Sustained winds increased to 120 Miles Per Hour. Harvey is located about 75 miles southeast of Corpus Christi, texas. The eye is now becoming apparent in the go 16 visible imagery. We can see the eye on the radar from Corpus Christi as it makes approach to the middle texas coast. While harvey is going to make landfall in the middle texas coast late tonight or early saturday morning, bringing major hurricaneforce winds on land within the warning area. Were seeing sustained tropical stormforce winds over a large portion of the middle texas coast. Sustained winds in the last hour of 49 Miles Per Hour with higher wind gusts. You can see the multiple rain bands spreading onshore. Over the next 1224 hours, harvey is going to make land fall and should progress slowly inland and stall out for several days. The biggest hazard that were concerned about in the short term is the lifethreating storm surge from the left of the Padre Island National seashore to sergeant, texas, could see six inches 6
Looping back around heading back out into the sea possibly restrengthening and doing a second landfall near houston. So we are talking a very prolonged period this is all the way through the next four or five days that this storm is going to be bringing rain to the coastline of texas which is why we are talking very very high amounts of rain. From Corpus Christi up to houston. 15, 25inches of rain. Thats the big concern about flooding but there are other concerns with this storm. The surge six to 12 feet from Padre Island National seashore up into sergeant, texas and winds 74 Miles Per Hour or more. Thats that Hurricane Force winds. Very scary and then theres a severe component guys they could be seeing tornadoes as we head through the next few hours. Ill be keeping track of it, as well as our forecast back here, guys, looking absolutely beautiful. Its tough to talk about texas want theyre expecting down there when its so gorgeous out here. Well check in a few minutes. Thanks mon any k