https://www.mercurynews.com/2020/08/26/hurricane-laura-now-forecast-to-reach-category-4-before-hitting-gulf-coast/

GALVESTON, Texas (AP) — Hurricane Laura rapidly gained strength on Wednesday, forecast to become a “catastrophic” Category 4 hurricane before striking the Texas and Louisiana coasts with wind and water now swirling over much of the Gulf of Mexico.

Satellite images show Laura’s remarkable intensification into “a formidable hurricane” that can smash homes and sink entire communities, “and there are no signs it will stop soon,” the National Hurricane Center said.