The National Hurricane center has upgraded the tropical wave in the Southern Gulf of Mexico to Tropical Storm Hermine. Hermine is a minimal tropical storm at this time and isn’t expected to do too much in terms of wind damage.

The National Hurricane Center has a projected path of Hermine which will take it over Northern Mexico, about 60 miles or so south of the Texas Border. Texas will experience heavy rains and rough surf along the coast. There is also a high probability that tropical storm force winds will be felt in southern portions of the state. Landfall is expected sometime early tomorrow morning. A Tropical storm warning is in effect for much of the northern Mexico and Southern Texas shorelines.

Hermine is currently producing winds upwards of 45 miles per hour, and has a minimal central pressure of 999 millibars. It is moving in a northerly direction at 10 miles per hour, and is expected to switch courses to a more northwest direction over the next several hours. Hermine will be more of a rainmaker than anything else.