Weather Channel.com:
Harvey made landfall near Rockport, Texas with winds of 130 mph at 10 pm CDT.
Harvey is now a tropical storm with 70 mph winds.
Harvey will meander for several days, leading to a threat of catastrophic flooding in parts of Texas.
Dangerous storm-surge flooding, damaging winds and a couple tornadoes are also threats.
Tropical storm and storm surge warnings have been issued for parts of Texas.
Tropical storm-force winds are still occurring. A sustained wind of 57 mph and a gust of 83 mph reported Saturday morning near Victoria.
A Texas Coastal Ocean Observing Network station at Aransas Pass reported sustained winds of 102 mph and a wind gust of 132 mph Friday night.
Rainfall amounts of more than 10 inches have already accumulated in southeast Texas, including 14.46 inches near Austwell.
Heavy rain has pushed as far north as Austin, where there was a report of flooding of a poor-drainage area Saturday morning, trapping one vehicle, according to the Austin Fire Department.
Bands of heavy rain have triggered flash flood warnings around the Houston metro area, where rain rates of 1 to 3 inches per hour have been measured.
Harvey has pushed water 2 to 7 feet above average tide levels near Corpus Christi to Lavaca Bay, and water levels remain elevated as onshore flow continues to the east of Harvey’s center.
Tropical storm warnings are still in effect from Baffin Bay to High Island, Texas, including the cities of Houston and Galveston.
The NHC also issued its first-ever public storm surge warning, which is still in effect for a swath of the Texas coast from Port Aransas to High Island, mainly for residual elevated tide levels given the persistent onshore winds piling water from the Gulf of Mexico into the immediate coast, and bays.
Additionally, a tornado watch is in effect until 2 a.m. CDT Sunday morning for southeast Texas and southwestern Louisiana, as tornadoes will be possible, if not common, within Harvey’s outer rainbands. This watch area includes Houston, Galveston and Port Arthur, Texas as well as Lake Charles, Louisiana.
A reported tornado damaged a McDonald’s sign in northeast Galveston late Friday afternoon. Numerous other short-lived tornadoes have occurred, but damage will take time to sort out. MORE
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Stay safe IOTW TX.
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Am in New Braunfels, about 15-20 miles north of San Antonio. Winds at 30ish gusting to 45-50, 2 1/2 inches of rain. Worst is on coast by Rockport from direct hit. But Houston, Beaumont area is getting wacked with outer rain bands. No let up in sight 4-5 days of rain.
The center has parked near Cuero, Gonzales ,Victoria area and hasn’t moved but a few miles all day. Gonna be a wet week here in Texas.
Just to give everyone an idea of how big this thing is. It streches from about Kerrville, Texas to Lake Charles,La. Thats about 600 miles east to west and from Corpus Christi to just south of Dallas which is around 500 miles North to South. Its friggin huge, but we are from Texas where everything is huge.
there are a few early videos available on you tube showing damage in Rockport and Aransas pass. one dead 10 inured in Rockport. Probably be more once they can sort thru the damage. I’m originally from AP/RP so I am familiar with the area.
Son is OK, having evacuated to Taft for the duration. Ex wife survived though. dammit.
Here in Houston we have had an inordinate amount of rain, approx. 15″ so far with more to follow. Mayde creek, adjacent to my subdivision, is at flood stage now. With additional rainfall of another 15″ forecasted I might have to swim. I need new floors anyway. holding my breath but it don’t look too good right now.
Because NOAA and the weather channel are hyping klimate krishna, I’m dissing it. The storm Category is to be derived from sustained wind speeds. Instead, for this storm , it was calculated with fuzzy math. There were no sustained winds of 130, so it was not a CAT 4. I dont even think 3. Just over 100 is a 2.
Hope everybody is safe, and stays that way.
BTW, “Lessons From Katrina” website makes interesting reading. A NOLA couple’s thoughtful reflections on prepping, evacuating, and the aftermath of recovery. Lots of useful guidance and tips on picking up the pieces as quickly and smoothly as possible.
And to think it could all have been avoided if only Trump hadn’t pulled out of the Paris Climate treaty.
MBP I think you’re right on the money. If I could stomach watching CNN or PMSNBC I’m sure I would have heard one of those liberal suckass “pseudojournalists” hit that one by now.