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Tropical Storm Laura Expected to Intensify into a Hurricane Threatening Parts
of the US Gulf Coast

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   People alongthe U.SGulf coastof Texasand Louisiana are under aHurricane
   Watchas TropicalStorm Laura is expected to develop into a hurricane
   Tuesday as it churns north in the Gulf of Mexico.

   Forecasters at the U.S. based National Hurricane Center believe Laura
   will grow stronger but the storm's path and intensityis still
   uncertain. Laura has also promptedstorm surge watches for sections of
   the Gulf Coast in Mississippi, Texas and Louisiana.

   A hurricane watch has been posted from areas of Texas and Louisiana
   where theStormcould make landfall Wednesday night into Thursday.

   Overnight Monday, Laura was bringing heavy rains to Cuba into portions
   of the FloridaKeys.

   So far, tropical storm Laura is blamed for at least 11 deaths in Haiti
   and the Dominican Republic before knocking power to hundreds
   ofthousandscustomersin Puerto Rico.

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