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Hanna becomes the first hurricane of the season as it threatens South Texas

Hanna becomes the first hurricane of the season as it threatens South Texas

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It’s a very busy Saturday in late July in the tropics. In the western Gulf of Mexico, Tropical Storm Hanna has strengthened into a Category 1 hurricane, making it the first hurricane of the season. Near the Windward Islands, Tropical Storm Gonzalo is likely very close to opening up into a tropical wave. In the Central Pacific, Hurricane Douglas is gradually weakening, but still could be a tropical cyclone near the Hawaiian Islands. In the far eastern Atlantic, there is…

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Gonzalo less organized, TD 8 likely to become TS Hanna over the Northwestern Gulf of Mexico

Gonzalo less organized, TD 8 likely to become TS Hanna over the Northwestern Gulf of Mexico

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For the first time of 2020, two Atlantic tropical cyclones are active at once. Small Tropical Storm Gonzalo over the central tropical Atlantic unexpectedly weakened on Friday, which is not too surprising considering small tropical cyclones often undergo unexpected intensity changes. Meanwhile, Tropical Depression Eight formed over the central Gulf of Mexico on Wednesday night, and is likely to become a tropical storm very soon as it moves westward towards Texas. The current record earliest 8th tropical storm was Tropical…

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