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Tropical Storms Marco, Laura No Threat Here, Metro Area Weather Expert Says Tropical Storms Marco, Laura No Threat Here, Metro Area Weather Expert Says
Tropical Storms Marco, Laura No Threat Here, Metro Area Weather Expert Says New Jersey, New York and Connecticut "need not worry" that two tropical storms headed toward the Gulf Coast will ever make their way here, a local weather expert said Saturday. In a rare occurrence, Marco and Laura are expected to make landfall 24 hours apart starting Monday, although exactly where was still uncertain, meteorologist Joe Cioffi said. That doesn't mean we should pay them any mind, he said. "Both tropical systems will likely rain themselves out in the Lower Mississippi Valley and Gulf states thanks to a deep trough in Eastern Canada and a screaming northwest jet stream from t…