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                <p class="sdc-news-story-article__intro">A hurricane warning has been issued for the Texas coast after Tropical Storm Harvey gained strength over the Gulf of Mexico.</p>
        
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</div><p>Harvey has sustained winds of around 45mph (70kph) and is southeast of Port Mansfield, a tiny coastal town in southern Texas.</p><div class="ad ad--teads-desktop"><div class="sdc-site-au " data-ad-format="teads" data-type=""><div class="sdc-site-au__teads" data-role="ad-container" data-config="{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;teads-desktop&quot;,&quot;tag&quot;:&quot;20346936\/skynews\/world\/content&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:{&quot;desktop&quot;:[[4,4]]},&quot;targeting&quot;:{&quot;platform&quot;:&quot;live&quot;,&quot;artId&quot;:11002896}}" data-targeting-strnativekey="" data-targeting-platform="" data-tag="" data-component-name="sdc-site-mpu" aria-label="Advertisement" id="teads-desktop" data-tolerance="2"></div></div>
</div><p>The tropical storm has gained strength as it moved over the Gulf of Mexico - and could turn into a hurricane as it heads north towards the Texas coast, forecasters have warned.</p><p>The hurricane warning covers an area from Port Mansfield to Matagorda.</p><p>Texas governor Greg Abbott has ordered the State Operations Centre to elevate its readiness level, making resources available for possible rescue and recovery actions.</p><p>He has also preemptively declared a state of disaster for 30 counties on or near the coast to speed the deployment of rescue operations.</p><div class="sdc-article-widget sdc-article-image">
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<p>Harvey is expected to approach Texas late on Friday night, bringing heavy rainfall and storm surges to the coastal region.</p><div class="ad ad--mpu-mobile"><div class="sdc-site-au " data-ad-format="mpu" data-type=""><div class="sdc-site-au__mpu" data-role="ad-container" data-config="{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;mpu-inline-mobile&quot;,&quot;tag&quot;:&quot;20346936\/skynews\/world\/content&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:{&quot;mobile&quot;:[[300,250]],&quot;tablet&quot;:[[300,250]],&quot;desktop&quot;:[[300,250]]},&quot;targeting&quot;:{&quot;platform&quot;:&quot;live&quot;,&quot;artId&quot;:11002896}}" data-targeting-strnativekey="" data-targeting-platform="" data-tag="" data-component-name="sdc-site-mpu" aria-label="Advertisement" id="mpu-inline-mobile" data-tolerance="2"></div></div>
</div><p>Up to 15 inches of rainfall are expected in parts of Texas and Louisiana.</p><p>The National Hurricane Centre warned that areas of eastern Texas, Louisiana and the lower Mississippi Valley could face "life-threatening flooding" from Friday into early next week.</p><p>A storm surge warning is in effect from Port Mansfield to San Luis Pass, Texas, with the possibility of life-threatening flooding from rising water moving inland from the coast over the next 36 hours.</p><div><div class="sdc-article-widget sdc-article-related-stories" data-component-name="sdc-article-related-stories">
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