Morning Jolt: Looks Like Harvey Is Daring to Mess with Texas

Everybody on the Texas coast, be careful.

Forecasters said they expect Hurricane Harvey to make landfall on the middle Texas coast, between Corpus Christi and Matagorda, on Friday night or early Saturday, and then stall along the coast through the weekend.

As of 11 p.m., Thursday, Hurricane Harvey was about 180 miles southeast of Corpus Christi, according to the National Hurricane Center.

The hurricane was moving northwest, with maximum sustained winds of 105 mph, according to the National Weather Service.

Harvey is currently a Category 2 hurricane, but is expected to make landfall as a Category 3 hurricane, with winds upwards of 110 mph.

The wind-field of the hurricane has expanded, so a higher storm surge is projected for the upper Texas coastline. Coastal flooding is also predicted to be an issue over the weekend and possibly into next week because of strong onshore winds that will keep water piled up along the coastline.

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August 25 2017

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Looks Like Harvey Is Daring to Mess with Texas Jim Geraghty Everybody on the Texas coast, be careful. Forecasters said they expect Hurricane Harvey to make landfall on the middle Texas coast, between Corpus Christi and Matagorda, on Friday night or early Saturday, and then stall along the coast through the weekend. As of 11 p.m., Thursday, Hurricane Harvey was about 180 miles southeast of Corpus Christi, according to the National Hurricane Center. The hurricane was moving northwest, with maximum sustained winds of 105 mph, according to the National Weather Service. Harvey is currently a Category 2 hurricane, but is expected to make landfall as a Category 3 hurricane, with winds upwards of 110 mph. The wind-field of the hurricane has expanded, so a higher storm surge is projected for the upper Texas coastline. Coastal flooding is also predicted to be an issue over the weekend and possibly into next week because of strong onshore winds that will keep water piled up along the coastline. Residents of ... READ MORE California Threatens Jail Time for Dissenters from the New Transgender Dogma Elliot Kaufman California may see itself as a leader on criminal-justice reform, but it is on its way to creating a whole new class of criminals: citizens who use "him" to refer to a man and "her" for a... Why Marriage Matters W. Bradford Wilcox Why Marriage Matters ADVERTISEMENT America's Francification, Part Trois: Secularism Pascal-Emmanuel Gobry Editor's Note: In a series of columns, Pascal-Emmanuel Gobry, a Paris-based conservative and fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center, will write on an alarming trend, which he calls the... Ed Gillespie's Clever Play in Virginia Gubernatorial Jim Geraghty Today making the click-through worthwhile: Ed Gillespie re-uses a shrewd move in Virginia's governor's race, why a government shutdown would be another example of Republicans shooting themselves... The Agony of Venezuela Pierpaolo Barbieri Editor's Note: This piece originally appeared in the August 28, 2017 issue of National Review. Closing a speech that was as emotional as it was endless, the president invoked Shakespeare's... Affirmative Action Has Failed. It Never Had a Chance to Succeed David French This morning the New York Times published an extraordinary, data-rich article examining the outcome of diversity efforts at colleges and universities from coast to coast. The results, quite... ADVERTISEMENT Into the Dark: The Hidden World of Film Noir, 1941-1950 Mark A. Vieira 'Offers an unprecedented portal into Hollywood's golden era of cynicism. A systematic study of noir, this gorgeous coffee table tome fills a significant gap in scholarship on the genre.' - MovieMaker LEARN MORE Top Shots North Korean Economy ADVERTISEMENT Follow Us & Share 215 Lexington Ave., New York, NY, 10016, USA Your Preferences | Unsubscribe | Privacy View this e-mail in your browser.