First mainland US hurricane strike of 2022 expected next week

AUSTIN (KXAN) -- As an unexpectedly quiet 2022 Atlantic hurricane season finally gathers steam, we are expecting the first hurricane strike of the season on the U.S. mainland next week.Tropical Depression #9 is churning through the Caribbean Sea, heading toward an area of very high ocean heat content. The swirling mass of thunderstorms will move over 87°F water near Jamaica and Cuba -- water that has gone untapped by any tropical cyclone since last year. Generally, a hurricane only requires