<!doctype html><html><head><link rel="icon" href=""><meta name="viewport" content="initial-scale=1.0, user-scalable=yes"><title>Hurricane Harvey slams Texas with 130mph winds injuring dozens, tearing down a school and leaving 155,000 without power</title><link href="https://drudgenow.com/static/w.css?l" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" ><base href="https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/4320202/hurricane-harvey-donald-trump-texas-floods-storm-alligators/"/><meta property="og:url" content="http://drudgenow.com/article/?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thesun.co.uk%2Fnews%2F4320202%2Fhurricane-harvey-donald-trump-texas-floods-storm-alligators%2F"><meta property="fb:app_id" content="1659570504353007"><meta property="al:android:url" content="http://drudgenow.com/article/?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thesun.co.uk%2Fnews%2F4320202%2Fhurricane-harvey-donald-trump-texas-floods-storm-alligators%2F"><meta property="al:android:package" content="com.iavian.dreport"><meta property="al:android:app_name" content="Drudge Report"><meta property="og:title" content="Hurricane Harvey slams Texas with 130mph winds injuring dozens, tearing down a school and leaving 155,000 without power"> <meta name="twitter:card" content="app"> <meta name="twitter:site" content="@drudgereportapp"><meta name="twitter:description" content="Drudge Report App for your Smartphone"> <meta name="al:web:should_fallback" content="false"> <meta name="twitter:app:name:iphone" content="Drudge Report"><meta name="twitter:app:id:iphone" content="1162108244"><meta name="twitter:app:name:googleplay" content="Drudge Report"><meta name="twitter:app:id:googleplay" content="com.iavian.dreport"> </head><body class="m"><header onclick="javascript:location.href='https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/4320202/hurricane-harvey-donald-trump-texas-floods-storm-alligators/'"><div class="t">Hurricane Harvey slams Texas with 130mph winds injuring dozens, tearing down a school and leaving 155,000 without power</div><div class="u"><span class="favicon"><img src="https://www.google.com/s2/favicons?domain=www.thesun.co.uk">www.thesun.co.uk</span></div></header><div id='c'><p class="article__content article__content--intro">HURRICANE Harvey is dumping a "catastrophic" amount of rainfall as it churns slowly across the Texas Gulf Coast today — sparking fears of a biblical flood and ALLIGATORS being washed up onto the streets.</p><p>The "storm of the decade" wrought havoc last night with 130mph winds, 40 inches of rain and catastrophic floods.</p>
<a href="https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/4320202/hurricane-harvey-donald-trump-texas-floods-storm-alligators/#"><img alt=" The roof of a gas station sits in flood waters in the wake of Hurricane Harvey in Aransas, Texas" class="lazyload size-thesun-article-image wp-image-4328971" data-src="https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/nintchdbpict000348177121.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=960" height="3186" width="5042"></a><p>AP</p> The roof of a gas station sits in flood waters in the wake of Hurricane Harvey in Aransas, Texas<a href="https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/4320202/hurricane-harvey-donald-trump-texas-floods-storm-alligators/#"><img alt=" A car moves through floodwaters left behind by Hurricane Harvey in Aransas Pass, Texas" class="lazyload size-thesun-article-image wp-image-4328937" data-src="https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/nintchdbpict000348177209.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=960" height="3045" width="4748"></a><p>AP</p> A car moves through floodwaters left behind by Hurricane Harvey in Aransas Pass, Texas<a href="https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/4320202/hurricane-harvey-donald-trump-texas-floods-storm-alligators/#"><img alt=" This trailer was overturned due to the force of Hurricane Harvey which caused havoc in Texas" class="lazyload size-thesun-article-image wp-image-4328938" data-src="https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/nintchdbpict000348177143.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=960" height="2996" width="4740"></a><p>AP</p> This trailer was overturned due to the force of Hurricane Harvey which caused havoc in Texas<a href="https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/4320202/hurricane-harvey-donald-trump-texas-floods-storm-alligators/#"><img alt=" Hurricane Harvey rolled over the Texas Gulf Coast on Saturday, smashing homes and businesses and lashing the shore with wind and rain" class="lazyload size-thesun-article-image wp-image-4328939" data-src="https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/nintchdbpict000348177136.