Texas braces for wind, rain as Grace nears
Hurricane Fabian gains strength in Atlantic
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This satellite image shows Tropical Storm Grace's movement from 7:45 a.m. to 10:45 p.m. Saturday EDT.
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(CNN) -- As Tropical Storm Grace moved steadily closer to the Texas Gulf Coast, Hurricane Fabian churned far east of the Caribbean, the National Hurricane Center in Miami, Florida, said Sunday.
At 5 a.m. EDT, Grace was about 115 miles southeast of Corpus Christi, Texas, and moving to the northwest near 14 mph, forecasters said. That motion would bring the storm's center across the Texas coast sometime Sunday.
Strong winds and rain from the storm have fallen over East Texas and southern Louisiana, forecasters said. They predicted rainfall accumulations of 6-8 inches in those areas, with higher amounts in some places.
A tropical storm warning remained in effect for the Texas coast from High Island to Corpus Christi.
Grace's maximum sustained winds are near 40 mph, with higher gusts. The hurricane center said the storm could strengthen during the next 24 hours.
Far out in the Atlantic, Hurricane Fabian was a solid Category 3 storm, churning maximum sustained winds near 125 mph, the hurricane center said. Forecasters predicted some strengthening during the next 24 hours.
Fabian's position at 5 a.m. EDT was about 640 miles east of the Leeward Islands, and it was moving toward the west-northwest near 13 mph.
No warnings or watches have been issued because of Fabian.
