# US forecasts hurricane in Gulf of Mexico later this week

https://mins.news/en/item/88850

- Reuters, 2026-10-07 00:00 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/us-forecasts-hurricane-later-this-week-gulf-mexico-2026-10-06/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6ac58b9ca431ad00017b1471

> US forecasters said Tuesday that a storm developing in the Gulf of Mexico and moving rapidly toward Louisiana and Mississippi is expected to become the first Atlantic hurricane of 2026 within two days.

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