Hanna Continues to Slowly Move Onshore at 6:00 pm, Still a Strong Cat. 1 Hurricane
SUMMARY OF 600 PM CDT…2300 UTC…INFORMATION
LOCATION…26.8N 97.4W
ABOUT 15 MI…20 KM NNW 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
A TCOON observing station at Baffin Bay, Texas, recently reported a sustained wind of 63 mph (101 km/h) and a gust to 76 mph (122 km/h) in the northern eyewall of Hanna.
A TCOON observing site at Laguna Madre South, Texas, recently measured a sustained wind of 51 mph (82 km/h) and a gust to 59 mph (95 km/h) in the southern eyewall.
Another TCOON observing site at Laguna Madre North, Texas, currently in the eye of Hanna, recently reported a minimum pressure of 977 mb.
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