Two storms threaten southern U.S. Tropical Storms Marco and Laura are forecast to hit the same stretch of U.S. coast at or close to hurricane force within days of each other Aug 24, 04:00 Aug 25, 01:00 Aug 26, 01:00 Aug 24, 05:00 Aug 25, 02:00 Aug 26, 02:00 Aug 27, 02:00 UNITED STATES Louisiana Texas Gulf of Mexico MEXICO Florida ATLANTIC OCEAN BAHAMAS CUBA JAMAICA HAITI DOMINICAN REP. 500km 300 miles Forecast path of storm Tropical Storm Marco Tropical Storm Laura Forecast cone (contains probable path of storm centre) All times Central Daylight Time, GMT-5 Sources: Associated Press, National Hurricane Centre © GRAPHIC NEWS