The remnants of Caribbean Named Storm Harvey has entered the southern Gulf of Mexico and is now in an environment where strengthening will most likely take place. This storm will be influenced by a cold front in the southern-most US along the Gulf Coast and will be steered northwest and north. This track will place this storm along the Texas and southwestern Louisiana Gulf Coast later Friday, August 25. We are cautioning all residents of Texas from the Mexico Border to the Louisiana Border and persons in southwestern Louisiana to monitor the progress of this developing situation and be prepared. As the storm approaches the Texas and southwestern Louisiana Gulf Coast, there will be heavy rain, gusty winds to possible hurricane force, a storm surge with coastal lowlands flooding, strong rip currents, beach erosion and the possibility of tornadoes.
For official updates, please use the link below to the National Hurricane Center in Miami.
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“These are not official advisories. These updates and advisories are based upon information from our own computer models, NOAA, Local Weather Data Centers, deep water Buoy Data, and other publicly available sources. FOR THE SAFETY OF YOUR PROPERTY AND PERSON, please refer to your Local, State, and Federal Authority updates for Official Advisories and Orders. For up to the minute advisories and official updates, it is essential that you monitor your local Emergency Government, NOAA and Local Media Broadcasts. Please do not make personal safety decisions based upon information presented here.”
Tropical Storm Research Center, Gulf Shores, Alabama
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Update Thursday, August 24 at 4:45 AM CDT: Latest projections are that Named Storm Harvey will make landfall as a high rated Tropical Storm or Category 1-3 Hurricane south of Houston late Friday night and into early Saturday morning. It will then stall over the area for many hours and produce extremely heavy rain causing major coastal and urban flooding this weekend and into early this coming week. We are once again calling for all persons living along the Gulf Coast of Texas to be aware of what is going to take place. For your own safety, please monitor local Emergency Operations Center and local media advisories… Take Care and Be Safe.
