Hurricane Laura strengthens to Category 3

All of the Houston area is out of the cone this morning and it appears Port Arthur will be on the ?clean? side as well. Laura is expected to be a Cat. 4 storm with winds at 130 mph before weakening a bit before landfall near the Texas/Louisiana border. Rain will become more likely today near Houston and winds will be closer to 15-20 mph later tonight. Elevated tides along the coast could still lead to some coastal flooding and we will watch that closely. Rain will remain in the forecast into the weekend simply due to the extra moisture Laura is bringing across the Gulf.