Nation Tropical Storm Laura, the ‘main attraction,’ looms after weakened Marco makes landfall in Gulf Coast August 24, 2020August 24, 2020John Bacon, Greg Hilburn and Doyle Rice, USA TODAYComments Off on Tropical Storm Laura, the ‘main attraction,’ looms after weakened Marco makes landfall in Gulf Coast A weakened Tropical Storm Marco made landfall on Monday night, one of two systems threatening a historic one-two punch along the Gulf Coast.