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In preparation for the storm, Corpus Christi's Nueces County officials closed all beaches for the weekend and asked residents not to use pedestrian access to the beaches. Storm surge up to 5 feet was forecast for that area, with officials advising residents to protect life and property from high water.įorecasters first announced Hanna as a tropical storm in the Gulf of Mexico Thursday night, but the storm has since gained momentum as it continued moving toward land. Landfall expected between Port Mansfield and Corpus later today #HurricaneHanna /zv6atGjv83- Reed Timmer July 25, 2020Ī storm surge warning was extended further south Saturday, now in effect from Baffin Bay, Texas, to Port Mansfield. NEW: approach of Hurricane Hanna outer band near Corpus Christi, TX as more circular eye wobbles toward the South Texas coastline. Rapid weakening is expected after Hanna moves inland, according to the Center. The Hurricane Center said it expected Hanna to make landfall on the Texas coast either Saturday afternoon or evening. Wind gusts are expected to reach up to 95 mph, KXAN News's David Yeomans said Saturday from North Padre Island, just offshore of Corpus Christi. A storm must produce at least 96 mph winds before it is upgraded to a Category 2 hurricane. While Hanna barely made the threshold of a Category 1 hurricane Saturday morning, forecasters said it would gain strength as it travels to the coast.Īs of Saturday afternoon, the storm had yet not made landfall but was producing up to 85 mph sustained winds, the Hurricane Center reported. Storms of hurricane strength are defined as being at least 74 mph.
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On Saturday, the storm was centered about 100 miles east-southeast of Corpus Christi, Texas, and was moving west at 9 mph. Hurricane Hanna marks the first hurricane of the 2020 Atlantic season as it moves toward the Texas coast. National Hurricane Center upgraded Tropical Storm Hanna to a hurricane Saturday morning.