Tropical Depression Eight Forms in Gulf

Forecast cone for Tropical Depression Eight from the National Hurricane Center.

Invest 91L has developed into a tropical depression – the eighth of the 2020 Atlantic hurricane season.

As of the 10 PM CDT advisory, Tropical Depression Eight had maximum sustained winds of 30 mph and was moving west-northwest at 6 mph.

TD 8 is forecast to become Tropical Storm Hanna by Friday. A tropical storm watch has been issued for a portion of the Texas Coast.

 

Caleb Carmichael
Caleb Carmichael

Caleb is the owner of Gulf Coast Storm Center. He is currently an undergraduate student at Mississippi State University majoring in geoscience with a concentration in broadcast and operational meteorology. While not yet a meteorologist, Caleb has been providing weather updates, news, and analysis for the Gulf Coast since 2014.

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