This RAMMB/NOAA satellite image shows Hurricane Laura moving Northwestern in the Gulf of Mexico towards Louisiana at 11:40 UTC on August 26, 2020. - Texas and Louisiana residents evacuated flood zones and boarded up windows August 25, 2020 as Hurricane Laura barreled towards the coastline, after earlier causing 25 deaths in the Caribbean. The storm's maximum sustained winds were nearing 90 mph (150 km/h), with gusts higher, the US National Hurricane Center (NHC) reported, and forecasters expect it to strengthen significantly in the next 24 hours. "Laura is expected to be a major hurricane at landfall," the center said. (Photo by Handout / RAMMB/NOAA/NESDIS / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / RAMMB/NOAA" - NO MARKETING - NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS