At least the convection is still limited to basically one quadrant. But that is still some pretty healthy-looking convection.
It’s not so much what it is right now, but how rapidly it intensified into a tropical depression and then into a tropical storm.
I don’t think there’s enough time for it to develop into a Category 2 hurricane, although sea conditions are certainly favorable for further intensification.
The track doesn’t have much uncertainty. This could slam into Houston tomorrow as a hurricane with perhaps 90% of the population completely clueless.