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But there are also the lack of hurricane shelters to contend with. “The nurse looks at me and says, ‘Look behind you.’ I look and see this water coming and coming and coming down the wall.”The water was flowing through a vent in the room, which had been retrofitted with a fan to create negative pressure and prevent the virus spreading through the hospital.After driving home in the storm in the middle of the night, Melendez was trapped in his home by downed trees and had no electricity. "Mexican authorities were also keeping a close eye on Hurricane Hanna's progress its northeastern-most states took precautions.Elsewhere, Category 3 Hurricane Douglas was 785 miles southeast of Hilo, hurtling to maximum sustained winds of 115 mph in Hawaii by midday on Friday.Meteorologists predicted strong winds, heavy rainfall and dangerous surf as Trump approved a Disaster Declaration for the state on Saturday afternoon.When it nears the eastern end of Hawaii, Douglas is expected to be either a Category 1 hurricane or a strong tropical storm – sparking land slides and flash floods.A hurricane watch for the Big Island and Maui County was issued by The National Weather Service within the next 36 to 48 hours.I never thought in 30 years of doing this I'd be answering medical questions," said John Cummings, the public information office for Honolulu Emergency Management of the combined problem of coronavirus and a storm.Shelter space is very limited in-state and people have been urged to shelter at home.Much like the storm situation in Texas, Hawaiians have been urged to seek refuge with friends and family, only opting for a city-run shelter as a last resort.Evacuees will have their temperatures checked at these facilities but even exposed people – who have been quarantining – can go to a shelter if they're unsafe at home.There, they'll be isolated or taken elsewhere, according to Cummings.But to incorporate social distancing guidelines, shelters have to now allow for 60 square feet per person or family, said Honolulu Mayor Kirk Caldwell, who cited the need for more space and staff.Hawaiian officials and the Federal Emergency Management Agency are considering sheltering these people from the storm in the hotel rooms lying empty as a result of coronavirus but nothing has been decided or confirmed.Caldwell asked residents to do a 14-day grocery shop for poorer people who can't afford it due to the mass unemployment.Meanwhile, Tropical Storm Gonzalo was hurtling towards the It was moving at 18 mph with maximum sustained winds of 40 mph about 390 miles east of the southern Windward Islands, according to the National Hurricane Center.People living on the Windward Islands have been warned to monitor the tropical storm, which is set to hit on Saturday and could bring 2 to 5 inches of rain.This affects St Lucia, Tobago and Grenada. Hanna was upgraded to a hurricane … For further details of our complaints policy and to make a complaint please click Comments are subject to our community guidelines, which can be viewed A man jumps from a wave as Hurricane Hanna begins to make landfall, Saturday, July 25, 2020, in Corpus Christi, Texas A family watches high swells from Hurricane Hanna from a jetty in Galveston Tropical Storm Hanna reached hurricane strength before reaching Texas today Employees with the City of Corpus Christi load sandbags in to peoples cars as Tropical Storm Hannah approaches Tides rise at Bob Hall Pier as Hurricane Hanna approaches land in Corpus Christi, Texas earlier today Tropical Storm Hannah formed in the Gulf of Mexico on Thursday, hours after Abbott announced various emergency resources are on standby Galveston Island Beach Patrol lifeguard in Galveston, Texas, as waves kicked up by Tropical Storm Hanna wash over the rocks State highway workers use earth movers to get the rocks, shells, sand and other debris off Texas State Highway 87, on the Bolivar Peninsula Chris Headen battles with his umbrellas as Hurricane Hanna begins to make landfall, Saturday, July 25, 2020, in Corpus Christi People enjoy some time in the high surf at Crystal Beach, Texas, brought on by Hurricane Hanna, Cameron County Public Works employees fill sandbags Saturday in Brownsville Abbott said he has issued a disaster declaration for 32 counties in Texas Tropical Storm Hanna was upgraded to a hurricane, the US National Hurricane Center said on Saturday Hawaiians are prepping for a storm during a pandemic Hanna is expected to make landfall on Saturday in Texas Hurricane Douglas on it's way to the Hawaiian islands (top L) on July 24 Two hurricanes will hit at once as 65mph Hanna barrels towards Texas and Hawaii braces for 115mph Douglas A sign read "Hurricane Warning Corpus Christi" along South Padre Island Drive as Tropical Storm Hannah approaches on Friday, July 24 Tropical Storm Hanna will bring heavy rain and flash flooding to deep South Texas as locals prep with sand bags Current Watches and Warnings for Tropical Storm Hanna Tropical storm Hannah is expected to batter Texas, while Hurricane Douglas is on its way to Hawaii Texas is bracing itself for the tropical storm surge Hurricane Douglas could produce flash flooding, strong winds and pounding surf in Hawaii The weather predictions for these two US states are dire this weekend