A Hurricane Watch and Storm Surge Watch is posted for much of the coast of

Texas, as Tropical Depression Harvey treks northwestwards at 9 mph over the

Gulf of Mexico.

 

An Air Force hurricane hunter plane found that Harvey had

reorganized into a tropical cyclone on Wednesday morning, with a large,

disorganized closed surface circulation and top winds to 35 mph. Harvey is

expected to intensify into a strong tropical storm or Category 1 hurricane

that will bring dangerous flooding rains in excess of 10” to Texas late

this week.

 

This Hurricane Watch is the first for any part of Texas since

Hurricane Ike in 2008.