While Hanna's winds were expected to weaken throughout Saturday night, the storm’s real threat remained heavy rainfall, he said.
UPDATES August 13, 2020 Beginning on Saturday, August 15, the Austin Parks and Recreation Department (PARD) will reopen limited park amenities and outdoor facilities.It's been determined that these re-openings may proceed safely during Stage 4 COVID-19: Risk-Based Guidelines.These changes were made in consultation with Austin Public Health and City leadership. The past week has also been the county’s deadliest of the pandemic.
Geoffrey and Krista Spurgeon, of Austin,Texas, watch waves from the 61st Street Pier in Galveston, Texas, Saturday, July 25, 2020. A hurricane warning was in effect for Port Mansfield to Baffin Bay, south of Corpus Christi, and a tropical storm warning was in effect from Port Mansfield south to Barra el Mezquital, Mexico, and from Baffin Bay north to Port O’Connor. All rights reserved. Tornadoes were also possible overnight Saturday for parts of the lower to middle Texas coastal plain, forecasters said.
Fortunately, rain chances decrease after Tuesday.Serving the global freight industry with the fastest and most comprehensive news insights and market data on the planet. In the Mexican city of Matamoros, which is in Tamaulipas and across the border from Brownsville, Texas, volunteers were keeping a close eye on Hanna, worried that the storm could affect a makeshift migrant camp near the Rio Grande where about 1,300 asylum seekers, including newborn babies and elderly residents, have been waiting under the U.S. immigration policy informally known as “Remain in Mexico.” Lozano reported from Houston. Mexico’s northeasternmost states, coastal Tamaulipas and Nuevo Leon just to its west, also took precautions ahead of the storm’s arrival. Forecasters said Hanna could bring 6 to 12 inches (15 to 30 centimeters) of rain through Sunday night — with isolated totals of 18 inches (46 centimeters) — in addition to coastal swells that could cause life-threatening surf and rip current conditions. The first hurricane of the 2020 Atlantic hurricane season made landfall twice as a Category 1 storm on Saturday afternoon within the span of little over an hour. As part of the weather team at WRCB-TV in Chattanooga, Tennessee, Nick shared the Chattanooga Times-Free Press Best of the Best award for “Best Weather Team” for eight consecutive years. Meanwhile, the civil protection department was sending rescue boats and other equipment to northern Nuevo Leon because heavy rains were expected. And so, none of our artwork has been damaged.”At Corpus Christi’s Marina del Sol, boats sank and piers were badly damaged by the storm.The Bob Hall Pier, one of the most popular features on Padre Island, lost its concrete walkway and its T-head in the storm surge.Even though the storm is long gone, National Weather Service (NWS) flood warnings and flash flood watches remain in place across southern Texas due to the return of scattered showers and thunderstorms Tuesday. Sherry Boehme, who lives in a condo along the beach in Corpus Christi, said the storm’s approach had increased the anxiety she has felt during the pandemic. This brought significant rain and mountain snow to much of the northwest … This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without permission. The animals are safe, a spokeswoman told the Corpus Christi Caller-Times.
In his nearly 20 years of weather forecasting experience, Nick worked on air at WBBJ-TV and WRCB-TV, including time spent doing weather analysis and field reporting.