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</p><div itemprop="articleBody"><p class="mol-para-with-font">Former Tropical Storm Harvey drifted erratically toward the Texas Gulf Coast amid forecasts that it is 'quickly strengthening to become a major hurricane when it approaches the Texas coast' late Friday dumping heavy rain and  causing life-threatening flash flooding. </p><p class="mol-para-with-font">The U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) said Hurricane Harvey has 'rapidly intensified' as it will become a Category 3 hurricane at landfall in Texas late Friday night. </p><p class="mol-para-with-font">Up to 30 inches of rain is possible over southeast Texas, which could cause life-threatening flash flooding thanks to Harvey, which is the third hurricane of the 2017 Atlantic hurricane season and may become the nation's first Category 3 landfall in almost 12 years. </p><p class="mol-para-with-font">The powerful storm is set to hammer the Texas Gulf Coast with an extremely dangerous combination of 'torrential rainfall, storm-surge flooding and destructive winds this weekend, before taking a strange, meandering path next week', the<a style="font-weight: bold;" target="_blank" class="" rel="nofollow" href="https://weather.com/storms/hurricane/news/hurricane-harvey-forecast-gulf-coast-texas-louisiana">Weather Channel</a> reported. </p><p class="mol-para-with-font">Emergency officials geared up as forecasters predicted heavy rains in parts of eastern Texas, Louisiana and Mississippi that could continue for days.</p><p class="mol-para-with-font">Texas Gov. Greg Abbott ordered the State Operations Center to elevate its readiness level, making state resources available for possible rescue and recovery actions.  </p><p class="mol-para-with-font"></p><p class="mol-para-with-font"><span class="mol-style-bold">Scroll down for video</span></p><div class="mol-img-group xwArtSplitter">    <div class="mol-img">  <div class="image-wrap">
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</div>    <p class="imageCaption">Hurricane Harvey is expected to become a major storm once it makes landfall with strong winds and heavy rains on Friday. It is set to be a Category 3 when it hits Texas with winds over 100 mph</p></div><div class="mol-img-group xwArtSplitter">    <div class="mol-img">  <div class="image-wrap">
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</div>    <p class="imageCaption">As of 4pm CDT, Hurricane Harvey was located 305 miles southeast of Corpus Christi, Texas</p></div><div class="mol-img-group xwArtSplitter">    <div class="mol-img">  <div class="image-wrap">
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    <img id="i-6c1982a16266b1ee" src="http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/08/24/22/438842C500000578-4818354-Officials_are_warning_residents_to_prepare_for_massive_flooding_-a-86_1503611539907.jpg" height="537" width="962" alt="Officials are warning residents to prepare for massive flooding as coastal areas like Corpus Christi and even Houston could experience 'very heavy' rainfall" class="blkBorder img-share"/>

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</div>    <p class="imageCaption">Officials are warning residents to prepare for massive flooding as coastal areas like Corpus Christi and even Houston could experience 'very heavy' rainfall</p></div><div class="mol-img-group xwArtSplitter">    <div class="mol-img">  <div class="image-wrap">
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    <img id="i-164dc91c9159fc0f" src="http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/08/24/19/4387460600000578-4818354-Officials_say_the_storm_will_bring_strong_offshore_winds_as_coas-a-53_1503600430627.jpg" height="542" width="962" alt="Officials say the storm will bring strong offshore winds as coastal flooding persists east of Harvey" class="blkBorder img-share"/>

