Hanna has been upgraded to a category 1 hurricane just off the coast of South Texas.
by: Amanda Holly TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) – Hanna has been upgraded to a category 1 hurricane just off the coast of South Texas. Hurricane Hanna organized over the past 24 hours into a well defined tropical system in the Gulf taking better shape on satellite with storms wrapping around the whole storm. As of the 8 a.m. advisory from the National Hurricane Center, max sustained winds were at 75 mph with even higher gusts. Hurricane Hanna is moving west at 9 mph and will continue on this track toward Texas through the rest of the morning. Hannah could get even stronger before making landfall in southern Texas later today. Landfall will occur early this After the center of the storm moves ashore, the winds speeds will rapidly weaken but heavy rain will continue to fall across the area. Flash flooding is possible with 6-12 inches expected along with isolated amounts of up to 18 inches near the center. Outer rain bands have already begun to move ashore along the eastern Texas coastline. A few tornadoes are possible across the lower and middle coastal Texas plain today and tonight.
