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Tropical Storm Harvey an Extremely Dangerous Flood Threat for Texas, Louisiana; Hurricane, Storm Surge Watches Issued

At a Glance

Harvey is currently a tropical storm in the western Gulf of Mexico.
It will track toward the Texas Gulf Coast and make landfall late Friday.
Harvey is forecast to strengthen to a hurricane before landfall.
Harvey may then stall or meander for a few days, leading to a dangerous flood threat in parts of Texas and Louisiana.
Hurricane, tropical storm and storm surge watches have been issued for parts of Texas.

Tropical Storm Harvey is expected to strengthen into a hurricane before bringing a extremely dangerous combination of rainfall and storm-surge flooding to areas near the Texas and Louisiana coasts into the weekend or early next week.

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