Hurricane Harvey set to unleash hell on earth

Harvey is projected make landfall along the Texas coast on Friday night as a Category 3 hurricane. The last hurricane to make landfall in Texas was Ike as a Category 2 on Sept. 13, 2008.

A state of disaster was declared for 30 counties in Texas in advance of Harvey by Gov. Greg Abbott.

The decreasing forward speed of the storm will lead to long-duration rainfall and gusty winds. Harvey will cause much worse damage from flooding and wind than would normally occur from a swift moving storm of equal magnitude.

“Impacts from Harvey will be tremendous in terms of displacement of people, property and economic loss and travel and freight disruptions,” according to AccuWeather Vice President of Forecasting and Graphics Operations Marshall Moss.

Some communities could be under water for days

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