Tropical Weather-Laura, ADVISORY

EDITORS:

Hurricane Laura is rapidly intensifying and forecasters now expect it to become a Category 4 hurricane. It is expected to make landfall overnight on the Texas-Louisiana coast.

The Hurricane Center is warning that the storm surge from Laura could reach an“unsurvivable” 20 feet in parts of Texas and Louisiana. Laura has already killed nearly two dozen people on the island of Hispaniola, including 20 in Haiti and three in the Dominican Republic, where it knocked out power and caused intense flooding.

AP journalists for text, photo and video are in place in Louisiana and Texas and will move based on where Laura makes landfall.

Tropical Weather mainbar coverage will continue to be updated throughout the day and evening; Tropical Weather-The Latest will also be updated. Additional stories will move on merits.

The AP anticipates being up live in Louisiana and Texas this afternoon and will continue to feed live shots for as long as weather permits.allow. Numerous broadcast and online edits of preparations have moved.

The AP will continue to advise as the storm develops. Find our latest coverage in AP Newsroom's Tropical Weather hub and our latest plans in Coverage Plan.

-The AP