Laura to Join Costly List of Catastrophic Gulf Coast Hurricanes
- Storm on track to hit Louisiana and East Texas as Category 4
- Would be eighth Category 4 or higher Gulf Coast hurricane
Workers board up a home ahead of Hurricane Laura in Galveston, Texas on Aug. 25.
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Hurricane Laura, which is roaring toward Louisiana and eastern Texas, threatens to become the eighth storm that’s Category 4 or stronger to reach the U.S. Gulf Coast in modern history.
It follows Michael, which devastated the Florida panhandle in 2018, and Harvey, which deluged Houston in 2017.