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</div>    <p class="imageCaption">Officials say the storm will bring strong offshore winds as coastal flooding persists east of Harvey</p></div><p class="mol-para-with-font"></p><p class="mol-para-with-font"></p><p class="mol-para-with-font"></p><p class="mol-para-with-font"></p><p class="mol-para-with-font"></p><div class="moduleFull mol-video"><a name="video" class="namedLink"></a></div><p class="mol-para-with-font">Abbott also preemptively declared a state of disaster for 30 counties on or near the coast to speed deployment of state resources to any areas affected.</p><p class="mol-para-with-font">Harvey will be the first hurricane to strike Texas since 2008 after Category 2 Hurricane Ike devastated some parts of the state.</p><p class="mol-para-with-font">'Now is the time to check your emergency plan and take necessary actions to secure your home or business. Deliberate efforts should be underway to protect life and property,' the weather service said in an statement early on Thursday. </p><p class="mol-para-with-font">Emergency officials asked residents along the upper Texas coastline to move or prepare to move inland. </p><p class="mol-para-with-font">Those in low-lying areas were urged to seek higher ground, and those elsewhere were told to monitor official announcements closely.   </p><p class="mol-para-with-font"></p><div><div class="related-carousel with-fb news half"
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</div>    <p class="imageCaption">The entire coast of Texas is on either a tropical storm warning or hurricane warning due to this powerful storm</p></div><div class="mol-img-group xwArtSplitter">    <div class="mol-img">  <div class="image-wrap">
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</div>    <p class="imageCaption">Much of the coast of Texas is under storm surge warning including parts of Port O'Connor and Corpus Christi</p></div><div class="mol-img-group xwArtSplitter">    <div class="mol-img">  <div class="image-wrap">
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         height="798" width="962" alt="Meteorologist Eric Holthaus pleaded with his Twitter followers to spread the word and start preparing for the possible hurricane " class="blkBorder img-share"/>
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    <img id="i-5b60057633837b06" src="http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/08/24/19/438293B200000578-4818354-Meteorologist_Eric_Holthaus_pleaded_with_his_Twitter_followers_t-a-60_1503600430816.jpg" height="798" width="962" alt="Meteorologist Eric Holthaus pleaded with his Twitter followers to spread the word and start preparing for the possible hurricane " class="blkBorder img-share"/>

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</div>    <p class="imageCaption">Meteorologist Eric Holthaus pleaded with his Twitter followers to spread the word and start preparing for the possible hurricane </p></div><p class="mol-para-with-font">The storm is now expected hit the central Texas coast with a combination of winds of 115 miles  per hour and heavy rains, said John Tharp, a forecaster with Weather Decision Technologies in Norman, Oklahoma.</p><p class="mol-para-with-font">'With this system's intensity and slow motion, it is the worst of both worlds,' he said referring to the expected winds and rains. 'There will be major impacts along the coast and inland with periods of prolonged rain.'</p><p class="mol-para-with-font">Harvey will cause a storm surge that will flood parts of the Texas coast as it makes landfall and linger for days over the state, dumping up to 30 inches of rain on some areas, the NHC said in an advisory on Thursday.</p><p class="mol-para-with-font">The mayor of Texas coastal city Corpus Christi warned on Wednesday that flooding was his biggest concern.</p><p class="mol-para-with-font">'I hope people will listen to forecasters when they say 'beware of flash floods,'' Joe McComb said. 'Flash floods can come quickly, and they can be deadly.'  </p><p class="mol-para-with-font">Texas A&amp;M University-Corpus Christi issued a mandatory evacuation to all students who live on campus and canceled events.  </p><p class="mol-para-with-font"></p><div class="mol-img-group xwArtSplitter">    <div class="mol-img">  <div class="image-wrap">
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</div>    <p class="imageCaption">Authorities have issued several warnings for residents to prepare for flooding as part of the  approaching hurricane</p></div><div class="mol-img-group xwArtSplitter">    <div class="mol-img">  <div class="image-wrap">
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         height="537" width="962" alt="Forecasters say there is a potential upper-level steering pattern this weekend that may stall Harvey for some time near or over the western Gulf Coast" class="blkBorder img-share"/>
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    <img id="i-ebfed84ddb8dbf47" src="http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/08/24/19/438745FE00000578-4818354-Forecasters_say_there_is_a_potential_upper_level_steering_patter-a-61_1503600430818.jpg" height="537" width="962" alt="Forecasters say there is a potential upper-level steering pattern this weekend that may stall Harvey for some time near or over the western Gulf Coast" class="blkBorder img-share"/>

