An Upcoming Unprecedented Weather Event

[Mystic Wanderer]

Ladies and Gentlemen, it appears we have "the perfect storm" heading our way here in the U.S. and it could cause great devastation to the Gulf Coast.

Two hurricanes forecast to hit US Gulf at same time in unprecedented weather event

When storms orbit each other, the speed of one can accelerate the other as part of something known as the "Fujiwhara effect".

A pair of tropical cyclones forecast to become hurricanes early next week are headed for the US Gulf Coast, in what would be an unprecedented weather event that could cause major damage.

Tropical Storm Laura and a separate tropical depression brewing near Honduras may make landfall as hurricanes in an area stretching from Texas to the Florida Panhandle, the National Hurricane Centre says.

It would be the first time two cyclones have entered the US Gulf of Mexico since 1959 - and meteorologists say two storms have converged in the Gulf simultaneously on only a very small number of occasions.






And while a Category 3 hurricane and moderate tropical storm hit the US Gulf of Mexico together in 1933, there are no records of two hurricanes occurring in the ocean basin at the same time.

However, meteorologists say there is still considerable uncertainty around how the systems may develop and move in coming days, particularly as they cross land.

Dan Kottlowski, of AccuWeather, said the two storms currently looked on track to remain separate, but that any interaction between the two could change their intensity or trajectory.

He said it was unlikely they would combine, but added: "More than likely one will become stronger, and inflict more vertical wind shear causing the other to weaken.

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Okay, so they wait until the end of the article to calm our fears. Let's hope they are correct, but remember, this is 2020. What could possibly go wrong?