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=960" height="2646" width="4866"></a><p>AP</p> Hurricane Harvey rolled over the Texas Gulf Coast on Saturday, smashing homes and businesses and lashing the shore with wind and rain<a href="https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/4320202/hurricane-harvey-donald-trump-texas-floods-storm-alligators/#"><img alt=" A tree was thrown across the road in Corpus Christi, Texas as the Category 4 storm made landfall last night" class="lazyload wp-image-4326743 size-thesun-article-image" data-src="https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/nintchdbpict000348055489.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=960" height="868" width="1600"></a><p>AP:Associated Press</p> A tree was thrown across the road in Corpus Christi, Texas as the Category 4 storm made landfall last night<a href="https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/4320202/hurricane-harvey-donald-trump-texas-floods-storm-alligators/#"><img alt=" There has been extensive damage across south east Texas as winds of up of 130mph ripped through the region" class="lazyload wp-image-4326742 size-thesun-article-image" data-src="https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/nintchdbpict000348040069.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=960" height="2646" width="3500"></a><p>Reuters</p> There has been extensive damage across south east Texas as winds of up of 130mph ripped through the region<a href="https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/4320202/hurricane-harvey-donald-trump-texas-floods-storm-alligators/#"><img alt=" Police in Texas warned of alligators being swept up and dumped on residential streets as floods sweep across the state" class="lazyload size-thesun-article-image wp-image-4327913" data-src="https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/gator.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=616" height="642" width="616"></a><p>FBCSO Texas</p> Police in Texas warned of alligators being swept up and dumped on residential streets as floods sweep across the state<p>Initially a Category 4 hurricane, it is the strongest to hit the United States since Wilma in 2005 where 64 people died and £24billion worth of damage was caused.</p>
<p>Among the worst hit places were the cities of Corpus Christi and Rockport, where one person died and rescuers were expecting to find more bodies.</p>
<p>But as the intensity of the winds petered out this afternoon, officials have warned that the coming days will see intense rainfall that could see large swathes of Texas submerged.</p>
<p>The National Hurricane Center has said that "catastrophic flooding" over the next few days is expected — after nine inches of rain was deposited since last night alone.</p>
<p>And in a bizarre and terrifying warning, authorities told of the threat of alligators roaming residential areas.</p>
<p>The killer reptiles are being lifted and moved by rushing flood waters from their natural habitats and being dumped on streets.</p>
<p>Fort Bend County Sheriff's Office tweeted images of crocs approaching homes and walking down busy roads, warning: "Expect them to be displaced. Simply looking for higher ground. Leave alone until water recedes".</p>
<a href="https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/4320202/hurricane-harvey-donald-trump-texas-floods-storm-alligators/#"><img alt=" Residents have been boarding up their windows as the governor ordered an evacuation of low-lying areas" class="lazyload wp-image-4326749 size-thesun-article-image" data-src="https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/nintchdbpict000348045498.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=960" height="1548" width="2400"></a><p>Rex Features</p> Residents have been boarding up their windows as the governor ordered an evacuation of low-lying areas<a href="https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/4320202/hurricane-harvey-donald-trump-texas-floods-storm-alligators/#"><img alt=" Winds picked up yesterday afternoon as the storm ramped up to a Category 4" class="lazyload wp-image-4326750 size-thesun-article-image" data-src="https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/nintchdbpict000348014719.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=960" height="1043" width="1600"></a><p>AP:Associated Press</p> Winds picked up yesterday afternoon as the storm ramped up to a Category 4<a href="https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/4320202/hurricane-harvey-donald-trump-texas-floods-storm-alligators/#"><img alt=" The storm has destroyed a school in the town of Rockport as intense winds ripped off roofs" class="lazyload wp-image-4326748 size-thesun-article-image" data-src="https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/nintchdbpict000348056588.