BYJOHN BOWDEN-
A spokesperson from the National Hurricane Center (NHC) said Wednesday that the hurricane nearing the Louisiana coast in the Gulf of Mexico is expected to strengthen to a Category 4 storm.
The agency warned in an early morning update, that a "life-threatening storm surge" would accompany Hurricane Laura's landfall, which is currently predicted for just after midnight Thursday morning.
The NHC said on Twitter, "Hurricane #Laura Advisory 26: Laura Expected to Rapidly Strengthen to a Category 4 Hurricane. Forecast to Produce a Life-Threatening Storm Surge, Extreme Winds, and Flash Flooding Over Eastern Texas and Louisiana Later Today."
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