Last advisory issued on Hermine

Hermine has weakend to a tropical depression, but is still producing heavy rainfall over Texas.

Hermine made landfall in northeastern Mexico late Monday and crossed into South Texas within hours. It's threatening to dump up to 12 inches of rain in some areas and cause flash flooding.

Mexican emergency officials worked to evacuate 3,500 people around Matamoros, across the border from Brownsville, Texas, and schools on both sides of the border canceled classes for Tuesday.

As Hermine moved inland, it weakened into a tropical depression.

Elsewhere in the tropics, the remnants of Gaston continue to move toward Puerto Rico and Hispaniola. The system is poorly organized, though could gain some strength if it manages to take a more southwesterly trek.

A substantial-size wave will push off the coast of Africa and could develop further as we move into the upcoming weekend.

Tropical Storm Hermine: Latest advisory

Watches and warnings

A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for:

• All tropical storm warnings have been discontinued.

Discussion and 48-hour outlook

At 11 p.m., the center of Tropical Depression Hermine was located near latitude 31.6 north, longitude 99.5 west.

The depression is moving toward the north near 16 mph. A turn to the north-northeast is expected on Wednesday, with a turn to the northeast forecast to occur by Thursday.
 
Maximum sustained winds are near 35 mph with higher gusts. During the past couple of hours, a wind gust to 43 mph was reported in Brady, Texas. Gradual weakening is forecast as Hermine moves farther inland over central and northern Texas.
 
Estimated minimum central pressure is 1003 mb or 29.62 inches.

Hazards affecting land

Storm surge: Water levels along the Texas coast will gradually recede, but remain above normal for the next day or so.

Rainfall: Hermine is expected to produce total rainfall accumulations of 4 to 6 inches, with possible isolated maximum amounts of 12 inches, from portions of central and eastern Texas into Oklahoma. In addition, very heavy rain is expected to spread across southeastern Kansas and Missouri during the next few days. The heavy rainfall could cause life-threatening flash floods.

Tornadoes: Isolated tornadoes are possible over portions of central and southeast Texas this evening.

Next advisories:

• This is the last public advisory issued by the National Hurricane Center on this system.