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=960" height="2334" width="3500"></a><p>Reuters</p> The storm has destroyed a school in the town of Rockport as intense winds ripped off roofs<a href="https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/4320202/hurricane-harvey-donald-trump-texas-floods-storm-alligators/#"><img alt=" Hurricane Harvey hit Corpus Christi on the Texas coast last night" class="lazyload wp-image-4326178 size-thesun-article-image" data-src="https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/06-hurricanemap.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=960" height="912" width="1516"></a> Hurricane Harvey hit Corpus Christi on the Texas coast last night<a href="https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/4320202/hurricane-harvey-donald-trump-texas-floods-storm-alligators/#"><img alt=" Hurricane Harvey is pictured off the coast of Texas, U.S. from aboard the International Space Station" class="lazyload size-thesun-article-image wp-image-4326112" data-src="https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/image-23.png?strip=all&amp;w=816" height="544" width="816"></a> Hurricane Harvey is pictured off the coast of Texas, U.S. from aboard the International Space Station<a href="https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/4320202/hurricane-harvey-donald-trump-texas-floods-storm-alligators/#"><img alt=" Extensive infrastructure damage is predicted as the storm sweeps through Texas" class="lazyload wp-image-4327923 size-thesun-article-image" data-src="https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/nintchdbpict000348125860.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=960" height="3170" width="4500"></a><p>EPA</p> Extensive infrastructure damage is predicted as the storm sweeps through Texas<a href="https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/4320202/hurricane-harvey-donald-trump-texas-floods-storm-alligators/#"><img alt=" Parts of buildings have flown off in the high winds" class="lazyload wp-image-4327925 size-thesun-article-image" data-src="https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/nintchdbpict000348115670-e1503753141338.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=960" height="1920" width="2430"></a><p>Getty Images - Getty</p> Parts of buildings have flown off in the high winds<a href="https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/4320202/hurricane-harvey-donald-trump-texas-floods-storm-alligators/#"><img alt=" Trees have been uprooted by the force of the storm" class="lazyload wp-image-4327926 size-thesun-article-image" data-src="https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/nintchdbpict000348115669-e1503753177240.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=960" height="1732" width="2707"></a><p>Getty Images - Getty</p> Trees have been uprooted by the force of the storm<a href="https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/4320202/hurricane-harvey-donald-trump-texas-floods-storm-alligators/#"><img alt=" The full extent of the damage is yet to be assessed" class="lazyload wp-image-4327928 size-thesun-article-image" data-src="https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/nintchdbpict000348115175-e1503753231123.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=960" height="1800" width="2767"></a><p>Getty Images - Getty</p> The full extent of the damage is yet to be assessed<a href="https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/4320202/hurricane-harvey-donald-trump-texas-floods-storm-alligators/#"><img alt=" South east Texas was battered by high winds as Harvey made landfall last night" class="lazyload wp-image-4327930 size-thesun-article-image" data-src="https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/nintchdbpict000348003287.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=960" height="2328" width="3272"></a><p>AFP or licensors</p> South east Texas was battered by high winds as Harvey made landfall last nightHurricane Harvey rips roof off building in Aransas, Texas
<p>Governor Greg Abbott urged Texans yesterday to evacuate low-lying and coastal areas as the storm made landfall last night.</p>
<p>He sent a written request to President Trump asking him to declare a major disaster in Texas.</p>
<p>He wrote: “The storm surge, coupled with the deluge of rain, could easily lead to billions of dollars of property damage and almost certainly loss of life.</p>
<p>“It is not hyperbole to say that if the forecast verifies, Texas is about to experience one of the worst natural disasters in the history of the state.”</p>
<p>Speaking to KPRC television station he added:&nbsp;"A lot of people are taking this storm for granted thinking it may not pose much of a danger to them.</p>
<p>"Please heed warnings and evacuate as soon as possible."</p>
<p>Officials are advising residents who refuse to evacuate to write their names and Social Security number on a forearm, mayor Patrick Rios told CNN.</p>
<p>He said it will "help out first responders should they find a body."</p>
