Potentially Catastrophic Hurricane Harvey Approaches Texas Gulf Coast

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[NautiNurse]

Potentially catastrophic Hurricane Harvey approaching Texas Gulf Coast.

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Buoy Data near Harvey

[MagUSNRET]

(Didnt the bulk of Katrina “refugees” relocate to Houston? If so, listening to advice is not their long suit!)

[RummyChick]

HurricaneTracker App‏ @hurrtrackerapp 5m5 minutes ago More By comparison, the 18Z GFS shows around 2” inches through 18Z tomorrow for Houston metro. Big diff with HRRR model #Harvey

[Jane Long]

Just saw where Corpus Christi PD has stopped responding to emergency calls (for at lease several hours). It’s become too dangerous a situation. Folks were told to evacuate.

Prayers for those who did not.

[girlscout]

Stay safe! I wish the best outcome for you.

[palmer]

It will take a day or two for Houston to approach Ray Nagin flood levels in the worst case. The outer rain bands would have to line up perfectly for days. Bad luck can happen, but it’s a very low probability at this point. But 100 miles SW of Houston will be high impact, perhaps disasterous flooding.

[Gulf War One]

It most certainly is not marshy around Goliad nor Refugio. It is normally semi-arid.

I was an instructor in Kingsville (just south). It is known as the “desert by the sea”.

[RummyChick]

HurricaneTracker App‏ @hurrtrackerapp 10m10 minutes ago More 21Z HRRR forecasts 4”-10” inches of rain across the Houston metro from now until 10AM. Will see if this verifies. #Harvey

[WildHighlander57]

I don’t know.

[Gulf War One]

Many did, but many returned to NOLA. Texas is NOT Louisiana and I’m sure they got homesick.

[SE Mom]

Thanks. I read the posts at your link and it seems this gal has a self-made mess on her hands. It seemed off, somehow.

There is going to be plenty of genuine harm from this hurricane, no sense in making it worse with deceitful hype.

[RummyChick]

It got to just below top of hood of my car in Houston when I was there. Don’t remember which Hurricane.

This one could do the same. Or it could be like some we have seen in the past in FLA when people freak..and it turns out to be not much

[dougherty]

Awesome!

[Hojczyk]

My kid was there for IKE..had four feet of water in the house...three blocks from the beach..

Most damage is caused by flooding..and a lot of people do not have it..

[RummyChick]

NBC ..shows wrong city. Supposedly. I didnt vet it

[Jane Long]

Thanks for pointing that out.

We’ve posted pics -upthread - of the staging of emergency vehicles and LEO’s (some even from out of state) already in place.

[GRRRRR]

Just declared Cat 4... Weather Channel and WetherNation.

Latest reports from recon.

[RummyChick]

Warning..I didn't vet these phone numbers

[girlscout]

I know they’ll work hard to get it done.

[dfwgator]

Please tell me they didn’t show this.

[exit82]

6:00 pm CDT update from hurricanes.gov:

000
WTNT64 KNHC 252259
TCUAT4

Hurricane Harvey Tropical Cyclone Update
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL AL092017
600 PM CDT Fri Aug 25 2017

...6 PM CDT POSITION AND INTENSITY UPDATE...
...HARVEY BECOMES A CATEGORY FOUR HURRICANE...
...SUSTAINED HURRICANE-FORCE WINDS SPREADING ONTO THE MIDDLE TEXAS
COAST...

Air Force Reserve Reconnaissance aircraft data indicate that Harvey
has become a category 4 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of
130 mph (215 km/h).

A station at Aransas Pass run by the Texas Coastal Observing
Network recently reported a sustained wind of 74 mph (119 km/h) with
a gust to 96 mph (154 km/h).

SUMMARY OF 600 PM CDT...2300 UTC...INFORMATION

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LOCATION...27.7N 96.7W
ABOUT 45 MI...70 KM E OF CORPUS CHRISTI TEXAS
ABOUT 50 MI...85 KM SSW OF PORT OCONNOR TEXAS
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...130 MPH...215 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NW OR 325 DEGREES AT 8 MPH...13 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...941 MB...27.79 INCHES

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Forecaster Blake