⁍ Storm Hanna is the first hurricane of the 2020 Atlantic season.
⁍ Hanna is expected to strengthen before making landfall on the Texas coast.
⁍ The storm is not expected to affect offshore oil and gas production.
– Tropical Storm Hanna is expected to make landfall in Texas today, making it the first hurricane of the 2020 Atlantic season, Reuters reports. The storm is expected to dump up to 15 inches of rain on parts of southern Texas and northeastern Mexico, though oil and gas production in the Gulf of Mexico is not expected to be affected. “Additional strengthening is forecast before Hanna makes landfall later today,” said the National Hurricane Center, adding that the hurricane will rapidly weaken after it moves inland. Residents in several Texas communities in Kleberg County, south of Corpus Christi, were urged to evacuate their homes ahead of Hanna’s arrival. Hanna will be the second named storm this season to make landfall along the US Gulf of Mexico, after Tropical Storm Cristobal, which hit Louisiana in early June. Hanna could bring a life-threatening storm surge and flash flooding, with up to 15 inches of rain in pockets of southern Texas and northeastern Mexico.
Source: https://www.reuters.com/article/storm-hanna/storm-hanna-grows-into-hurricane-as-it-heads-toward-texas-idUSL2N2EW03E