The Latest: Hurricane Harvey heads to site of 1886 hurricane
Hurricane
Emanuel says that
More than 15,000 people aboard three
A statement Friday from the
The Carnival Freedom and the Carnival Valor each carry about 4,800 passengers and crew. The statement says they'll resume their return to
The Carnival Breeze was scheduled to return to
The center said late Friday afternoon that a sustained wind of 67 mph (108 kph) with a gust up to 81 mph (130 kph) has been reported at
Officials say rain from Hurricane Harvey could inundate Houston roads and neighborhoods as early as Saturday night.
Lindner did not single out neighborhoods in
As Hurricane Harvey nears landfall,
Emmett said he had spoken to Abbott Friday afternoon and acknowledged residents of the nation's fourth-largest city might have gotten a "mixed message." But he said residents should stay put, in part because it's too early for officials to determine where the most flooding would occur.
The spokesman of emergency operations in
No evacuation orders have been issued for
Abbott has repeatedly suggested since Thursday that not enough people are evacuating. But state officials also say they have no count on how many people have actually left their homes.
The center said in its Friday afternoon update that the hurricane is traveling northwest at 10 mph (16 kph).
Hurricane force winds are not quite ashore but are within a couple dozen miles of land. Tropical storm force winds have already been measured in
The hurricane center said some additional strengthening is possible before
But Gov.
State emergency officials have identified at least eight counties and seven cities that have issued mandatory evacuations. More than a dozen others are under voluntary evacuations.
The
Spokeswoman
The president was briefed Friday by the heads of the
The Trump administration is encouraging people in the path of the hurricane to heed the advice and orders of local and state officials.
As Hurricane Harvey approaches the
At one convenience store in
Borgstedte said, "I don't think anybody is really that worried about it. I've lived here my whole life. I've been through several hurricanes."
Borgstedte said the heavy rainfall could be the big problem for his neighborhood, which has a history of flooding, including the past two years.
Borgstedte, who is an insurance agent, said he expects to be very busy next week.
Republican Gov.
The law allows police officers to ask people about their immigration status during routine stops. It also threatens police chiefs and sheriffs with jail time if they don't cooperate with federal immigration authorities.
Abbott also expressed no concerns about inland
The city said in a news release Friday afternoon that American has followed
The city had earlier Friday that all flights were being canceled for the rest of the day.
The hurricane has been upgraded to a dangerous Category 3 hurricane. It's expected to make landfall in
The mayor of
Mayor
He said he doesn't know how many people remained in low-lying areas after voluntary evacuations were advised, but he thought there had been a positive response.
McComb says he had seen a lot of traffic from people leaving town, which also likely included those outside of low-lying areas.
He says, "People's lives are our main function. Property is number two at this point."
President
Trump says on Twitter that he's encouraging "everyone in the path of #HurricaneHarvey to heed the advice & orders of their local and state officials." His tweet included a link with more information on the storm.
Trump was briefed on the storm earlier in the day and was expected to monitor
A water management official says large "supersacks" of sand are being used to reinforce a damaged section of floodwall east of
Officials discovered early this month that a section of the concrete wall in
Kelley said Friday that he's confident the floodwall is reinforced enough to withstand a storm surge of up to 10 feet. (3 meters)
He says the area is "not at the mercy of the bayous or the tides" like other places and that the drainage district "can force our stormwater out of here."
The center has called
That news comes as the
The center says
It's forecast to make landfall on the mid-
The center says
The storm quickly grew Thursday from a tropical depression into a Category 1 hurricane, and then developed into a Category 2 storm early Friday. By Friday afternoon, it had become a Category 3 storm. It's forecast to make landfall in
The slow-moving storm is fueled by warm
The center said Friday afternoon that the hurricane is expected to bring life-threatening storm surge, rainfall and wind to portions of the
The center says sustained winds were still holding at 110 mph (177 kph). Forecasters have said it will intensify and make landfall Friday evening or early Saturday as a likely Category 3 storm, meaning sustained winds topping 115 mph (185.07 kph).
The center says swells generated by the hurricane are already affecting the coasts in
Officials in
Earlier, a mandatory evacuation was ordered for southern
Also, the
Abbott said Friday that he's asked President
Aside from savage winds and storm surges, the system was expected to drop prodigious amounts of rain. The resulting flooding, one expert said, could be "the depths of which we've never seen."
As if nearly 3 feet (0.91 meters) of rain over the next several days, up to 12 feet (3.5 meters) of storm surge and triple-digit winds aren't enough, Hurricane Harvey is also likely to spawn tornadoes.
The
The mayor of the popular
Mayor
He says a leading concern is that high tide will occur Saturday morning, shortly after
He says utility lines and other infrastructure have been upgraded since 2008 to withstand a Category 5 hurricane. Harvey is forecast to become a Category 3 by the time it makes landfall.
Forecasters say effects from Hurricane Harvey could be felt at far east as the
The
Officials say that means there's an elevated risk for hazardous surf conditions over the weekend in places including the
Forecasters now say there's a good chance Hurricane Harvey may hit
But a second landfall near
President
On Twitter Friday, Trump said he "Received a #HurricaneHarvey briefing this morning" from top federal officials.
In another statement on Twitter, Trump said he had spoken with
Trump tweeted Thursday, encouraging people to be prepared.
The city said in a news release late Friday morning that the airlines had canceled all flights out of
The city said the airport isn't closed, but officials don't anticipate much activity over the weekend. Runways will be closed as conditions warrant. The hurricane is expected to make landfall late Friday or early Saturday morning.
The city says
Abbott on Friday didn't second-guess local officials who have called for voluntary and not mandatory evacuations. He told
Abbott has expressed concerns that not as many people are evacuating compared with previous storms as
Abbott has activated about 700 members of the
Hurricane
Forecasters have said it will intensify and make landfall Friday evening or early Saturday as a likely Category 3 storm, meaning sustained winds topping 115 mph (185.07 kph).
Once the storm makes landfall, gradual weakening is forecast but because so much of the storm remains over the warm
That also means the storm is likely to be a huge rainmaker. Predictions for a wide area of
An emergency management official on the
The approximately 20 inches (50 centimeters) of rain that
Munguia says that traffic backups were being seen Friday on heavily traveled roads such as
The center says preparations for the storm "should be rushed to completion" Friday morning along
The center says the storm has maximum sustained winds of 110 mph (177 kph), just shy of the benchmark for a Category 3 storm. Forecasters say the storm is expected to reach that mark before making landfall late Friday or early Saturday.
Millions of people are bracing for a prolonged battering that could swamp dozens of counties more than 100 miles (161 kilometers) inland.
Long says he expects extensive damage from significant rain over the next three days.
Fueled by warm
Increasingly menacing Hurricane Harvey aims at Texas coast
Increasingly menacing Hurricane Harvey aims at Texas coast
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