Tropical Storm Hermine continued to drift northward across Texas, drenching the state with heavy rains after rolling in from Mexico late Monday.
Hermine made landfall in northeastern Mexico late Monday and crossed into Texas within hours, with swirling winds up to 65 mph. It threatened to dump up to 10 inches of rain in some areas and cause flash flooding.
At 2:00 p.m. ET the storm was centered about 15 miles south-southeast of San Antonio, moving at 20 mph.
Although tropical storm and coastal warnings have been suspended, the National Hurricane Center said Hermine is still a tropical storm, with sustained winds near 40 mph. Isolated tornadoes are possible over portions of central and southeast Texas today.
It is expected to be downgraded to a tropical depression later today.
CBS News correspondent Don Teague reports that Hermine surprised many Texans by sneaking across the border as a near-hurricane strength storm just 40 miles south of Brownsville.
Teague says the storm is expected to continue dumping potentially damaging amounts of rain as it plods north toward Oklahoma.
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