Hanna Makes Landfall on Padre Island, Texas
SUMMARY OF 500 PM CDT…2200 UTC…INFORMATION
LOCATION…26.8N 97.4W
ABOUT 15 MI…20 KM N OF PORT MANSFIELD TEXAS
ABOUT 70 MI…110 KM S OF CORPUS CHRISTI TEXAS
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS…90 MPH…150 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT…WSW OR 255 DEGREES AT 8 MPH…13 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE…973 MB…28.74 INCHES
The eye of Hurricane Hanna made landfall on Padre Island, Texas, at 500 PM CDT (2200 UTC) about 15 miles (20 km) north of Port Mansfield, Texas, with maximum sustained winds of 90 mph (150 km/h).
A TCOON observing station at Ricon del San Juan, Texas, recently reported a sustained wind of 60 mph (96 km/h) and a gust to 74 mph (119 km/h).
NOAA buoy 42020 recently reported a sustained wind of 60 mph (96 km/h) a gust to 69 mph (111 km/h) at a height of 12 ft (3.7 m).
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