<a href="https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/4320202/hurricane-harvey-donald-trump-texas-floods-storm-alligators/#"><img alt=" A satellite image showing the scale of Hurricane Harvey as it approaches Texas" class="lazyload wp-image-4320447 size-thesun-article-image" data-src="https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/nintchdbpict0003478420011.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=960" height="1080" width="1920"></a><p>EPA</p> A satellite image showing the scale of Hurricane Harvey as it approaches Texas<a href="https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/4320202/hurricane-harvey-donald-trump-texas-floods-storm-alligators/#"><img alt=" Storms have begun to batter the Texas coast" class="lazyload size-thesun-article-image wp-image-4325736" data-src="https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/nintchdbpict000348005498.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=960" height="3424" width="4736"></a><p>AFP</p> Storms have begun to batter the Texas coast<a href="https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/4320202/hurricane-harvey-donald-trump-texas-floods-storm-alligators/#"><img alt=" Craig &quot;Cajun&quot; Uggen, 57, nearly floods his truck as Hurricane Harvey comes ashore in Corpus Christi, Texas" class="lazyload size-thesun-article-image wp-image-4326276" data-src="https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/image-44.png?strip=all&amp;w=715" height="449" width="715"></a> Craig "Cajun" Uggen, 57, nearly floods his truck as Hurricane Harvey comes ashore in Corpus Christi, Texas<p>White House officials said that Trump is considering visiting Texas early next week to survey the damage caused by the storm — which was Category 4 as it struck the mainland.</p>
<p>A high school in Rockport has been destroyed, dozens of trees uprooted and makeshift hospitals have been set up to treat the wounded and displaced.</p>
<p>The president&nbsp;wished Texans "good luck" as he flew off to his country retreat Camp David - as millions prepare for the tropical cyclone with 40 inches of rain and catastrophic flooding.</p>
<p>"Good luck to everybody," the president said on the way to the Marine One helicopter. "They're going to be safe. Good luck to everybody. Good luck."</p>
<p>Tweeting as soon as he arrived at Camp David, Trump reassured the American public that he was monitoring the hurricane situation. He wrote:&nbsp;"I am closely watching the path and doings of Hurricane Harvey, as it strengthens to a Category 3. BE SAFE!"</p>
<p><a href="https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/4318970/hurricane-harvey-where-latest-path-affect-uk-weather/">Hurricane Harvey</a>,&nbsp;the first major natural disaster since Trump took office, is thought to be the biggest hurricane to hit the US mainland in more than a decade.</p>
<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Just arrived at Camp David where I am closely watching the path and doings of Hurricane Harvey, as it strengthens to a Category 3. BE SAFE!</p>— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) <a href="https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/901188228174184448?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 25, 2017</a>

<p>The storm, downgraded to a Category 3 this morning and to a Category 1 later, is expected to move further across Texas today bringing more rain and intense winds.</p>
<p>Trump plans to visit Texas early next week, White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said.</p>
<p>He will spend the weekend in Camp David, though White House officials said the president will be in full communication with the Department of Homeland Security and FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency) to stay updated on the events.</p>
<a href="https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/4320202/hurricane-harvey-donald-trump-texas-floods-storm-alligators/#"><img alt=" Waves pound the shore in Corpus Christi, Texas" class="lazyload wp-image-4325695 size-thesun-article-image" data-src="https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/image6-e1503698326519.png?strip=all&amp;w=842" height="531" width="842"></a> Waves pound the shore in Corpus Christi, Texas<p>Category 4 Hurricane</p><p class="article__content--intro">Category 4 hurricanes are tropical cyclones that reach Category 4 intensity on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale</p><p>Category&nbsp;4 is the second-highest hurricane classification category on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale, and storms that are of this intensity maintain&nbsp;maximum sustained winds&nbsp;of 130–156&nbsp;mph.</p>

<p>Based on the Atlantic hurricane database, 94&nbsp;hurricanes have attained Category&nbsp;4 hurricane status since 1851, the start of modern meteorological record keeping.</p>

