At the same time, those westerly winds piled an estimated 1 to 2 feet of Laguna Madre Bay water onto the Laguna Madre side of South Padre Island, with high water into docks and low lying areas that normally don't see any. Summary of Impacts For example, when values are at 1 foot above MHHW, the water level is now about 1 foot deep. [62], On July 26, streets in Monterrey were flooded by Hanna after it had been downgraded to a tropical storm. Hurricane Hanna's late intensification and landfall location along the Kenedy County coast (North Padre Island) east of Rincon del San Jose spared the popular...and populated...beach resort of South Padre Island little more than a six hour period of tidal run-up and minor overwash centered around high tide the morning of July 25th (833 AM CT). [53] Areas affected by Hanna were already struggling due to a surge of COVID-19 cases in the region. RAINFALL: Hanna is expected to produce the following rain accumulations and flood threats through Monday: South Texas...Additional 2 to 5 inches. Text Observations [65] One of the deaths was caused by drowning in Hanna's floodwaters after the victim suffered a seizure. Tropical storm-force winds extend outward up to 90 miles from Hanna’s center. [29][30] Both the Corpus Christi Regional Transportation Authority and the Lower Rio Grande Valley Development Council cancelled their bus services for two days. Hanna developed from a tropical wave originating near Hispaniola. [12][13] The Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) organized personnel and assets from state agencies to assist local preparations for the approaching storm. Activity Planner Citrus was heavily damaged across the Valley with young fruit blown off trees. The 2020 Atlantic hurricane season was the most active and the fifth costliest Atlantic hurricane season on record. [52] The Art Museum of South Texas’ first floor and outdoor exhibits at the Texas State Aquarium were inundated by storm surge from Corpus Christi Bay. [4] At 03:00 UTC the next day, banding features became evident within the newly formed system and hurricane reconnaissance aircraft data indicated tropical storm-force winds inside the nascent storm, leading to the upgrade of the storm to a tropical storm, being named Hanna. In Florida, the precursor to Hanna killed one person due to rip currents. Tropical Storm Hanna is expected to make landfall Saturday in Texas. Sugarcane was heavily damaged, and an unknown number of vegetable crops were expected to be a total loss. 0448 pm tropical storm 11 se chapman ranch 27.48n 97.32w 07/25/2020 gmz230 tx mesonet … Tropical Storm Hanna is expected to have winds near 65 mph, which could down some trees and produce some minor damage, but the biggest threat with Hanna will be flash flooding. Tropical storm conditions are possible within the watch area by Friday night or Saturday morning. [9] Hanna weakened further to tropical depression status while located far into Mexico, and responsibility of advisories was passed to the Weather Prediction Center on July 27. Hanna made landfall at 5 p.m. Saturday at Padre Island as a Category 1 hurricane with sustained winds of 90 mph. Beach [44] A FEMA Dome was opened as a shelter in Kingsville at H.M. King High School and the Freeman Coliseum in San Antonio was repurposed as a reception center for evacuees with assistance from the American Red Cross. A sign reads "Hurricane Warning Corpus Christi" along South Padre Island Drive as … More tropical development likely in the Atlantic. Hanna, the first hurricane of the 2020 Atlantic hurricane season, came ashore Saturday afternoon in south Texas as a Category 1 storm, packing 90 mph winds and threats of dangerous storm … For the third summer in a row, significant to locally devastating flooding inundated parts of the Rio Grande Valley...in some cases in the same neighborhoods with similar water levels. The second tropical storm of the 2020 Atlantic hurricane season formed in the Gulf of Mexico, with Texas forecast to face the brunt of the storm as it makes landfall over the weekend. Observed Precip - RGV [20][21] The active tropical storm watch was superseded by a tropical storm warning between Port Mansfield and San Luis Pass at 21:00 UTC on July 23. Throughout Hanna's life cycle, the most rain and wind activity was in the southern semicircle. 0435 pm tropical storm 2 sw refugio 28.29n 97.30w 07/25/2020 refugio tx mesonet mesonet site in refugio measured a wind gust of 35 knots (40 mph). Tides and Currents Disaster declarations were in effect to collect the data, and this site will be updated with those estimates between August and October 2020 and beyond. As winds increased rapidly from the west (offshore flow) by mid to late afternoon, run-up ceased. Weather Underground provides information about tropical storms and hurricanes for locations worldwide. Winter Storm Severity Index (WSSI) Overall, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Rancho Las Comitas (La Gloria 6.0 NW - TWDB), South Padre Island CG )Cameron Co; Laguna Madre), Port Isabel (Cameron Co; Inshore Laguna Madre), Realitos Peninsula (Northeast Cameron Co). [62], The precursor disturbance to Hanna dropped heavy rain to parts of Hispaniola, the Florida Keys and Cuba. Tropical Storm Hanna 2020 forms in the Gulf on path for Texas landfall this weekend Updated Jul 24, 2020; Posted Jul 23, 2020 Tropical Storm Hanna … However, as the system weakens some of it's moisture is expected to stream northward. 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[33] In Guadalupe, Nuevo León, a Mexican league soccer match was postponed as a precautionary measure. Hurricane Hanna was the first of a record-tying six Atlantic hurricanes to make landfall in the United States during the extremely active 2020 Atlantic hurricane season, and the first to do so in Texas since Hurricane Harvey in 2017. [26][27] Both Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi and Del Mar College limited operations amid the storm's passage. By July 23, however, the wave moved into an area of low wind shear and higher "fuel" in the form of very warm sea surface temperatures. All (*) but Realitos Peninsula have no matching flood categories. Hurricane Hanna, the 2020 Atlantic season's first Hurricane, made landfall along the unpopulated Padre Island National Seashore on the mid-Kenedy County coastline at around 5 PM Central Time Saturday, July 25 th, carrying sustained 90 mph winds with gusts over 100 mph in a small portion of the inner eye wall. [63] In the city of Matamoros, across the border from Brownsville, Texas, heavy rain and winds damaged tents in a refugee camp housing an estimated 1,300 asylum seekers. [28] Additionally, Hanna's outer bands caused widespread tornado warnings across South Texas. Upon the naming of Hanna, the storm became the earliest eighth-named storm on record, surpassing Tropical Storm Harvey of 2005 by well over a week. [3] During the morning hours of July 23, hurricane reconnaissance aircraft flew into the system, and was able to find that a closed circulation had developed, leading to the classification of the system as Tropical Depression Eight. drought.gov [2] [18] Several counties and municipalities distributed sandbags ahead of Hanna's arrival. The first hurricane of the 2020 … [56] After sheltering for the storm, thousands of American Electric Power crews worked for days to restore power, but were delayed to some areas due to high water, especially in the Rio Grande Valley. 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