Hurricane Harvey Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! ==== Texas ==== Upon the NHC resuming advisories for Harvey at 15:00 UTC on August 23, a hurricane watch was issued in Texas from [[Port Mansfield, Texas|Port Mansfield]] to [[San Luis Pass (Galveston Island)|San Luis Pass]], while a tropical storm watch was posted from Port Mansfield south to the mouth of the [[Rio Grande]] and from San Luis Pass to [[High Island, Texas|High Island]]. Additionally, a storm surge watch became in effect from Port Mansfield to High Island. Additional watches and warnings were posted in these areas at 09:00 UTC on August 24, with a hurricane warning from Port Mansfield to [[Matagorda, Texas|Matagorda]]; a tropical storm warning from Matagorda to High Island; a hurricane watch and tropical storm warning from Port Mansfield to the Rio Grande; a storm surge warning from Port Mansfield to San Luis Pass; and a storm surge watch from Port Mansfield to the Rio Grande.<ref name="TCR"/> As the hurricane neared landfall on August 24, an [[extreme wind warning]]—indicating an immediate threat of 115–145 mph (185–235 km/h) winds—was issued for areas expected to be impacted by the eyewall; this included parts of [[Aransas County, Texas|Aransas]], [[Calhoun County, Texas|Calhoun]], [[Nueces County, Texas|Nueces]], [[Refugio County, Texas|Refugio]], and [[San Patricio County, Texas|San Patricio]] counties.<ref>{{cite report | url=http://mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/vtec/#2017-O-NEW-KCRP-EW-W-0001/USCOMP-N0Q-201708252155 | title=Severe Weather Statement: Extreme Wind Warning | date=August 24, 2017 | publisher=Iowa Environmental Mesonet National Weather Service | work=National Weather Service in Corpus Christi, Texas | access-date=February 5, 2018 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110419050352/http://mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/vtec/#2017-O-NEW-KCRP-EW-W-0001/USCOMP-N0Q-201708252155 | archive-date=April 19, 2011 | url-status=live }}</ref> The watches and warnings were adjusted accordingly after Harvey moved inland and began weakening, with the warning discontinued at 15:00 UTC on August 26. By 09:00 UTC on the following day, only a tropical storm warning and a storm surge warning remained in effect from [[Port O'Connor, Texas|Port O'Connor]] to [[Sargent, Texas|Sargent]]. However, watches and warnings were re-issued as Harvey began to re-emerge into the Gulf of Mexico, and beginning at 15:00 UTC on August 28, a tropical storm warning was in effect for the entire Gulf Coast of Texas from High Island northward.<ref name="TCR"/> Governor [[Greg Abbott]] declared a [[state of emergency]] for 30 [[List of counties in Texas|counties]] on August 23, while mandatory evacuations were issued for [[Brazoria County, Texas|Brazoria]], Calhoun, [[Jackson County, Texas|Jackson]], Refugio, San Patricio, and [[Victoria County, Texas|Victoria]] counties, as well as parts of [[Matagorda County, Texas|Matagorda County]].<ref name=Nestel>{{cite news|url=https://abcnews.go.com/US/harvey-expected-make-landfall-major-hurricane/story?id=49397270|title=Harvey expected to make landfall as a major hurricane|first=M. L.|last=Nestel|publisher=[[ABC News]]|location=New York City|date=August 25, 2017|access-date=August 25, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170825002207/https://abcnews.go.com/US/harvey-expected-make-landfall-major-hurricane/story?id=49397270|archive-date=August 25, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> On August 26, Governor Abbott added an additional 20 counties to the state of emergency declaration.<ref name=Dart/> Furthermore, the [[International Charter on Space and Major Disasters]] was activated by the [[USGS]] on behalf of the [[Governor's Texas Emergency Management Council]], including the [[Texas Division of Emergency Management]], thus providing for humanitarian satellite coverage.<ref name="Satellite Coverage Activated for Hurricane Harvey">{{cite web|url=https://disasterscharter.org/web/guest/-/cyclone-in-united-states-call-626-?redirect=https%3A%2F%2Fdisasterscharter.org%2Fweb%2Fguest%2Fhome%3Fp_p_id%3D101_INSTANCE_F1SeOJT57fTb%26p_p_lifecycle%3D0%26p_p_state%3Dnormal%26p_p_mode%3Dview%26p_p_col_id%3Dcolumn-1%26p_p_col_pos%3D2%26p_p_col_count%3D4|title=Cyclone in the U.S.|date=August 24, 2017|work=[[International Charter on Space and Major Disasters]]|access-date=August 28, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170829230058/https://disasterscharter.org/web/guest/-/cyclone-in-united-states-call-626-?redirect=https%3A%2F%2Fdisasterscharter.org%2Fweb%2Fguest%2Fhome%3Fp_p_id%3D101_INSTANCE_F1SeOJT57fTb%26p_p_lifecycle%3D0%26p_p_state%3Dnormal%26p_p_mode%3Dview%26p_p_col_id%3Dcolumn-1%26p_p_col_pos%3D2%26p_p_col_count%3D4|archive-date=August 29, 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. 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