HOUSTON – Montgomery County Judge Mark Keough announced Tuesday that he issued a disaster declaration ahead of Hurricane Laura’s expected landfall Wednesday night into Thursday morning.
Keough assured residents that while the hurricane was arriving in the area 3 years after Hurricane Harvey, the storm would be different. He said Hurricane Laura is not expected to stall over the Houston-area for days on end as Hurricane Harvey did.
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“Because of the heat in the water and the air, it’s acting like rocket fuel on this thing,” Keough said and as a result, the hurricane was fast-moving.
Keough and other Montgomery County officials urged residents to prepare for the hurricane Tuesday. While no evacuations are in place for Montgomery County residents, officials said diminished-capacity shelters were prepared around the county in the event that they are needed.