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</div>    <p class="imageCaption">Forecasters say there is a potential upper-level steering pattern this weekend that may stall Harvey for some time near or over the western Gulf Coast</p></div><div class="mol-img-group xwArtSplitter">    <div class="mol-img">  <div class="image-wrap">
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</div>    <p class="imageCaption">Harvey  will be the first hurricane to strike Texas since 2008 and could prove to be deadly</p></div><div class="mol-img-group xwArtSplitter">    <div class="mol-img">  <div class="image-wrap">
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         height="646" width="962" alt="Texas is bracing itself for the storm of the decade as Hurricane Harvey (pictured) can be seen from outer space" class="blkBorder img-share"/>
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</div>    <p class="imageCaption"> Hurricane Harvey is seen in the Texas Gulf Coast, U.S., in this NOAA GOES satellite image on Thursday</p></div><div class="mol-img-group xwArtSplitter">    <div class="mol-img">  <div class="image-wrap">
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</div>    <p class="imageCaption">Shrimp crew dock at the Brownsville Shrimp Basin Thursday as Hurricane Harvey approaches the Texas coast</p></div><div class="mol-img-group xwArtSplitter">    <div class="mol-img">  <div class="image-wrap">
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         height="551" width="962" alt="Shoppers pass empty shelves along the bottled water isle in a Houston grocery store as Hurricane Harvey intensifies in the Gulf of Mexico on Thursday" class="blkBorder img-share"/>
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</div>    <p class="imageCaption">Shoppers pass empty shelves along the bottled water isle in a Houston grocery store as Hurricane Harvey intensifies in the Gulf of Mexico on Thursday</p></div><div class="mol-img-group xwArtSplitter">    <div class="mol-img">  <div class="image-wrap">
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         height="531" width="962" alt="Harvey is forecast to be a major hurricane when it makes landfall along the middle Texas coastline on Friday night" class="blkBorder img-share"/>
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         height="618" width="962" alt="Marie Michel loads a filled water bottled into her shopping cart inside the Kroger store in preparation of Hurricane Harvey on Thursday in Houston" class="blkBorder img-share"/>
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    <img id="i-972fa0e6d9adcdeb" src="http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/08/24/19/4387482500000578-4818354-Marie_Michel_loads_a_filled_water_bottled_into_her_shopping_cart-a-63_1503600430870.jpg" height="618" width="962" alt="Marie Michel loads a filled water bottled into her shopping cart inside the Kroger store in preparation of Hurricane Harvey on Thursday in Houston" class="blkBorder img-share"/>

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</div>    <p class="imageCaption">Marie Michel loads a filled water bottled into her shopping cart inside the Kroger store in preparation of Hurricane Harvey on Thursday in Houston</p></div><p class="mol-para-with-font">U.S. gasoline prices surged to a three-week high on Thursday as Hurricane Harvey moved across the Gulf of Mexico and threatened to slam oil refineries in Texas when it comes ashore this weekend. </p><p class="mol-para-with-font">Energy companies including Royal Dutch Shell, Anadarko Petroleum and Exxon Mobil have evacuated staff from offshore oil and gas platforms in the storm's path.</p><p class="mol-para-with-font">Two oil refineries Corpus Christi were shutting down ahead of the storm, and concern that Harvey could cause shortages in fuel supply drove benchmark gasoline prices to a three-week high.</p><p class="mol-para-with-font">Prices for gasoline in spot physical markets on the Gulf Coast rose even more, hitting a one-year high.</p><p class="mol-para-with-font">Profit margins for refineries producing gasoline rose by over 12 percent on Thursday, putting margins on course for their biggest daily percentage gain in six months, according to Reuters data. </p><p class="mol-para-with-font"></p><div class="mol-img-group xwArtSplitter">    <div class="mol-img">  <div class="image-wrap">
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         height="630" width="962" alt="A shopper finds empty shelves on the bottled water section inside the Kroger store on in preparation of Hurricane Harvey in Houston" class="blkBorder img-share"/>
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    <img id="i-cb9a97676fa305c6" src="http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/08/24/19/4387485500000578-4818354-A_shopper_finds_empty_shelves_on_the_bottled_water_section_insid-a-62_1503600430828.jpg" height="630" width="962" alt="A shopper finds empty shelves on the bottled water section inside the Kroger store on in preparation of Hurricane Harvey in Houston" class="blkBorder img-share"/>

