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They're helping Texas respond to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/HurricaneHarvey?src=hash\">#HurricaneHarvey<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/dr0rig9DNK\">pic.twitter.com\/dr0rig9DNK<\/a>\u2014 Greg Abbott (@GregAbbott_TX) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GregAbbott_TX\/status\/900852097461211136\">August 24, 2017<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<script async=\"\" src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\n<\/script>\n<p>Edwards has declared a state of emergency for the entire state of Louisiana, and Abbott did so for 30 counties in the path of the storm, which forecasters say will be a Category 3 storm when it hits Texas.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\" xml:lang=\"en\">Spoke w\/ <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/POTUS\">@POTUS<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/realDonaldTrump\">@realDonaldTrump<\/a> this afternoon. 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					<p>President Trump had phone calls with the governors of two states that are threatened by a strengthening hurricane and offered his support on Thursday.</p>
<p>As Hurricane Harvey is expected to make landfall in southeast Texas late Friday or early Saturday, Trump spoke to Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and Louisiana Gov. Jon Bel Edwards.</p>
<p>Both governors took to Twitter to reveal they had spoken to Trump, whom they said offered his administration's help.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr" xml:lang="en">Spoke with Pres. Trump &amp; heads of Homeland Security &amp; FEMA. They're helping Texas respond to <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/HurricaneHarvey?src=hash">#HurricaneHarvey</a>. <a href="https://t.co/dr0rig9DNK">pic.twitter.com/dr0rig9DNK</a>— Greg Abbott (@GregAbbott_TX) <a href="https://twitter.com/GregAbbott_TX/status/900852097461211136">August 24, 2017</a></p>
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<p>Edwards has declared a state of emergency for the entire state of Louisiana, and Abbott did so for 30 counties in the path of the storm, which forecasters say will be a Category 3 storm when it hits Texas.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr" xml:lang="en">Spoke w/ <a href="https://twitter.com/POTUS">@POTUS</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump">@realDonaldTrump</a> this afternoon. He offered his full support to the people of LA as we prepare for <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Harvey?src=hash">#Harvey</a>. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/lagov?src=hash">#lagov</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/lawx?src=hash">#lawx</a>— Gov John Bel Edwards (@LouisianaGov) <a href="https://twitter.com/LouisianaGov/status/900859725813821440">August 24, 2017</a></p>
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<p>Some coastal cities where Harvey is set to make landfall have issued voluntary and mandatory evacuations.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr" xml:lang="en">Readout on Trump call to <a href="https://twitter.com/GovAbbott">@GovAbbott</a> re: <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Harvey?src=hash">#Harvey</a>, via Abbott's office: <a href="https://t.co/sur1wxMoAK">pic.twitter.com/sur1wxMoAK</a>— Patrick Svitek (@PatrickSvitek) <a href="https://twitter.com/PatrickSvitek/status/900868538650570752">August 24, 2017</a></p>
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<p>The storm would be the first Category 3 hurricane to hit the U.S. since 2005. A Category 3 storm, according to the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale, is considered a "major" hurricane and has sustained wind speeds between 111 miles per hour and 129 mph.</p>

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