With the strengthening of Tropical Storm Laura to a Category 1 Hurricane, the city of Galveston has issued a mandatory evacuation for all residents.
As reported by ABC 13 Eyewitness News, the City of Galveston Mayor Pro Tem Craig Brown signed the evacuation order, instructing residents to begin leaving the island for safety after overnight models shifted Laura's track westward...
10 AM UPDATE
24 hours can make a big difference when it comes tropical forecast. Just yesterday, we were looking at a possible Tropical Depression making landfall on the Texas Coast. That has now been upgraded to Tropical Storm Hanna when it makes landfall.
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Currently, there are two areas of concern in the tropics.
Invest 91-7 is currently in the Gulf of Mexico and inching it's way to the Texas coast. It could possibly make landfall as a Tropical Depression, if that does happen, it will be Tropical Depression Hanna...
We are now monitoring a tropical wave in the Atlantic, that could be in the Gulf by this weekend.
While early models, show that development could be slow, we could see Tropical Depressions Gonzalo this weekend, which will bring us much needed rain, if it does happen...