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Tropical Storms Olga and Pablo form; Olga expected to come ashore on the Gulf Coast

Posted at 5:37 PM, Oct 25, 2019
and last updated 2019-10-25 17:37:36-04

Tropical Storms Olga and Pablo formed simultaneously on Friday, with Tropical Storm Olga expected to come ashore tonight along the Louisiana coast.

Although Tropical Storm Olga will be making landfall this evening, no tropical storm warnings or watches were issued by the National Hurricane Center. The National Hurricane Center said that Olga will merge with a cold front tonight and will become extratropical.

Flood and tornado watches were issued for segments of the Gulf Coast.

Top winds for Olga were 40 MPH as of 4 p.m. CT.

The top winds for Pablo were 45 MPH as of 5 p.m. ET. Pablo is not execpted to be a threat to land.