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| Hurricane Hanna Could Batter Texas Region Struggling With Coronavirus | Hurricane Hanna Could Batter Texas Region Struggling With Coronavirus |
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| A hurricane bearing down on southern Texas on Saturday morning is expected to bring harsh winds and rain to Corpus Christi and the surrounding area, where officials are already struggling to contain the coronavirus pandemic. | A hurricane bearing down on southern Texas on Saturday morning is expected to bring harsh winds and rain to Corpus Christi and the surrounding area, where officials are already struggling to contain the coronavirus pandemic. |
| Powerful winds from Hurricane Hanna, which strengthened from a tropical storm to a Category 1 hurricane on Saturday morning, are expected to thrash Texas’ coast , and forecasters are just as worried about the barrage of rainfall. The National Weather Service warned of possible power outages, damage to porches and sheds, and winds that could snap large tree limbs. | |
| “It could cause some damage to homes,” said Brian Field, a forecaster at the National Weather Service office in Corpus Christi. “There is obviously a potential for downed trees, power lines and things like that.” | |
| The National Hurricane Center issued a hurricane warning for over more than 100-mile region on the coast, from Port Mansfield to Mesquite Bay. A storm surge warning reached even farther north, to about 75 miles south of Houston. | The National Hurricane Center issued a hurricane warning for over more than 100-mile region on the coast, from Port Mansfield to Mesquite Bay. A storm surge warning reached even farther north, to about 75 miles south of Houston. |
| The hurricane, the first of the Atlantic season, was churning about 100 miles off the coast of Corpus Christi on Saturday morning, with its winds reaching 75 m.p.h. It is moving west at about nine miles per hour, and the center of the hurricane is expected to make landfall on Saturday afternoon or evening, the hurricane center said, but coastal residents will begin to feel powerful winds before then. | The hurricane, the first of the Atlantic season, was churning about 100 miles off the coast of Corpus Christi on Saturday morning, with its winds reaching 75 m.p.h. It is moving west at about nine miles per hour, and the center of the hurricane is expected to make landfall on Saturday afternoon or evening, the hurricane center said, but coastal residents will begin to feel powerful winds before then. |
| The storm’s trajectory turned south overnight, and its eye is no longer predicted to pass directly over Corpus Christi, but strong winds and rain were expected slam into the city of more than 300,000 people. | The storm’s trajectory turned south overnight, and its eye is no longer predicted to pass directly over Corpus Christi, but strong winds and rain were expected slam into the city of more than 300,000 people. |
| And forecasters say Hurricane Hanna’s dangers are many. | And forecasters say Hurricane Hanna’s dangers are many. |
| In addition to the wind, forecasters with the hurricane center said the storm would bring up to a foot of rain, with some isolated areas getting up to 18 inches over the weekend, which could lead to “life-threatening flash flooding.” They also said tornadoes are possible on Saturday and overnight into Sunday over parts of the coast. | In addition to the wind, forecasters with the hurricane center said the storm would bring up to a foot of rain, with some isolated areas getting up to 18 inches over the weekend, which could lead to “life-threatening flash flooding.” They also said tornadoes are possible on Saturday and overnight into Sunday over parts of the coast. |
| The new threat comes as coronavirus cases have been rising in several counties in the storm’s path. In Nueces County, which includes Corpus Christi and is home to about 362,000 people, the number of virus cases and deaths reported each day has trended upward in recent weeks, fueled in part by visitors who flocked to the beach city because of its low case count. | The new threat comes as coronavirus cases have been rising in several counties in the storm’s path. In Nueces County, which includes Corpus Christi and is home to about 362,000 people, the number of virus cases and deaths reported each day has trended upward in recent weeks, fueled in part by visitors who flocked to the beach city because of its low case count. |
| About 10,000 people in the county have been infected with the virus; more than a fifth of those cases were reported in the past week. At least 124 people have died in Nueces County, and 421 people were being treated for the coronavirus in hospitals on Thursday, the highest total since the pandemic began. | About 10,000 people in the county have been infected with the virus; more than a fifth of those cases were reported in the past week. At least 124 people have died in Nueces County, and 421 people were being treated for the coronavirus in hospitals on Thursday, the highest total since the pandemic began. |
| “What a combination of events that we’ve had in South Texas,” Robert Rocha, the fire chief in Corpus Christi, said on Friday evening. “Corpus Christi in the last month has really been devastated by the effects of Covid-19. On top of that, we have the potential of a hurricane coming our way.” | “What a combination of events that we’ve had in South Texas,” Robert Rocha, the fire chief in Corpus Christi, said on Friday evening. “Corpus Christi in the last month has really been devastated by the effects of Covid-19. On top of that, we have the potential of a hurricane coming our way.” |
| Chief Rocha said his crews were boarding up some coastal fire stations and preparing for the possibility of having to evacuate some of the more exposed stations, moving firefighters inland. | Chief Rocha said his crews were boarding up some coastal fire stations and preparing for the possibility of having to evacuate some of the more exposed stations, moving firefighters inland. |
| Updated July 23, 2020 | |
| Hanna is the eighth named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season, which runs from June 1 to Nov. 30. | Hanna is the eighth named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season, which runs from June 1 to Nov. 30. |
| Meanwhile, in the Pacific Ocean, a Category 3 hurricane continued to churn toward Hawaii, although forecasters said the hurricane, named Douglas, was likely to weaken significantly as it got closer to the islands. | Meanwhile, in the Pacific Ocean, a Category 3 hurricane continued to churn toward Hawaii, although forecasters said the hurricane, named Douglas, was likely to weaken significantly as it got closer to the islands. |
| Hurricane Douglas is expected to be at or near hurricane strength when it nears the eastern end of the Hawaiian islands by Saturday night or Sunday, a spokesman for the National Hurricane Center said on Friday. | Hurricane Douglas is expected to be at or near hurricane strength when it nears the eastern end of the Hawaiian islands by Saturday night or Sunday, a spokesman for the National Hurricane Center said on Friday. |
| A tropical storm, named Gonzalo, is moving toward the Windward Islands in the Caribbean. It is unlikely to reach hurricane strength, forecasters said. | A tropical storm, named Gonzalo, is moving toward the Windward Islands in the Caribbean. It is unlikely to reach hurricane strength, forecasters said. |
| Derrick Bryson Taylor and Marie Fazio contributed reporting. | Derrick Bryson Taylor and Marie Fazio contributed reporting. |