speaking. Tropical update:A third area to watch near Africa has a low chance for development over the next five days. For the latest track on Tropical Storm Laura click here.

MIAMI – Tropical Storm Marco has formed in the northwestern Caribbean, joining Tropical Storm Laura as what could become a double threat within days to a huge stretch of the U.S. Gulf Coast. The U.S. National Hurricane Center said Marco formed late Friday about 180 miles southeast of Cozumel, Mexico. The storm’s maximum sustained winds were near 40 mph and it was expected to move near the Yucatan Peninsula on Saturday. Marco became a tropical storm on the heels of Laura, which set a record for the earliest 12th named storm of a season when it formed on Friday morning northeast of the Lesser Antilles.

Although this occurrence is unusual, Laura and TD 14’s proximity could make it even more rare by causing the Fujiwhara effect. The Fujiwhara effect. This could cause two smaller storms to evolve into one larger storm. It will be just a matter of time to see if these two storms will “dance” in the Gulf by next week. Click here to see the latest track and information on Tropical Storm Laura and Tropical Depression Fourteen.

Residents along the Gulf Coast from Texas to Florida are preparing for not one but two tropical systems to make landfall early next week. The second storm, which became Tropical Storm Laura on Friday morning, is positioned 230 miles east-southeast of the northern Leeward Islands with maximum sustained winds of 45 mph and is moving west at 21 mph. On Sept. 8, 2017 Hurricane Irma made landfall along the north coast of Cuba just before midnight and, within the same hour, Hurricane Katia made landfall along the Mexico Gulf Coast. There were 23 hours between the Treasure Coast Hurricane making landfall and the Cuba/Brownsville Hurricane Douglas making landfall. It’s important to remember that there is still time for wiggle room in the forecast for Tropical Storm Laura and Tropical Depression Fourteen.

Location 65 miles ESE of Cayo Largo Wind 60 mph Heading WNW at 20 mph Pressure 29.59 Coordinates 80.6W, 21.2NDiscussionAt 1100 AM EDT (1500 UTC), the center of Tropical Storm Laura was located near latitude 21.2 North, longitude 80.6 West. Laura is then forecast to move over the central and northwestern Gulf of Mexico Tuesday night and Wednesday, and approach the northwestern coast of the Gulf of Mexico Wednesday night. WIND: Tropical storm conditions are expected to spread westward within the warning area in Cuba through today. Tropical storm conditions are expected in Little Cayman and Cayman Brac today. Tropical storm conditions are also expected within the warning area in the middle and lower Florida Keys and the Dry Tortugas this afternoon and tonight.