"We...now expect to have 2 hurricanes in the Gulf of Mexico early next week" (Tweet)

[Mike 03]

Link to tweet

TEXT: #BREAKING we are now expect to have 2 hurricanes in the Gulf of Mexico early next week. This is a very rare, very dangerous situation for the entire Gulf Coast.
@cbs46

Tweet includes a frightening graphic showing the trajectories of the two storms, and their expected timelines.

Be safe DUers!

[malaise]

1. Well the good news is they are both Cat1s

The Con should get the hint and leave.

[Sherman A1]

2. This will be "interesting"

With family in NOLA I am certainly watching this closely.

[rampartc]

5. hoping wind won't be bad here in nola

but street flooding and worse is possible in many neighborhoods even in heavy rain, so even tropical storm or depression . ...

good luck to your family.

[canetoad]

3. Disturbance 13

has blown itself out, 14 looks like doing the same.

[malaise]

9. TD#13 is still moving very fast at 21 mph

but #14 has slowed down to 12 mph. They expect #13 to slow down and strengthen.

[rampartc]

4. fujiwhara effect predicts they might begin a counterclockwise rotation

around a point proportional to their respective strengths. depens a lot on their actual paths and speed over water.

that might move marco farther to the west, with faster movement speed, while moving laura to the east and keeping her over water (strengthening) for more time.

merger of the centers (with totally unpredictable result) is possible but only the most deranged meteorologists are hoping to see that.

[bucolic_frolic]

6. Thanks

Time to gas up just in case

[Roy Rolling]

7. Geez Louise

So we’re to expect New Orleans to be spared? Sorry Mississippi, Texas, and Florida, I gotta worry for my own people. 😜

If these paths hold (they seldom are exact) the southern states will get a dose of what it likes to live under a banana republic dictator. While they suffer, the power will be uninterrupted at Trump’s house in Mar a Lago.

[ananda]

8. Looks like one of them is headed right toward Texas.

I sure do remember Hurricane Harvey coming through
Austin about 3 years ago. I was playing bridge in a
tournament and ended up driving my partner up and
down Lamar during the storm -- it was a wild ride!
He used to joke about being scared to death lol.

[paleotn]

10. That would be our luck this year....

Wouldn't be surprised if we had 2004 and 2005 seasons combined for 2020. It's been a...less than stellar year.

[gristy]

11. Prediction cones from the NHC (no sharpies)

https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/
13: https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/storm_graphics/AT13/refresh/AL132020_5day_cone_no_line_and_wind+png/115652_5day_cone_no_line_and_wind.png
14: https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/storm_graphics/AT14/refresh/AL142020_5day_cone_no_line_and_wind+png/114008_5day_cone_no_line_and_wind.png

[Baclava]

12. Two minimal hurricanes, but too early to predict this far out, anything can happen in the GOM

[Ilsa]

13. The east one could bring rain to east coast I suppose,

Maybe drenching the DC area on Thursday and causing trump's fireworks to be cancelled.

[roamer65]

14. Wow.

Life at 500ppm plus of greenhouse gases.