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</div>    <p class="imageCaption">A shopper finds empty shelves on the bottled water section inside the Kroger store on in preparation of Hurricane Harvey in Houston</p></div><div class="mol-img-group xwArtSplitter">    <div class="mol-img">  <div class="image-wrap">
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         height="641" width="962" alt="Bryan and Brenda Tumlinson install storm shutters on their store, Island Joes Coffee and Gallery, on North Padre Island in Corpus Christi, Texas, ahead of the hurricane" class="blkBorder img-share"/>
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    <img id="i-d5b7204426b458f6" src="http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/08/24/22/4387CF1900000578-4818354-image-a-97_1503611673148.jpg" height="641" width="962" alt="Bryan and Brenda Tumlinson install storm shutters on their store, Island Joes Coffee and Gallery, on North Padre Island in Corpus Christi, Texas, ahead of the hurricane" class="blkBorder img-share"/>

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</div>    <p class="imageCaption">Bryan and Brenda Tumlinson install storm shutters on their store, Island Joes Coffee and Gallery, on North Padre Island in Corpus Christi, Texas, ahead of the hurricane</p></div><div class="mol-img-group xwArtSplitter">    <div class="mol-img">  <div class="image-wrap">
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         height="641" width="962" alt="Marina employees secure the boater's facility at the Corpus Christi Marina in preparation for Hurricane Harvey on Thursday" class="blkBorder img-share"/>
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    <img id="i-14c354fafc49372e" src="http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/08/24/19/4387682700000578-4818354-image-a-71_1503600694943.jpg" height="641" width="962" alt="Marina employees secure the boater's facility at the Corpus Christi Marina in preparation for Hurricane Harvey on Thursday" class="blkBorder img-share"/>

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</div>    <p class="imageCaption">Marina employees secure the boater's facility at the Corpus Christi Marina in preparation for Hurricane Harvey on Thursday</p></div><div class="moduleFull mol-video"></div><p class="mol-para-with-font">The two refineries that have shut have combined capacity to refine more than 450,000 barrels per day of crude.</p><p class="mol-para-with-font">The NHC expects the storm to come ashore along the central Texas coast, an area that includes Corpus Christi and Houston, home to some of the biggest refineries in the country.</p><p class="mol-para-with-font">More than 45 percent of the country's refining capacity is along the U.S. Gulf Coast, and nearly a fifth of the nation's crude oil is produced offshore in the region.</p><p class="mol-para-with-font">The storm could also bring flooding to inland shale oil fields in Texas that pump millions of barrels per day of crude. </p><p class="mol-para-with-font"></p><p class="mol-para-with-font">The U.S. Gulf of Mexico is home to about 17 percent of the nation's crude output and five percent of dry natural gas output, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration.  </p><div class="mol-img-group xwArtSplitter">    <div class="mol-img">  <div class="image-wrap">
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         height="641" width="962" alt="A shrimp boat travels along the Port of Brownsville, Texas, ship channel to dock at the Brownsville Shrimp Basin Thursday" class="blkBorder img-share"/>
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    <img id="i-b5a9f1793f2a5316" src="http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/08/24/22/4387FD8700000578-4818354-image-a-99_1503611708967.jpg" height="641" width="962" alt="A shrimp boat travels along the Port of Brownsville, Texas, ship channel to dock at the Brownsville Shrimp Basin Thursday" class="blkBorder img-share"/>

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</div>    <p class="imageCaption">A shrimp boat travels along the Port of Brownsville, Texas, ship channel to dock at the Brownsville Shrimp Basin Thursday</p></div><div class="mol-img-group xwArtSplitter">    <div class="mol-img">  <div class="image-wrap">
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         height="639" width="962" alt="Fresh Texas Gulf shrimp is removed from the bottom of a shrimp boat as shrimp crews dock at the Brownsville Shrimp Basin to wait out Hurricane Harvey" class="blkBorder img-share"/>
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</div>    <p class="imageCaption">Fresh Texas Gulf shrimp is removed from the bottom of a shrimp boat as shrimp crews dock at the Brownsville Shrimp Basin to wait out Hurricane Harvey</p></div><p class="mol-para-with-font"></p><p class="mol-para-with-font"></p><div class="mol-img-group xwArtSplitter">    <div class="mol-img">  <div class="image-wrap">
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         height="641" width="962" alt="Ken Knox secures a friend's boat at the Corpus Christi Marina in preparation for Hurricane Harvey on Thursday" class="blkBorder img-share"/>
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    <img id="i-d7da215bd191c861" src="http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/08/24/19/438766CA00000578-4818354-image-a-68_1503600690237.jpg" height="641" width="962" alt="Ken Knox secures a friend's boat at the Corpus Christi Marina in preparation for Hurricane Harvey on Thursday" class="blkBorder img-share"/>