<p>Category&nbsp;4 storms are considered extreme hurricanes;&nbsp;homes and other buildings without fixed structures can be completely destroyed, and the lower floors of sturdier structures usually sustain major damage.</p>

<p>Low-level terrain may be flooded well inland.</p>

<a href="https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/4320202/hurricane-harvey-donald-trump-texas-floods-storm-alligators/#"><img alt=" A truck almost overturns in high winds" class="lazyload size-thesun-article-image wp-image-4325932" data-src="https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/nintchdbpict000348023199.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=960" height="3154" width="4731"></a><p>AP:Associated Press</p> A truck almost overturns in high winds<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Storm turned Hurricane is getting much bigger and more powerful than projected. Federal Government is on site and ready to respond. Be safe!</p>— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) <a href="https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/901205593054162945?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 25, 2017</a>

<a href="https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/4320202/hurricane-harvey-donald-trump-texas-floods-storm-alligators/#"><img alt=" People rest while waiting to board a bus headed for San Antonio at an evacuation center in Corpus Christi, Texas" class="lazyload size-thesun-article-image wp-image-4325703" data-src="https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/nintchdbpict000348011670.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=960" height="917" width="1600"></a><p>AP:Associated Press</p> People rest while waiting to board a bus headed for San Antonio at an evacuation center in Corpus Christi, Texas<a href="https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/4320202/hurricane-harvey-donald-trump-texas-floods-storm-alligators/#"><img alt=" The storm made landfall in Texas last night" class="lazyload wp-image-4325702 size-thesun-article-image" data-src="https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/nintchdbpict000348005495.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=960" height="3568" width="5152"></a><p>AFP or licensors</p> The storm made landfall in Texas last night<a href="https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/4320202/hurricane-harvey-donald-trump-texas-floods-storm-alligators/#"><img alt=" Residents have boarded up shops and homes as they plead with the storm to 'be nice'" class="lazyload wp-image-4320474 size-thesun-article-image" data-src="https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/nintchdbpict000347807309.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=960" height="2902" width="5501"></a><p>AP:Associated Press</p> Residents have boarded up shops and homes as they plead with the storm to 'be nice'<a href="https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/4320202/hurricane-harvey-donald-trump-texas-floods-storm-alligators/#"><img alt=" The storm is threatening thousands of people as it approaches the Texas coast" class="lazyload wp-image-4320481 size-thesun-article-image" data-src="https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/nintchdbpict0003478058361.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=960" height="3456" width="5184"></a><p>AP:Associated Press</p> The storm is threatening thousands of people as it approaches the Texas coast
<a href="https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/4320202/hurricane-harvey-donald-trump-texas-floods-storm-alligators/#"><img alt=" Hurricane Harvey pictured off the Gulf of Mexico as it swarms towards Texas" class="lazyload size-thesun-article-image wp-image-4322025" data-src="https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/nintchdbpict000347933228.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=960" height="3000" width="3000"></a><p>AP:Associated Press</p> Hurricane Harvey pictured off the Gulf of Mexico as it swarms towards Texas<a href="https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/4320202/hurricane-harvey-donald-trump-texas-floods-storm-alligators/#"><img alt=" People are panic buying supplies as they prepare for the huge storm to hit" class="lazyload wp-image-4320445 size-thesun-article-image" data-src="https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/nintchdbpict000347842373.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=960" height="2948" width="4421"></a><p>AP:Associated Press</p> People are panic buying supplies as they prepare for the huge storm to hit<a href="https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/4320202/hurricane-harvey-donald-trump-texas-floods-storm-alligators/#"><img alt=" Shelves have been stripped bare as people buy food and water while they wait out the storm" class="lazyload wp-image-4320495 size-thesun-article-image" data-src="https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/nintchdbpict000347787119.