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Tropical Storm Don Still Targeting South Texas Coast, Landfall Expected Around Midnight Tonight

InstantNewsWestu Staff — Fri, 29 Jul 2011 14:00:52 +0000

Tropical Storm Don strengthened slightly overnight as it continued to target the Texas coast for landfall around midnight tonight.

Current projections put Don inland along the south Texas coast. Outer rain bands should begin reaching South Padre Island later this morning.

At 7 a.m., Don was located at 25.7 north and 94.3 west or about 195 east of Brownsville and 255 miles southeast of Corpus Christi. The storm was moving west-northwest at 14 mph.

The storm had maximum sustained winds of 50 mph.

A tropical storm warning is in effect for Matagorda to the mouth of the Rio Grande River.

Locally, Don is expected to have only a minimal effect on area weather. A few afternoon showers are possible today, with chances of rain increasing on Saturday.

The chance for rain is 30 percent today and 60 percent tomorrow.

This afternoon’s high will be near 96 under mostly cloudy skies.

The weekend will see highs nearing the century mark on both Saturday and Sunday.

Tropical Storm Don Strengthens, Now Expected To Hit Texas Coast Late Friday Or Early Saturday

InstantNewsWestu Staff — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 19:01:06 +0000

The latest report from hurricane hunter aircraft shows Tropical Storm Don has strengthened, prompting the National Hurricane Center to extend its watch and warning areas along the Texas coast.

As of approximately 1 p.m., Don had sustained winds of 45 mph and was moving to the northwest at 15 mph.

The storm is currently located at 24.6 north and 90.7 west, or roughly 475 miles east-southeast of Corpus Christi and 430 miles east-southeast of Brownsville.

The center of Don should cross the central Gulf of Mexico today and approach the Texas coast by Friday. The storm is expected to make landfall somewhere along the central Texas coast late Friday night or early Saturday morning.

A gradual strengthening of the storm is expected over the next 36 hours.

A tropical storm warning is now in effect from Port Mansfield to San Luis Pass, and a tropical storm watch is in effect from south of Port Mansfield to the mouth of the Rio Grande River.

A tropical storm warning means tropical storm conditions can be expected somewhere within the watch area within 36 hours. A tropical storm watch means tropical storm conditions could occur within 48 hours.

Forecasters are urging residents to closely monitor announcements from the National Weather Service as the storm continues to approach the Texas coast.

Most of Texas Coast Under Tropical Storm Watch As Don Moves Into Gulf Of Mexico

InstantNewsWestu Staff — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 13:27:12 +0000

A tropical storm watch is now in effect for much of the Texas coast as Tropical Storm Don continues to trek through the southern and central Gulf of Mexico today.

A tropical storm watch means tropical storm conditions are possible within the watch area over the next 48 hours.

As of 7 a.m., Don was located about 545 miles east-southeast of Corpus Christi and 495 miles east-southeast of Brownsville.

The storm was moving west-northwest at 10 mph with maximum sustained winds of 40 mph. Based on current projections, Don is expected to make landfall early Saturday morning along the central Texas coast.

Some strengthening is expected over the next 48 hours.