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</div>    <p class="imageCaption">Ken Knox secures a friend's boat at the Corpus Christi Marina in preparation for Hurricane Harvey on Thursday</p></div><div class="mol-img-group xwArtSplitter">    <div class="mol-img">  <div class="image-wrap">
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         height="641" width="962" alt="From left, Buddy Cooper and Patrick Gesner, commanding officer of the Salvation Army in Corpus Christi receive supplies of water and clean-up kits in preparation for Hurricane Harvey on Thursday" class="blkBorder img-share"/>
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    <img id="i-7957c74c1d96df4e" src="http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/08/24/19/4387681A00000578-4818354-image-a-73_1503600698862.jpg" height="641" width="962" alt="From left, Buddy Cooper and Patrick Gesner, commanding officer of the Salvation Army in Corpus Christi receive supplies of water and clean-up kits in preparation for Hurricane Harvey on Thursday" class="blkBorder img-share"/>

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</div>    <p class="imageCaption">From left, Buddy Cooper and Patrick Gesner, commanding officer of the Salvation Army in Corpus Christi receive supplies of water and clean-up kits in preparation for Hurricane Harvey on Thursday</p></div><div class="mol-img-group xwArtSplitter">    <div class="mol-img">  <div class="image-wrap">
    <img id="i-9d8b874c4d937331"
         src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" data-src="http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/08/24/19/4387681D00000578-4818354-image-a-74_1503600702672.jpg"
         height="641" width="962" alt="Bill Tippett, with the Salvation Army disaster department, deliver supplies of water and clean up kits to the Salvation Army in preparation for Hurricane Harvey on Thursday" class="blkBorder img-share"/>
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    <img id="i-9d8b874c4d937331" src="http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/08/24/19/4387681D00000578-4818354-image-a-74_1503600702672.jpg" height="641" width="962" alt="Bill Tippett, with the Salvation Army disaster department, deliver supplies of water and clean up kits to the Salvation Army in preparation for Hurricane Harvey on Thursday" class="blkBorder img-share"/>

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</div>    <p class="imageCaption">Bill Tippett, with the Salvation Army disaster department, deliver supplies of water and clean up kits to the Salvation Army in preparation for Hurricane Harvey on Thursday</p></div><p class="mol-para-with-font"></p><p class="mol-para-with-font">Other Gulf of Mexico operators said they were watching developments closely but operations were unaffected.</p><p class="mol-para-with-font">Chevron on Wednesday afternoon said it had not evacuated any staff and BP Plc said normal operations were still underway. ConocoPhillips said it was making preparations but had not interrupted any operations. </p><p class="mol-para-with-font"></p><p class="mol-para-with-font">On South Padre Island, people filled sandbags and loaded them into cars and vans to take to protect exposed homes and businesses. </p><p class="mol-para-with-font">Others in the forecast path of the storm sought out generators, plywood and other goods from hardware stores.</p><p class="mol-para-with-font">Meanwhile, rice farmers in coastal Matagorda County moved quickly to harvest their crops. </p><div class="mol-img-group xwArtSplitter">    <div class="mol-img">  <div class="image-wrap">
    <img id="i-db261e60d836d272"
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         height="659" width="962" alt="A sign reminds motorists to prepare for Hurricane Harvey on Thursday as highways are expected to see more traffic on Friday" class="blkBorder img-share"/>
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    <img id="i-db261e60d836d272" src="http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/08/24/19/4387484400000578-4818354-A_traffic_sign_reminds_motorists_to_prepare_for_Hurricane_Harvey-a-65_1503600430889.jpg" height="659" width="962" alt="A sign reminds motorists to prepare for Hurricane Harvey on Thursday as highways are expected to see more traffic on Friday" class="blkBorder img-share"/>

