# Two hurricanes may hit Gulf of Mexico simultaneously **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [August 22, 2020, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-hurricanes-may-hit-gulf-of-mexico-simultaneously/918704 "2020-08-22T02:31:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![robby](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robby/32/11048_2.png) [@robby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robby)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2020, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-hurricanes-may-hit-gulf-of-mexico-simultaneously/918704/1 "2020-08-22T02:31:15Z")
Because itโ€™s 2020, two hurricanes may soon hit the Gulf of Mexico simultaneously. > **[Gulf Coast on alert as two tropical systems could threaten at the same time |...](https://www.cnn.com/2020/08/21/weather/atlantic-tropical-development-forecast-friday/index.html)** > > Two tropical systems expected to reach the Gulf of Mexico by early next week could simultaneously become hurricanes in an unprecedented event. > **[In a first, two hurricanes could soon occupy the Gulf of Mexico simultaneously](https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2020/08/21/two-hurricanes-gulf-mexico/)** > > Simultaneous Gulf of Mexico hurricanes, something that's never been observed in tropical weather history, could occur on Monday. My extended family is in Houston. One of the two storms is heading right for them. ๐Ÿ˜Ÿ ---
**Author:** ![engineer\_comp\_geek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/engineer_comp_geek/32/504_2.png) [@engineer\_comp\_geek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/engineer_comp_geek)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2020, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-hurricanes-may-hit-gulf-of-mexico-simultaneously/918704/2 "2020-08-22T21:28:21Z")
Split this topic on August 22, 2020, 9:28pm UTC 5 posts were merged into an existing topic: [Looks like a bad week for the Gulf Coast - NHC predicting two hurricanes making landfall early Wednesday morning](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looks-like-a-bad-week-for-the-gulf-coast-nhc-predicting-two-hurricanes-making-landfall-early-wednesday-morning/918663) ---
**Author:** ![engineer\_comp\_geek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/engineer_comp_geek/32/504_2.png) [@engineer\_comp\_geek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/engineer_comp_geek)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2020, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-hurricanes-may-hit-gulf-of-mexico-simultaneously/918704/3 "2020-08-22T21:28:21Z")
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