Hanna, the first Atlantic hurricane in 2020, crashed into the coronavirus-hit Texas coast on Saturday, causing heavy rains, storm surges and life-threatening flash floods. The Category 1 storm filled winds of around 145 kilometers per hour when it landed on Padre Island at 5 p.m. (2200 GMT), said the US National Hurricane Center.
"Hanna is expected to produce heavy rains in parts of southern Texas and northeastern Mexico. These rains will cause life-threatening flash floods" and some flooding in rivers, forecasters said.
The "life-threatening storm surge" could reach 1.8 meters in height in some areas, while the hurricane is forecast to drop as much as 45 centimeters of rain through Monday in South Texas and the Mexican states of Coahuila, Nuevo León. and the north of Tamaulipas.
Damage seemed to be limited immediately after Hanna's arrival, with some isolated flooding and power outages. Images shared by the Corpus Christi National Weather Service office showed water formation at the South Texas Museum of Art off the city's bay.
Hanna, the first hurricane of the 2020 Atlantic season, roared ashore as the coronavirus pandemic complicates everything from figuring out how to safely safeguard residents forced out of their homes by future hurricanes this season and how to find a safe space. for bed for anyone injured in the storm in hospitals that are full of COVID-19 patients.
"Any hurricane is a huge challenge," Texas Governor Greg Abbott said during a briefing on the storm Saturday. "This challenge is complicated and becomes even more severe as it is sweeping an area that is the most challenged area in the state for COVID-19."
Abbott issued a disaster declaration for 32 counties in Texas that are in the path of the storm.
Hanna was about 113 kilometers south of Corpus Christi when she made landfall, and the city of 325,000 is home to one of the Texas virus hotspots. It is forecast to move inland over South Texas on Saturday night, and to Northeast Mexico on Sunday.
Two other storm systems occurred on Saturday: Hurricane Douglas from the Pacific, which hit the Hawaiian Islands, and Tropical Storm Gonzalo in the Atlantic, near the Windward Islands.
Douglas, at one time a powerful Category 4 hurricane, has weakened to a Category 1 storm with wind speeds of 90 miles per hour.
NHC said Saturday that the storm "will be near the main Hawaiian islands late at night and will move over parts of the state on Sunday and Monday," bringing strong winds, strong waves and rains of up to 25 centimeters.
A hurricane warning was in effect on Oahu.
Meanwhile, the Venezuelan government warned of heavy rain and gusts of wind as Gonzalo moved west across the Caribbean.
Big waves have already started hitting the coast in eastern Venezuela and power was cut in some areas on Saturday, Venezuelan media reported.
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