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</div>    <p class="imageCaption">A traffic sign reminds motorists to prepare for Hurricane Harvey on Thursday</p></div><div class="mol-img-group xwArtSplitter"><div>  <div class="image-wrap">
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         height="640" width="962" alt="Chris Mathew fills his vehicle and five gas cans at Costco in Pearland, Texas in preparation for the powerful storm approaching" class="blkBorder img-share"/>
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    <img id="i-fcd72c5fea3ff226" src="http://i.dailymail.co.uk/1/2017/08/24/19/1194973-4818354-Chris_Mathew_fills_his_vehicle_and_five_gas_cans_at_Costco_in_Pe-a-57_1503600430711.jpg" height="640" width="962" alt="Chris Mathew fills his vehicle and five gas cans at Costco in Pearland, Texas in preparation for the powerful storm approaching" class="blkBorder img-share"/>

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</div><p class="imageCaption">Chris Mathew fills his vehicle and five gas cans at Costco in Pearland, Texas in preparation for the powerful storm approaching</p></div><div class="mol-img-group xwArtSplitter">    <div class="mol-img">  <div class="image-wrap">
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         height="646" width="962" alt="Leo Sermiento (L) and Emilio Gutierrez (R) fill sandbags in preparation of a Hurricane Harvey on Wednesday on South Padre Island, Texas," class="blkBorder img-share"/>
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    <img id="i-35a66c79f36819ba" src="http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/08/24/19/437F993300000578-4818354-Leo_Sermiento_L_and_Emilio_Gutierrez_R_fill_sandbags_in_preparat-a-66_1503600430994.jpg" height="646" width="962" alt="Leo Sermiento (L) and Emilio Gutierrez (R) fill sandbags in preparation of a Hurricane Harvey on Wednesday on South Padre Island, Texas," class="blkBorder img-share"/>

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</div>    <p class="imageCaption"> Leo Sermiento (L) and Emilio Gutierrez (R) fill sandbags in preparation of a Hurricane Harvey on Wednesday on South Padre Island, Texas,</p></div><div class="mol-img-group xwArtSplitter"><div>  <div class="image-wrap">
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         height="640" width="962" alt="Robert Cavanaugh buys plywood at The Home Depot to board up his windows ahead of a Hurricane Harvey on Wednesday in Corpus Christi, Texas" class="blkBorder img-share"/>
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    <img id="i-1576cb1657c0cacc" src="http://i.dailymail.co.uk/1/2017/08/24/19/1193493-4818354-Robert_Cavanaugh_buys_plywood_at_The_Home_Depot_to_board_up_his_-a-59_1503600430737.jpg" height="640" width="962" alt="Robert Cavanaugh buys plywood at The Home Depot to board up his windows ahead of a Hurricane Harvey on Wednesday in Corpus Christi, Texas" class="blkBorder img-share"/>

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</div><p class="imageCaption">Robert Cavanaugh buys plywood at The Home Depot to board up his windows ahead of a Hurricane Harvey on Wednesday in Corpus Christi, Texas</p></div><div class="mol-img-group xwArtSplitter"><div>  <div class="image-wrap">
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         height="640" width="962" alt="A man stands in font of empty shelves where generators are kept at The Home Depot ahead of a Hurricane Harvey on Wednesday in Corpus Christi, Texas" class="blkBorder img-share"/>
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    <img id="i-c14b83cae0a23897" src="http://i.dailymail.co.uk/1/2017/08/24/19/1193495-4818354-A_man_stands_in_font_of_empty_shelves_where_generators_are_kept_-a-58_1503600430735.jpg" height="640" width="962" alt="A man stands in font of empty shelves where generators are kept at The Home Depot ahead of a Hurricane Harvey on Wednesday in Corpus Christi, Texas" class="blkBorder img-share"/>

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</div><p class="imageCaption">A man stands in font of empty shelves where generators are kept at The Home Depot ahead of a Hurricane Harvey on Wednesday in Corpus Christi, Texas</p></div><div class="mol-img-group xwArtSplitter">    <div class="mol-img">  <div class="image-wrap">
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         src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" data-src="http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/08/24/19/437F91C400000578-4818354-Texas_Governor_Greg_Abbott_ordered_the_State_Operations_Center_t-a-67_1503600431006.jpg"
         height="634" width="962" alt="Texas Governor Greg Abbott ordered the State Operations Center to elevate its readiness level, making state resources available for possible rescue and recovery actions " class="blkBorder img-share"/>
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    <img id="i-12bbf0f4e69273a0" src="http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/08/24/19/437F91C400000578-4818354-Texas_Governor_Greg_Abbott_ordered_the_State_Operations_Center_t-a-67_1503600431006.jpg" height="634" width="962" alt="Texas Governor Greg Abbott ordered the State Operations Center to elevate its readiness level, making state resources available for possible rescue and recovery actions " class="blkBorder img-share"/>

