A quarter of Texas' population in disaster area
Nearly a quarter of Texas' population lives in areas covered by a federal disaster declaration as a result of Tropical Storm Harvey.
Fearsome Hurricane Harvey slams into Texas Gulf Coast
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (AP) — Hurricane Harvey smashed into Texas late Friday, lashing a wide swath of the Gulf Coast with strong winds and torrential rain from the fiercest hurricane to hit the U.S. in more than a decade.The National Hurricane Center said the eye of the Category 4 hurricane made landfall about 10 p.m. about 30 miles (48 kilometers) northeast of Corpus Christi between Port Aransas and Port O'Connor, bringing with it 130 mph (209 kph) sustained winds and flooding rains.Harvey's approach sent tens of thousands of residents fleeing the Gulf Coast, hoping to escape the wrath of an increasingly menacing storm set to slam an area of Texas that includes oil refineries, chemical plants and dangerously flood-prone Houston, the nation's fourth-largest city.Texas Gov.
Fearsome Hurricane Harvey slams into Texas Gulf Coast
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (AP) — Hurricane Harvey smashed into Texas late Friday, lashing a wide swath of the Gulf Coast with strong winds and torrential rain from the fiercest cyclone to hit the U.S. in more than a decade.The National Hurricane Center said the eye of the Category 4 hurricane made landfall about 10 p.m. about 30 mile (48 kilometers) northeast of Corpus Christi between Port Aransas and Port O'Connor, bringing with it 130 mph (209 kph) sustained winds and flooding rains.Harvey's approach sent tens of thousands of residents fleeing the Gulf Coast, hoping to escape the wrath of an increasingly menacing storm set to slam an area of Texas that includes oil refineries, chemical plants and dangerously flood-prone Houston, the nation's fourth-largest city.Texas Gov.
More evacuations as Hurricane Harvey bears down on Texas
Tropical Storm Harvey is rapidly strengthening and is now forecast to become a major hurricane when it hits the middle Texas coast, the National Hurricane Center said late Thursday morning.