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Hurricane Laura Could Make US Landfall as Category 3 Storm

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   The storm system known as Laura became a Category 1 hurricane Tuesday
   in the Gulf of Mexico and is expected to intensify as it hits warmer
   water, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said in its [1]latest
   forecast.

   "Laura is expected to be a major hurricane at landfall," said the
   center.

   Laura's maximum sustained winds are 120 kilometers per hour, but [2]the
   storm could become a Category 3 "major" hurricane before making
   landfall, with winds of 185 kilometers per hour. Major hurricanes are
   those with winds above 177 kilometers per hour.

   Government forecasters say Laura is expected to approach Texas and
   southwest Louisiana Wednesday evening, and continue moving inland
   Thursday.

References

   1. https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/text/refresh/MIATCPAT3+shtml/251457.shtml
   2. https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/text/refresh/MIATCPAT3+shtml/251152.shtml

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