Yesterday morning, September 14, tropical storm & #34;Nicholas" reached the coast of Texas. It struck southeast of Matagorda. This was reported by the National Hurricane Center. Read today in USA.ONE magazine:
Texas hit by a new storm
What is known about the consequences of the disaster, where will it go next and how much does Joe Biden estimate the losses to be?
By Texas was hit by storm "Nicholas"
The wind speed inside the hurricane is estimated at 120 km/h, which makes it a Category 1 storm on a 5-point scale based on destructive potential and maximum wind speed. This is the sixth storm of the Atlantic hurricane season to receive its own name.
"Nicholas" triggered heavy rains and strong wind gusts in parts of Texas and neighboring Louisiana. So far there has been no information about casualties, but the hurricane has already brought its first disasters: it knocked down trees and thoroughly damaged residential buildings. Currently, 400 thousand state residents are reported to be without electricity.
According to forecasters, the storm has already weakened, but the risk of flooding remains very high. Next "Nicholas" will move northeast away from Houston and into Louisiana. Local authorities have not yet calculated the losses from the new storm, but the US President predicts that the country's budget could be depleted by $100 billion due to various disasters that occurred this year.
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