Hurricane Emily strengthens in Gulf of Mexico

NEW YORK (Reuters) – After weakening Monday as it moved
across Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula, Hurricane Emily continued to
get better organized on Tuesday as it entered warmer waters in
the western Gulf of Mexico, the U.S. National Hurricane Center
in Miami said.

As of 8 a.m. EDT (1200 GMT), Emily, which was still a
Category 1 storm with maximum sustained winds near 90 mph, was
located about 265 miles southeast of Brownsville, Texas.

The forecast track for Emily still had the storm making
landfall early Wednesday on the northeast coast of Mexico, not
far from the border with Texas.

Rainfall accumulations of 5 to 10 inches are possible over
the lower Rio Grande Valley of South Texas and northeastern
Mexico, with isolated maximum amounts of 15 inches possible.