What is Tropical Storm Wanda?
By now you’ve probably seen the satellite pictures and read or seen the press reports about Tropical Storm Wanda, which is bringing heavy rain and strong winds to Texas and Louisiana this week.
Wanda is expected to bring heavy rain to the Texas Panhandle and northern Louisiana, where it will reach the highest amounts in about five hours of Tuesday morning, according to the National Weather Service.
Wanda is expected to be an intense tropical storm, with maximum sustained winds of 45 milesWhat is Tropical Storm Wanda?
Tropical Storm Wanda is forecast to move toward the coast of southern Canada as a hurricane by Tuesday night or Wednesday morning.
Wanda’s strength will affect coastal residents and businesses with its wind that could exceed 100 mph.
Though Wanda is expected to approach Canada from the northeast, it’s still moving toward the west at a faster pace than the storm would have moved through the Bahamas and Florida.
Wanda will be a dangerous storm andWhat is Tropical Storm Wanda?
Wanda started out as a strong category 1 storm on the 11th, heading towards Bermuda, but weakened to a tropical storm on the 13th. It was upgraded to a tropical depression on the 14th, continuing to move westward and was named Tropical Storm Wanda on the 15th. However, at 1 p.m. local time, the storm turned northward and the JTWC issued their warning on this change. The National Hurricane Center followed suit. Wanda then strengthened