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Announcer this is a special edition of nightline, Hurricane Harvey state of emergency. And good evening. We have breaking news as we come on the air tonight for this special west coast edition. Hurricane harvey slightly downgraded but still extremely hazardous. Now a category 3 storm with winds of 115 miles an hour barreling through texas, collapsing buildings, plunging hundreds of thousands into darkness. The damage still unfolding tonight. We begin with matt gutman, though, whos been out in the punishing conditions throughout the night in Corpus Christi just 30 miles from where the hurricane came ashore. Matt, whats happening out there . Reporter hey, juju. This storm hasnt let up. What it has done is changed direction. The wind now coming from behind me, bearing ever more rain. The major concern right now is getting to the people who need help. But Power Outages are rampant throughout this part of texas. 120,000 people in and around Corpus Christi without power right now, and theres
Storm and has more from accuweather. Hurricane harvey is maximum sustained 130 Miles Per Hour. Its slowed its Forward Motion moving at eight Miles Per Hour at last report. Rockford Emergency Management texas with people trapped inside. This storm will sit there for days. I want to show you wind gusts from the center. Galveston reporting 40 Miles Per Hour. Cant report from the station because the power has been shutdown but we have storm trackers reporting maximum wind gusts 140 Miles Per Hour making landful near rockford right now. This is the first to hit texas since karla in 1961. Once it moves inland, it will stall along the coast. What that means, the storm surge of six to 12 feet continues for days. We are looking at epic amounts of rain falling from the sky, some areas 30inches of rain, a years worth of rain in a matter of days. Well talk about this storm system for a long time because it will likely effect the area well into next week. We have the local forecast later on. Jim .
Storm and has more from accuweather. Hurricane harvey is maximum sustained 130 Miles Per Hour. Its slowed its Forward Motion moving at eight Miles Per Hour at last report. Rockford Emergency Management texas with people trapped inside. This storm will sit there for days. I want to show you wind gusts from the center. Galveston reporting 40 Miles Per Hour. Cant report from the station because the power has been shutdown but we have storm trackers reporting maximum wind gusts 140 Miles Per Hour making landful near rockford right now. This is the first to hit texas since karla in 1961. Once it moves inland, it will stall along the coast. What that means, the storm surge of six to 12 feet continues for days. We are looking at epic amounts of rain falling from the sky, some areas 30inches of rain, a years worth of rain in a matter of days. Well talk about this storm system for a long time because it will likely effect the area well into next week. We have the local forecast later on. Jim .