Tropical Storm Hanna Strengthening in Gulf

Scattered downpours in the forecast for San Antonio this weekend

Tropical Storm Hanna Update; Valid Friday night, July 24th (KSAT 12)

SAN ANTONIO – Tropical Storm Hanna has been intensifying in the Gulf of Mexico Friday. As of 10PM Friday night, Hanna is moving west at 8 mph with maximum sustained winds of 65 mph. Hanna will move onto the Texas coast Saturday, with landfall expected south of the Corpus Christi area. At the time of landfall Saturday, Hanna could be a Category 1 hurricane.

Regardless of name and title, the impacts to San Antonio and the surrounding areas will be the same: a chance at some much-needed rainfall!

WATCH: Meteorologist Justin Horne reports from Texas coast before arrival of Tropical Storm Hanna

Beneficial Rainfall Possible

July has been bone-dry, with only a trace amount of rain officially recorded at San Antonio International Airport. With Stage 1 water restrictions in place, a falling aquifer level, and drought conditions creeping in, healthy rainfall would be welcome. With the approach of Tropical Storm Hanna, rain chances continue to look decent for San Antonio beginning late Saturday (7/25) and continuing into Sunday (7/26). San Antonio has a chance of seeing some scattered downpours through the weekend, which could result in up to 1″ of rain. Rainfall totals could approach 3″-5″ closer to the coast, where the center of Hanna’s circulation is likely to produce more widespread, potentially flooding rain.

Rainfall Potential Through Monday 07/27 due to Tropical Storm Hanna; Valid Friday, July 24th (KSAT 12)

Evolving Forecast

Tropical systems are notoriously temperamental, with the smallest change of course creating a wide range of rainfall totals. Because of this, please continue to keep up-to-date with Your Weather Authority as we continue to track Tropical Depression Eight by downloading the KSAT Weather Authority app for Apple or Android and allow notifications for updates, including livestreams from KSAT meteorologists.

Our KSAT Hurricane Tracker app also allows you to monitor the tropics from your phone during the Atlantic Hurricane Season, which runs until November 30.

Types of Tropical Systems

Tropical systems have various names, depending on their wind strength. Watch the video below as KSAT Meteorologist Sarah Spivey takes some time to explain the different tropical categories.

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About the Authors
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Sarah Spivey is a San Antonio native who grew up watching KSAT. She has been a proud member of the KSAT Weather Authority Team since 2017. Sarah is a Clark High School and Texas A&M University graduate. She previously worked at KTEN News. When Sarah is not busy forecasting, she enjoys hanging out with her husband and cat, and playing music.

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Kaiti Blake is a child weather-geek-turned-meteorologist. A member of the KSAT Weather Authority, Kaiti is a co-host of the Whatever the Weather video podcast. After graduating from Texas Tech University, Kaiti worked at WJTV 12 in Jackson, Mississippi and KTAB in Abilene.

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