Tropical Storm Hermine blew into Mexico's northern Gulf coast near the Brownsville area Monday evening around 8:30 with reported winds of 60 miles per hour. Heavy rains battered Mexico and south Texas and officials are warning of flash flooding problems into Tuesday.
Power outages are also reported, as well as tornado warnings associated with the storm system. Heavy rain will be the big story Tuesday as the storm moves inland into central Texas. Mexican authorities warned people to move to shelters. In Texas, officials offered people sandbags and shelters were set up. In the hours to come, the storm will rush north and eventually will weaken Tuesday afternoon or evening, according to weather reports.
New Braunfels city leaders issued a press release to let people know emergency crews are on call. Several inches of rain are expected. In June, people in that area, including the town of Gruene, experienced flooding that took the life of one man staying in an RV park. Crews aren't taking the seriousness of TS Hermine lightly as it moves into the area.
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