Hurricane center highlights first tropical wave in nearly a month
For the first time since July 13, the National Hurricane Center is highlighting a tropical wave for possible development. The area of disturbed weather is currently over Africa, but is expected to emerge into the Atlantic over the weekend.
Tropical Storm Hanna becomes first hurricane of 2020
Tropical Storm Hanna has officially become 2020s first hurricane, according to National Hurricane Center. Hurricane #Hanna Advisory 10A: Noaa Hurricane Hunters and Doppler Weather Radars Find Hanna Has Become the First Hurricane of the 2020 Atlantic Hurricane Season. https://t.co/VqHn0u1vgc National Hurricane Center (@NHC_Atlantic) July 25, 2020Hanna has maximum sustained winds of 50 mph and is moving west-northwest at 10 mph. It is 190 miles east of Corpus Christi, Texas. A storm surge is in effect for Baffin Bay to Sargent Texas, a hurricane warning is in effect for Baffin Bay to Mesquite Bay, and a Tropical storm Warning is in effect for the Rio Grande to Baffin Bay and Mesquite Bay to San Luis PassThe system became a tropical storm Thursday night, making it the earliest eighth named storm on record, according to News 6 meteorologist Jonathan Kegges.