CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (AP) — The Latest on Tropical Storm Harvey (all times local) : 1: 20 a.m…
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (AP) — The Latest on Tropical Storm Harvey (all times local) :
1: 20 a.m.
The National Hurricane Center says Harvey continues to weaken at a slow pace as it produces torrential rains across parts of Southeast Texas.
In its early Sunday update, the hurricane center said the tropical storm has maximum sustained winds of 45 mph (72.42 kph) and it is practically stationary about 45 miles (72.42 kilometers) northwest of Victoria, Texas.
The airport in Austin, about 165 miles (265.53 kilometers) west of Houston, reported sustained winds of 38 mph.
The center says Harvey is likely to weaken to a tropical depression later Sunday. Harvey made landfall Friday night as a Category 4 hurricane.
Meanwhile, the National Weather Service extended a Flash Flood Emergency over west and central Harris County, where Houston is located, as well as for eastern Fort Bend and northern Brazoria counties until 6: 15 a.m. Sunday, calling it a “Particularly Dangerous Situation.”
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12: 30 a.m.
At least two people have died as Tropical Storm Harvey continues to dump rain on Southeast Texas.
The Harris County medical examiner’s office confirmed the death of one person late Saturday in Harris County, but the office did not identify the cause of death.
Gary Norman, a spokesman for the Houston emergency operations center, says the woman appeared to have gotten out of her vehicle in high water. She was found by neighbors about 30 yards away from the vehicle. Norman says she was pronounced dead at the scene by a doctor who was in the area.
Earlier Saturday, Aransas County Judge C. H. “Burt” Mills Jr. said the storm left one person dead in the county.
Harvey came ashore Friday night as a Category 4 hurricane, but has since been downgraded to a tropical storm.
