Forecasters: Harvey will be a Category 3 Hurricane at Landfall Friday Night

 

UPDATED 11:09 a.m. 8/24/2017

SAN ANGELO, TX -- NOAA forecasters now say Harvey will be a major hurricane when in makes landfall.  "Harvey quickly strengthening and forecast to be a major hurricane when it approaches the middle Texas coast.  A hurricane warning is in effect for Port Mansfield to Matagorda Texas."

AUSTIN, TX — In anticipation of Tropical Depression Harvey making landfall in the Gulf Coast region, Governor Greg Abbott today preemptively declared a State of Disaster for Aransas, Austin, Bee, Calhoun, Chambers, Colorado, Brazoria, DeWitt, Fayette, Fort Bend, Galveston, Goliad, Gonzales, Harris, Jackson, Jefferson, Jim Wells, Karnes, Kleberg, Lavaca, Liberty, Live Oak, Matagorda, Nueces, Refugio, San Patricio, Victoria, Waller, Wharton and Wilson counties. Forecasts from the National Weather Service and the National Hurricane Center expect this storm to intensify in the coming days causing severe flooding, storm surges and damaging winds. Earlier today the Governor ordered the State Operations Center (SOC) to elevate its readiness level as the storm approaches, and made available any and all state resources to assist in preparation, rescue and recovery efforts.

“Texans believe in taking action and always being prepared in the event of an emergency,” said Governor Abbott. “That is why I am taking every precaution prior to Tropical Depression Harvey making landfall. Preemptively declaring a state of disaster will allow Texas to quickly deploy resources for the emergency response effort in anticipation of the storm's hazardous conditions.”

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It would be great if Harvey come up rio grand and dump in our water shed fillup buttes and north lake!! Too good to be true.

Be nice ol Harvey would spin up Rio Grand and dump on San Angelo water dhefs and fill up twin buttes and north lake. It probably be like always and go rain where they dint need as bad west texas.

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