LOS ANGELES - Tropical Storm Hanna is gaining strength, and is expected to make landfall on the south Texas coast on Saturday.Hanna formed in the Gulf of Mexico Thursday evening, and as of Friday afternoon, the system was located only about 200 miles from the Texas coast.Some rain bands and thunderstorms from Hanna are already sweeping into sections of Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama as Hanna continues to churn in the gulf.The storm is moving to the west-northwest at 9 mph across the Gulf of Mexico, and this will continue to move in the westerly direction toward southern Texas.
Hanna’s wind speeds increased to 50 mph.“The NHC forecast track continues to show the center making landfall along the south-central coast of Texas within.