GALVESTON (CBSDFW.COM/AP) — Hurricane Laura is forecast to grow into a “catastrophic” Category 4 hurricane, even stronger than previously expected, as it churns toward Texas and Louisiana, gathering wind and water that swirls over much of the Gulf of Mexico.
Satellite images show Laura has become “a formidable hurricane” in recent hours, reaching Category 3 strength and threatening to smash homes and sink entire communities. It has undergone a remarkable intensification, “and there are no signs it will stop soon,” the National Hurricane Center said in an update early Wednesday.
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