Thousands of Texans remain without power in the aftermath of Hurricane Hanna

[TexasTowelie]

by Reese Oxner, Texas Tribune


Two days after Hurricane Hanna touched down in South Texas, thousands remained without power and communities were grappling with how to deal with the damage caused by flooding and strong winds.

The storm, which made landfall as a Category 1 hurricane Saturday evening at Padre Island, packed sustained winds as high as 90 mph before weakening into a tropical storm early Sunday and moving into northern Mexico. It was the first hurricane of the 2020 Atlantic hurricane season.

Hanna unleashed more than 15 inches of rain in parts of South Texas, resulting in serious flash flooding, according to The Washington Post.

Gov. Greg Abbott warned Texans on Sunday that there are continued threats of flash flooding even as rainfall slows, due to overflowing rivers.

Read more: https://www.texastribune.org/2020/07/27/hurricane-hanna-aftermath-texas-power/

[I_UndergroundPanther]

1. Is Texas in this horrible heat?

If so that sucks.

[TexasTowelie]

3. I just checked the temperature in Brownsville and it was 92 degrees.

That's anywhere from five to ten degrees lower than it would be in normal conditions. However, I'm sure that the humidity is still high so the heat index is most likely over 100 degrees.

[Zambero]

2. Gotta slap that wall back together first!

Think we can get Mexico to pay for it???