Two tropical systems forecast to hit US at same time

The National Hurricane Center forecast that Laura could make landfall anywhere between Florida and Louisiana by midweek.

Meanwhile, Tropical Depression 14 is expected to form into Tropical Storm Marco at some point on Friday, according to NHS forecast models. The storm had 35 mph sustained winds as of Friday morning.

Tropical Depression 14 is brewing off the coast of Honduras and is expected to head northwest and cross the tip of the Yucatan Peninsula before emerging back into the warm gulf and possibly strengthening into to a hurricane before making landfall somewhere along the U.S. Gulf Coast, although there is still much uncertainty in the track.

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The timing of the two storms is certainly notable as both systems are forecast to impact the U.S. sometime early next week. If the two storms end up making landfall in the U.S. at virtually the same time, it would mark the first time that has occurred since the Great Depression, according to the Weather Channel.

The 2020 Atlantic Hurricane Season has been very active compared to years past, setting several records. Tropical systems in the Atlantic basin are named in alphabetical order. Laura is the 12th named storm of the season, an amazing feat considering that the peak of hurricane season is set to come in mid-September. The basin also usually only has about a dozen storms on average, and the 2020 season has already hit that level not even halfway through the season.