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Earlier today, louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards updated reporters on his states preparations for the upcoming Tropical Storm harvey. This is 20 minutes. Gov. Edwards that afternoon and thank you all for being here this afternoon for this press briefing. As you know, we are gathered ominously on the 12th anniversary of hurricane katrina. Currently, harvey remains a Tropical Storm. While it did reenter the gulf and is sitting in the gulf right now, it is strengthening slightly. It is not going to turn back into a hurricane or anything of the sort, but the winds are picking up a little bit. The most concerning aspect of this is what we saw over the gulf, more moisture will pick up. We do not want any more rain than is absolutely necessary. This will continue to be a heavy rain and flood event. Although i do not want people to totally discount what can happen because of the winds because the ground is very saturated and has been for a long time. The wind has been blowing for a long time

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