Wednesday, August 30, 2017

Tracking Hurricane Harvey;
State of Emergency declared in Louisiana

From AccuWeather:
While Harvey has made its final landfall in the United States and will ultimately diminish over land, impact from the storm will be ongoing as new incidents of flooding and severe weather occur.

Ongoing and new flooding to threaten southern US

"Very heavy rainfall will continue as Harvey's intensity slowly diminishes," according to AccuWeather Lead Storm Warning Meteorologist Eddie Walker.

Source: AccuWeather

Current tracking of Hurricane Harvey at Intellicast.

Louisiana Governor declares State of Emergency- The Weather Channel:
Up to a foot of rain is expected in parts of southwestern Louisiana through Thursday.

Louisiana Gov. Jon Bel Edwards is urging state residents not to get complacent as Hurricane Harvey churns over east Texas.

Lak Charles Mayor Nic Hunter joined the governor at a press conference Friday afternoon to urge people living in the western half of the state to pay close attention to the latest forecast developments.
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[The] flooding could become worse if Harvey reenters the Gulf after landfall in Texas. The storm could re-intensify and bring additional heavy rain to the western part of the state.

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