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</div>    <p class="imageCaption">Texas Governor Greg Abbott ordered the State Operations Center to elevate its readiness level, making state resources available for possible rescue and recovery actions </p></div><p class="mol-para-with-font">Rainfall totals of 10 to 15 inches were possible over the middle and upper Texas coast and southwest Louisiana through Tuesday, the Miami-based hurricane center said.  </p><p class="mol-para-with-font"></p><p class="mol-para-with-font"></p><p class="mol-para-with-font">Hurricane, tropical storm and storm surge watches were in effect for counties on the eastern coast of Texas as the storm moved across the Gulf of Mexico, where it may strengthen into a hurricane.  </p><p class="mol-para-with-font">A storm surge watch was in effect for Port Mansfield to High Island, just up the coast from Galveston.</p><p class="mol-para-with-font">A tropical storm watch was in effect for Boca de Catan, Mexico, just south of the Texas border, to Port Mansfield and from San Luis Pass to High Island. </p><div class="art-ins mol-factbox news" data-version="2" id="mol-de9e1af0-88d3-11e7-98a7-59bec16f2924">                            <h3 class="mol-factbox-title">AIRLINES OFFERING TO RE-BOOK FLIGHTS DUE TO HARVEY</h3>                            <div class="ins cleared mol-factbox-body">                                <p class="mol-para-with-font">Several airlines are working with customers to re-book travel to and from airports throughout the region where Harvey is set to make landfall this weekend.</p><p class="mol-para-with-font"><a style="font-weight: bold;" target="_blank" class="" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.aa.com/i18n/travel-info/travel-alerts.jsp">American Airlines</a> will will work with passengers traveling to or from Austin, Beaumont, Brownsville, College Station, Corpus Christi, Harlingen, Houston, Lake Charles, McAllen or San Antonio, to re-book travel free of charge. The ticket must have been purchased before August 23 for travel between August 25 and 27. The customer can re-book between August 23 and 30.</p><p class="mol-para-with-font"><a style="font-weight: bold;" target="_blank" class="" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.delta.com/content/www/en_US/traveling-with-us/advisories.html">Delta</a> is waiving change fees and fare differences for customers traveling to, from or through Houston. Tickets booked for August 25 or 26 must be re-booked by August 29.</p><p class="mol-para-with-font"><a style="font-weight: bold;" target="_blank" class="" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.aa.com/i18n/travel-info/travel-alerts.jsp">Frontier Airlines</a> is allowing one-time itinerary changes for passengers traveling to, from or through Austin, San Antonio, Houston and New Orleans. Tickets booked for August 24 through 27 must be re-booked by September 18.</p><p class="mol-para-with-font">Passengers flying  to, from or through Austin, Corpus Christi, Houston, Harlingen or San Antonio on <a style="font-weight: bold;" target="_blank" class="" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.southwest.com/html/advisories/swa_travel_advisory_20177231503529448257.html?src=PREMTWT20170824&amp;linkId=41345287">Southwest Airlines</a> can re-book or fly standby at no additional charge for all travel scheduled between August 25 and 27. All travel must be rebooked within 14 days of the original travel date.</p><p class="mol-para-with-font"><a style="font-weight: bold;" target="_blank" class="" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.united.com/CMS/en-US/travel/news/Pages/travelnotices.aspx">United Airlines</a> is waiving change fees and fare differences for passengers traveling to, from or through Austin, Brownsville, College Station, Corpus Christi, Harlingen, Houston, McAllen and San Antonio. Tickets booked for August 25 through 27 must be re-booked by August 30. </p><p class="mol-para-with-font"></p>                            </div>                        </div><p class="mol-para-with-font"></p><p class="mol-para-with-font"></p></div>
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