Unleash. Deadly fury on the people of Southeast Texas. Thousands remain stranded in chesthigh floodwaters while they wait desperately for help to arrive. Rescue crews are stretched to their limits. Evacuation centers are running out of space. The rain keeps falling, the floodwaters keeps climbing and the forecast is grim. Tropical storm harvey is regaining strength and could be poised to deliver houston the second of a 12 punch, leading many to fear the worst is yet to come. We see neighbor helping neighbor, friend helping friend, and stranger helping stranger. You see that all over. You watch on television. You see such incredible work and love and teamwork. We are one american family. We hurt together. We struggled together. Believe me, we endured together. Patti ann nearly 60 counties in Southeast Texas have been declared disaster sites and that number could climb dramatically in the coming days. To give you an idea of the size of this crisis, one meteorologist tells us that by wedn
River. The storm causing strong storm surges. While its a category one storm it should not be taken lightly, especially given the destruction seen in central america. 30 deaths when nate was only a Tropical Storm. No one should take this storm lightly. It claimed the lives of 20 people in nicaragua and honduras. As we know from past storms low intensity doesnt necessarily mean low impact. Kelly lets check in with adam klotz in the extreme weather center. He has all the details and the tracking of the storm and what it imposes. Adam the most of intense part of this storm is running on the coast of mississippi and alabama. Folks are beginning to get the brunt of this. A casino seeing a storm surge. That will be continuing for the next little bit. We are still waiting for the official second landfall of this system. What you are noticing on the back side. With a lot of these storms we have seen a tight eyewall. That will weaken this storm a little more significantly once it moves onshore.