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