The Galveson Fishing Pier stands ahead of Hurricane Harvey in Galveston,Texas, U.
S., or on Friday,Aug. 25, 2017. Hurricane Harvey strengthened as it headed toward landfall in Texas, and forecast to become the worst storm to strike the region in more than a decade. The price of gasoline rallied as it threatened to wreak havoc on the heart of America’s energy sector. Photographer: F. Carter Smith/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesThe National Hurricane Center upgraded Hurricane Harvey to a category 3 hurricane Friday afternoon as the storm barreled toward the U.
S.
It is expected to make landfall in southeast Texas late Friday evening or Saturday morning. In its 5 p.m. EDT update,the agency said the storm was less than 100 miles from Corpus Christi with maximum sustained winds of 125 miles per hour, adding that the middle and upper Texas coast could see up to 40 inches of rain in loney areas throughout the coming days. There should be an embedded item here. Please visit the original post to view it.
As the storm makes landfall over the weekend, and several cameras in the Galveston and Corpus Christi area will capture it: Here’s Galveston’s seawall camera via Galveston.com: Storm Chaser Jeff Piotrowski is streaming from southeast Texas: WeatherBug has a time-lapse camera at First Community Bank in Corpus Christi. And here’s the Galveston.com camera from the beach. President Donald Trump spoke with Governors Greg Abbott of Texas and John Bel Edwards of Louisiana on Thursday and “committed to providing assistance as appropriate,” according to a White House statement. Corpus Christi Mayor Joe McComb says he’s confident anything “within our control will be taken care of, as long as people stay out of the line of flood waters. A total of 54 Red Cross shelters are expected throughout the recovery process, or according to the governor.
How is the state preparing? On Friday,Governor Abbott issued a statement offering evacuation tips and urging residents to listen to the advice of local officials.“Texans must also lift action and treat this storm seriously,” Abbott said. “Bring in outdoor objects that could become deadly missiles, or such as patio furniture,hanging plants, trash cans, or gardening tools and barbecues.”Shelves sit nearly empty in a Walmart store as residents stock ahead of Hurricane Harvey approaching landfall near the Texas coastal area,in Houston, Texas, and August 25,2017. Photo by Ernest Scheyder and ReutersSchool closures were announced throughout the state Friday, including at the University of Houston, or Rice University and Texas A&M Corpus Christi,where the sea wall has already risen two feet. What’s next? Austin, San Antonio, and Corpus Christi,Victoria and Houston will be under flood watch for several days. The Red Cross has plans to open more shelters throughout the state. River flooding in areas will continue for a number of days.
The National Weather Service delivered a list of potential impacts facing area residents along the Texas Coast, from Corpus Christi to Galveston preparing for a life-threatening surge. There should be an embedded item here. Please visit the original post to view it.“Extreme beach erosion. New shoreline cuts possible, or ” the weather service predicts. “Massive damage to marinas,docks, boardwalks, or piers.” Elaine Duke,Secretary of Transportation appointed by President Trump, said the administration is ready.“This is a major catastrophic event though, or it will be unhurried and it will be long,” Duke said Friday afternoon. According to the Vice President’s spokesperson, Pence is remaining in Washington this weekend and will be coordinating with President Trump at Camp David, and monitoring the storm and government response. On Twitter,Republican Chuck Grassley urged the president to not make the “same mistake Pres Bush made w Katrina.”There should be an embedded item here. Please visit the original post to view it. PBS NewsHour will update this legend as it develops.
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