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Nicholas strengthens to a hurricane just before landfall Monday night.
Hurricane Nicholas is forecast to make landfall near Brazosport, TX as a category 1 hurricane Monday night/early Tuesday morning.
Mariah Gallegos (KIII TV), Ryan Shoptaugh, KIII Weather, Joe DeCarlo
7:19 PM EDT July 29, 2021
11:17 PM EDT September 13, 2021
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — MON 10PM – Nicholas is now a Category 1 hurricane, sitting 20 miles off from the middle Texas Gulf Coast. 75 mph winds; 90 mph gusts. Movement is NNE at 10 mph.
Nicholas is forecast to move ashore near, or west of Brazosport tonight as a category 1 hurricane. From there, Nicholas weakens and slows it’s forward movement over SE TX and the SE US through Thursday. 6-12″ of rain possible in those locations through Thursday.
In the Coastal Bend, improving weather/beach conditions overnight. Tuesday looks like a nice day of weather with highs in the low 90s, slightly less humidity, and a west to northwest 10-20 mph breeze.
Winds will be out of the north, around the west side of Nicholas. That may push water into the bay side of barrier islands and some of the canals on the Island.
A few showers will wrap around the western side of Nicholas, through the Coastal Bend between now and midnight. Accumulations will be minimal. Rain chances taper down after midnight.
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September is historically the most active time of the Atlantic hurricane season. This is when we see the most frequent long track storms come off of Africa. The Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and Atlantic Basin are all ‘open’ for tropical activity.
August and September are when the Atlantic Hurricane Season traditionally becomes more active. Warmer waters and a more favorable environment for tropical develop become more prevalent. Be weather aware and keep up with the forecast.
The KIII pre-season hurricane forecast was for 20 named storms, 10 hurricanes, and 4 major hurricanes. An above average season, partly because of a weak la nina.
Below is a list of the 2021 hurricane names. The tropical icon next to the name designates the name has been used and what the peak status of that storm was.