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=960" height="2701" width="4720"></a><p>AP:Associated Press</p> Shelves have been stripped bare as people buy food and water while they wait out the storm<a href="https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/4320202/hurricane-harvey-donald-trump-texas-floods-storm-alligators/#"><img alt=" Shoppers were filmed grabbing water from stores as they rush to build up their supplies" class="lazyload wp-image-4321458 size-thesun-article-image" data-src="https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/waterhurricane2.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=960" height="701" width="1151"></a> Shoppers were filmed grabbing water from stores as they rush to build up their supplies<a href="https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/4320202/hurricane-harvey-donald-trump-texas-floods-storm-alligators/#"><img alt=" Water was reported to run out in many stores in Texas as people panic bought supplies" class="lazyload wp-image-4321459 size-thesun-article-image" data-src="https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/waterhurricane.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=960" height="706" width="1132"></a> Water was reported to run out in many stores in Texas as people panic bought supplies<a href="https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/4320202/hurricane-harvey-donald-trump-texas-floods-storm-alligators/#"><img alt=" Shops and businesses boarded up windows and doors in preparation" class="lazyload wp-image-4322719 size-thesun-article-image" data-src="https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/nintchdbpict000347950103-e1503672923943.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=960" height="1942" width="2970"></a><p>Getty Images - Getty</p> Shops and businesses boarded up windows and doors in preparation<a href="https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/4320202/hurricane-harvey-donald-trump-texas-floods-storm-alligators/#"><img alt=" Hurricane Harvey was primed to hit the US this evening" class="lazyload wp-image-4322720 size-thesun-article-image" data-src="https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/nintchdbpict000347940757.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=960" height="2387" width="3580"></a><p>AP:Associated Press</p> Hurricane Harvey was primed to hit the US this evening<a href="https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/4320202/hurricane-harvey-donald-trump-texas-floods-storm-alligators/#"><img alt=" Shelves were stripped as people prepared to be stuck in their homes" class="lazyload wp-image-4322721 size-thesun-article-image" data-src="https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/nintchdbpict000347927954.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=960" height="929" width="1243"></a><p>Twitter/Bobbie Byrd‏</p> Shelves were stripped as people prepared to be stuck in their homes<a href="https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/4320202/hurricane-harvey-donald-trump-texas-floods-storm-alligators/#"><img alt=" Heavy traffic as cars flee from the storm" class="lazyload size-thesun-article-image wp-image-4325980" data-src="https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/image-19.png?strip=all&amp;w=594" height="368" width="594"></a> Heavy traffic as cars flee from the stormTowns in Texas and Louisiana evacuated as 130mph winds of Hurricane Harvey approach
<p>Millions across the country prepared by boarding up windows and strip supermarket shelves bare - even fighting over water supplies.</p>
<p>As the huge weather system loomed towards to Texas coast last night wind speeds reached up to 130mph.</p>

<p>It was described as &nbsp;a "life-threatening storm" that poses a "grave risk" as millions of people braced for a prolonged battering that could swamp dozens of counties more than 100 miles inland.</p>
<p>Pictures have been posted online of people grappling over food and water supplies as they stock up ahead of the storm.</p>
<p>People reported having to wait in long lines and drive miles to find shops with any groceries left.</p>
<p>One person tweeted: "I had to drive almost 30 minutes to find a store that has water... This Houston hurricane is no joke man."</p>
<p>Another said: "Bread is gone. Gas is gone. Water is gone. If you don't have it already, you need to befriend your neighbors."</p>
Hurricane Harvey prep leaves people jostling over water bottles in US shops



