Why the east side of an approaching hurricane is always strongest
Hereโs a look at Hurricane Zeta as it moved through New Orleans on Oct. 28-29, 2020. In this video we take a look at why the east side -- or right side on a map -- is always the strongest side of the hurricane. Read more: Zeta barrels northeast after battering storm-weary coast
Beta weakens to tropical depression, stalls over Texas coast
HOUSTON โ Beta weakened to a tropical depression Tuesday as it parked itself over the Texas coast, raising concerns of extensive flooding in Houston and areas farther inland. Beta, which made landfall late Monday as a tropical storm just north of Port OโConnor, is the first storm named for a Greek letter to make landfall in the continental United States. The storm was moving east-northeast at 5 mph (8 kilometers) and was expected to crawl inland along the coast over Texas through Wednesday. However, forecasters and officials reassured residents that Beta was not expected to be another Hurricane Harvey or Tropical Storm Imelda. Now a tropical storm, Paulette was expected to become a post-tropical remnant low in the next day or so.