//Tropical Storm Laura forms, poses potential threat to US Gulf Coast

Tropical Storm Laura forms, poses potential threat to US Gulf Coast

Tropical Storm Laura formed Friday in the eastern Caribbean and forecasters said it poses a potential hurricane threat to Florida and the U.S. Gulf Coast. A second storm also may hit the U.S. after running into Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula.The new tropical storm was centered about 230 miles east-southeast of the northern Leeward Islands Friday morning, with maximum sustained winds of 45 mph. It was heading