Hurricane Harvey strengthens to Category 4 storm with 130 mph winds

[inanna]

Source: ABC News

Aug 25, 2017, 7:04 PM ET

Hurricane Harvey has strengthened to a Category 4 storm, as Texas is bracing for impact later Friday evening.

The storm, which has sustained winds of 130 mph with even stronger gusts, is expected to be the worst to hit the state in nearly two decades.

An extreme wind warning is in effect in five Texas counties. Wind gusts of over 115 mph are expected as Harvey moves ashore.

Read more: http://abcnews.go.com/US/hurricane-harvey-strengthens-category-storm-130-mph-winds/story?id=49412285

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Live feed here:

[lunasun]

1. Ted Cruz? Who voted no federal aid for hurricane Sandy? Doesn't want federal gubermint helping

TX any I assume right?
Don't enjoy seeing him but thank you for the link

[jpak]

2. Lyin' Ted

South Texas Apocalypse.

This will be worse than anyone anticipated.

[Stuart G]

3. Horrific...k and r

[YOHABLO]

4. I hope people living on the islands get the hell out of Dodge.

[demmiblue]

5. Scary stuff (also, thanks for the link).

[Sunlei]

6. SSW Houston here, about 3 inches of rain total last night. wind gusts up to about 25mph

Not bad, its raining now there are breaks between the 'bands of rain'. Near the Gulf they have a lot of rain but that's typical and we're used to that.

Here's a link to weather radar I like. you have to click "refresh" button or turn "on" auto update to stay current.

Can see how the rain bands aren't to bad over my SSW Houston area, much heavier rain north/east side of Houston area and out in the low population counties.

https://radar.weather.gov/radar.php?rid=HGX&product=N0R&overlay=11101111&loop=yes