Hurricane Harvey’s real story begins: 40 inches of rain to bring catastrophic flooding to southeast Texas
By Jon Erdman From The Weather Channel
Harvey made landfall near Rockport, Texas with winds of 130 mph at 10 pm CDT.
Harvey is now a Category 1 hurricane with 80 mph.
Harvey will soon stall or 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.
Hurricane, tropical storm and storm surge warnings have been issued for parts of Texas.
Hurricane Harvey may be weakening as it slows down over Texas, but its biggest threat of catastrophic flooding will persist into next week.
Harvey made landfall Friday night near Rockport, Texas, north of Corpus Christi, after rapidly intensifying in the Gulf of Mexico.
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