<a href="https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/4320202/hurricane-harvey-donald-trump-texas-floods-storm-alligators/#"><img alt=" Residents have been warned about the scale of the storm as they are told to prepare" class="lazyload wp-image-4320442 size-thesun-article-image" data-src="https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/nintchdbpict000347847862.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=960" height="1548" width="2400"></a><p>AP:Associated Press</p> Residents have been warned about the scale of the storm as they are told to prepare<a href="https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/4320202/hurricane-harvey-donald-trump-texas-floods-storm-alligators/#"><img alt=" People have been boarding up their homes to protect them from the battering of the storm" class="lazyload wp-image-4320443 size-thesun-article-image" data-src="https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/nintchdbpict000347844371.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=960" height="3072" width="4608"></a><p>AP:Associated Press</p> People have been boarding up their homes to protect them from the battering of the storm<a href="https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/4320202/hurricane-harvey-donald-trump-texas-floods-storm-alligators/#"><img alt=" Shops have been boarded up as people prepare for the strength of the storm" class="lazyload wp-image-4320446 size-thesun-article-image" data-src="https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/nintchdbpict000347843488.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=960" height="3072" width="4608"></a><p>AP:Associated Press</p> Shops have been boarded up as people prepare for the strength of the storm<a href="https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/4320202/hurricane-harvey-donald-trump-texas-floods-storm-alligators/#"><img alt=" A hurricane warning on the Texas coast has been issued" class="lazyload wp-image-4320448 size-thesun-article-image" data-src="https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/nintchdbpict000347837745.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=960" height="3857" width="5785"></a><p>AP:Associated Press</p> A hurricane warning on the Texas coast has been issued<a href="https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/4320202/hurricane-harvey-donald-trump-texas-floods-storm-alligators/#"><img alt=" Caesar Mendez and his daughter Catalina wait inside the Corpus Christi Natatorium to board a bus to evacuate to San Antonio" class="lazyload wp-image-4320454 size-thesun-article-image" data-src="https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/nintchdbpict000347819091.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=960" height="4258" width="6387"></a><p>AP:Associated Press</p> Caesar Mendez and his daughter Catalina wait inside the Corpus Christi Natatorium to board a bus to evacuate to San Antonio<a href="https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/4320202/hurricane-harvey-donald-trump-texas-floods-storm-alligators/#"><img alt=" Residents broad a bus at the Corpus Christi Natatorium as they evacuate to San Antonio ahead of Hurricane Harvey" class="lazyload wp-image-4320456 size-thesun-article-image" data-src="https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/nintchdbpict000347819090.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=960" height="4480" width="6720"></a><p>AP:Associated Press</p> Residents broad a bus at the Corpus Christi Natatorium as they evacuate to San Antonio ahead of Hurricane Harvey<a href="https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/4320202/hurricane-harvey-donald-trump-texas-floods-storm-alligators/#"><img alt=" People queue to get on a bus which will take them out of the dangerous area" class="lazyload wp-image-4320457 size-thesun-article-image" data-src="https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/nintchdbpict000347819089.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=960" height="4168" width="6252"></a><p>AP:Associated Press</p> People queue to get on a bus which will take them out of the dangerous area<a href="https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/4320202/hurricane-harvey-donald-trump-texas-floods-storm-alligators/#"><img alt=" Jim Gilbert, owner of the Saltwater Saloon and J&amp;T One Stop, boards up a window at his home in Magnolia, Texas" class="lazyload wp-image-4320458 size-thesun-article-image" data-src="https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/nintchdbpict000347819079.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=960" height="1300" width="2000"></a><p>AP:Associated Press</p> Jim Gilbert, owner of the Saltwater Saloon and J&amp;T One Stop, boards up a window at his home in Magnolia, Texas<a href="https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/4320202/hurricane-harvey-donald-trump-texas-floods-storm-alligators/#"><img alt=" People sit with their packed up belongings as they evacuated from their homes" class="lazyload wp-image-4320460 size-thesun-article-image" data-src="https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/nintchdbpict000347819080.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=960" height="4167" width="6250"></a><p>AP:Associated Press</p> People sit with their packed up belongings as they evacuated from their homes<p>Seven counties in Texas ordered thousands of people to evacuated from low-lying areas.</p>
