Texas Prepares for Hurricane Harvey
Initially formed in the east of the Caribbean Sea around August 17-19th, Tropical Storm Harvey could possibly become the first hurricane to hit land since Ike in 2008 as it is expected to arrive in South Texas by Friday or early Saturday. Although it is currently in a depression, remaining stationary off of Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula and 590 miles south-southeast of Cuero, Texas it is moving northwest through the Caribbean Sea and gaining strength as it slowly moves across the Gulf of Mexico at 2 mph towards Houston and Corpus Christi, Texas.
The storm is predicted to revive in the Bay of Campeche and then later again in east Mexico and south Texas having already reached speeds of 35 mph but anticipated to reach 40-60 mph on land and causing 6 to 10 inches and possibly even 12 inches of rain in Tropical Storm watch areas by Friday. Hurricane, Tropical Storm, Storm-Surge, and Flood watches have already been issued along the Texas Gulf Coast from Port Mansfield to High Island and to the San Luis Pass as people are preparing for the threat of dangerous rainfalls and floods as the storm progresses. Initially formed in the east of the Caribbean Sea around August 17-19th, Tropical Storm Harvey could possibly become the first hurricane to hit land since Ike in 2008 as it is expected to arrive in South Texas by Friday or early Saturday. Although it is currently in a depression, remaining stationary off of Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula and 590 miles south-southeast of Cuero, Texas it is moving northwest through the Caribbean Sea and gaining strength as it slowly moves across the Gulf of Mexico at 2 mph towards Houston and Corpus Christi, Texas.
The storm is predicted to revive in the Bay of Campeche and then later again in east Mexico and south Texas having already reached speeds of 35 mph but anticipated to reach 40-60 mph on land and causing 6 to 10 inches and possibly even 12 inches of rain in Tropical Storm watch areas by Friday. Hurricane, Tropical Storm, Storm-Surge, and Flood watches have already been issued along the Texas Gulf Coast from Port Mansfield to High Island and to the San Luis Pass as people are preparing for the threat of dangerous rainfalls and floods as the storm progresses.
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