hurricanes

Tropical Storm Harvey Threatens 'Catastrophic' Flooding; 1 Death Confirmed In Rockport

By KERA News • Aug 26, 2017

Updated, 5:10 p.m. Saturday. For Sunday's updates, click here.

One death from Harvey has been confirmed in Rockport, Texas where the former hurricane delivered a direct blow.

The Austin American-Statesman reports that Aransas County Judge C.H. "Burt" Mills Jr. also says 12 to 14 people were injured by Harvey.

Hurricane Harvey Continues Path Through Texas

By Scott Neuman • Aug 26, 2017

Updated at 6:30 a.m. ET Saturday

More than 211,000 people were without power along the Gulf Coast of Texas early Saturday as Hurricane Harvey slowly made its way inland.

"Harvey is expected to slow down through the day and meander over southeastern Texas through the middle of next week," the National Hurricane Center reported at 4 a.m. Central time.

Harvey Makes Landfall Friday Night As Category 4 Hurricane

By KERA News • Aug 25, 2017

For updates from Saturday, click here.

Hurricane Harvey made landfall as Category 4 storm with 130 mph sustained winds near Rockport, Texas, the National Hurricane Center reported at 10 p.m. Friday.

Folks In Hurricane Harvey's Path Hit The Road, And Head To North Texas

By Courtney Collins • Aug 25, 2017

As Hurricane Harvey nears the Texas gulf coast, folks are streaming north to wait out the storm and that means big business for hotels and truck stops in Dallas and Fort Worth.

Within the sea of Houston evacuees, there was a lonely car headed the other way.

Border Patrol Says Checkpoints Will Remain Open During Hurricane Harvey

By Joel Rose • Aug 25, 2017

Updated at 5:06 p.m.

As Hurricane Harvey bears down on the Gulf Coast, the U.S. Border Patrol says it plans to keep its immigration checkpoints in Texas open in spite of the storm. That's prompting concern that immigrants living in the country illegally will ignore instructions to evacuate for fear that they'll be caught and deported.

As Hurricane Harvey Draws Nearer, South Texans Head North

By Brandon Formby, Texas Tribune • Aug 25, 2017

LIVE OAK COUNTY – Victor Lara rattles off with great ease the roster of hurricanes and tropical storms that have threatened or directly hit the Texas Coast in the past six decades. No matter how menacing they seemed as they moved up the gulf, the Corpus Christi resident always stayed at home and waited them out.

Harvey Is 'Quickly Strengthening': Major Hurricane Forecast To Hit Texas

By Bill Chappell • Aug 24, 2017

Updated at 1:45 a.m. ET Friday

Hurricane Harvey is getting stronger and could make landfall in the middle of the Texas coast Friday night, the National Hurricane Center says, warning of the potential for a deadly storm surge and flooding along the Gulf of Mexico.

Early Friday morning, the Center said Harvey had strengthened to a Category 2 hurricane with maximum winds as strong as 100 mph.