<p>Anyone who stayed behind were warned there would be no guaranteed rescue.</p>
<p>The last Category 4 storm to hit the US was&nbsp;Hurricane&nbsp;Wilma in October 2005 in Florida.</p>
<p>"We're forecasting continuing intensification right up until landfall," National&nbsp;Hurricane&nbsp;Centre spokesman Dennis Feltgen said.</p>
<p>Once it came ashore, the storm was expected to stall, dumping copious amounts of rain for days in areas like flood-prone Houston, the nation's fourth most-populous city, and San Antonio.</p>
<p>Driscoll Children's Hospital in Corpus Christi was airlifting at least 10 critically ill, mostly premature infants from its neonatal intensive care unit to Cook Children's Hospital in Fort Worth.</p>
<p>Cook transport director Debbie Boudreaux said the infants were being moved inland for fear that power outages might disable their ventilators.</p>

<a href="https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/4320202/hurricane-harvey-donald-trump-texas-floods-storm-alligators/#"><img alt=" Melodie Griffith holds one of the cats at the Calhoun County Humane Society in Port Lavaca, Texas" class="lazyload wp-image-4320467 size-thesun-article-image" data-src="https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/nintchdbpict000347818750.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=960" height="1353" width="2000"></a><p>AP:Associated Press</p> Melodie Griffith holds one of the cats at the Calhoun County Humane Society in Port Lavaca, Texas<a href="https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/4320202/hurricane-harvey-donald-trump-texas-floods-storm-alligators/#"><img alt=" As people prepare for the storm to hit they have stripped supermarket shelves bare" class="lazyload wp-image-4320469 size-thesun-article-image" data-src="https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/nintchdbpict000347818321.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=960" height="1333" width="2000"></a><p>AP:Associated Press</p> As people prepare for the storm to hit they have stripped supermarket shelves bare<a href="https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/4320202/hurricane-harvey-donald-trump-texas-floods-storm-alligators/#"><img alt=" Residents fill sand bags as they prepare for Hurricane Harvey" class="lazyload wp-image-4320485 size-thesun-article-image" data-src="https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/nintchdbpict000347793481.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=960" height="3510" width="5760"></a><p>AP:Associated Press</p> Residents fill sand bags as they prepare for Hurricane Harvey<a href="https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/4320202/hurricane-harvey-donald-trump-texas-floods-storm-alligators/#"><img alt=" Scott Martin places a sheet of plywood as he helps board up windows" class="lazyload wp-image-4320487 size-thesun-article-image" data-src="https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/nintchdbpict000347793451.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=960" height="3053" width="4599"></a><p>AP:Associated Press</p> Scott Martin places a sheet of plywood as he helps board up windows<a href="https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/4320202/hurricane-harvey-donald-trump-texas-floods-storm-alligators/#"><img alt=" People reported having to drive for miles to find a shop which still had groceries to sell" class="lazyload wp-image-4320491 size-thesun-article-image" data-src="https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/nintchdbpict000347787149.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=960" height="2834" width="4730"></a><p>AP:Associated Press</p> People reported having to drive for miles to find a shop which still had groceries to sell<p>Harvey would be the first significant hurricane to hit Texas since Ike in September 2008 brought winds of 110 mph (177 kph) to the Galveston and Houston areas and inflicted $22 billion in damage.</p>
<p>It would be the first big storm along the middle Texas coast since Hurricane Claudette in 2003 caused $180 million in damage.</p>
<p>It took aim at the same vicinity as Hurricane Carla, the largest Texas hurricane on record.</p>
<p>Carla came ashore in 1961 with wind gusts estimated at 175 mph and inflicted more than $300 million in damage.</p>
<p>The storm killed 34 people and forced about 250,000 people to evacuate.</p>
<p>White House spokeswoman Sarah Huckabee Sanders said President Donald Trump was "briefed and will continue to be updated as the storm progresses."</p>

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