ABC13 Houston: “Hurricane Laura is beginning to rapidly intensify over the Gulf of Mexico. That’s what happens when the pressure drops quickly and the wind speeds increase. As of 4 a.m. Wednesday, Laura’s winds were estimated to be 110 mph with higher gusts. Laura is zeroing in on an upper Texas coast or western Louisiana coast landfall late Wednesday night and into early Thursday morning, reaching Category 4 strength over the Gulf, then weakening some as it comes in. Hurricane and Storm Surge Warnings extend from San Luis Pass and eastward along the upper Texas coast. The warnings stretch into Louisiana. Hurricane and tropical storm warnings also stretch up north through east Texas almost all the way into Oklahoma and Arkansas. A tropical storm warning is in effect for Houston.”