Tropical Storm Hermine Heads Toward Texas

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR 50 MPH...85 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. ADDITIONAL STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST AND HERMINE COULD APPROACH HURRICANE STRENGTH PRIOR TO LANDFALL. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 105 MILES...165 KM FROM THE CENTER.

Coastal south Texas was put under a tropical storm warning from the mouth of the Rio Grande to near Corpus Christi, an indication winds of at least 63 kph are expected within the next day, according to the advisory. The coast of Mexico from the U.S. border south to Tampico was also under a warning, it said.