Hurricane Central Harvey May Become First U.S. Category 3 Hurricane Landfall in Almost 12 Years; Hurricane Warnings for the Texas Coast By Jon Erdman August 24 2017 09:45 AM EDT weather.com 01:06 Hurricane Teddy Headed for Canada Teddy won't make landfall in the U.S., but the East Coast will continue to see impacts from the storm. At a Glance Harvey is currently a tropical storm in the western Gulf of Mexico.

It will track toward the Texas Gulf Coast and make landfall as a hurricane Friday night.

Harvey is likely to intensify before landfall.

Harvey will then stall or meander for a few days, leading to a dangerous flood threat in parts of Texas and Louisiana.

Hurricane, tropical storm and storm surge warnings have been issued for parts of Texas. Harvey has strengthened into a hurricane. For the latest version of our forecast article, see this link .

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