Houston prepares for Hurricane Harvey with food, beer, and swim gear

Food and batteries aren't the only things Houston-area residents are buying in preparation for Hurricane Harvey. Swipe through to see other ways people are preparing. Food and batteries aren't the only things Houston-area residents are buying in preparation for Hurricane Harvey. Swipe through to see other ways people are preparing. Photo: Joe Raedle/Getty Images Photo: Joe Raedle/Getty Images Image 1 of / 251 Caption Close Houston prepares for Hurricane Harvey with food, beer, and swim gear 1 / 251 Back to Gallery

As Hurricane Harvey continues to gain momentum, residents of Houston and surrounding communities have cleared out supermarkets of all food and emergency gear in preparation for the rain.

The storm, which is supposed to hit the Texas coast Friday as a Category 3 hurricane, with winds upwards of 110 mph, has sent Texans into a frenzy as they brace for potential life-threatening flooding.

NOAA radar shows Hurricane Harvey moving over the coast. A hurricane warning is in effect for the counties shaded in red on the map.

The National Weather Service issued hurricane, tropical storm, flood and surge warnings along the Texas coast — including several counties in the Houston region.

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Swipe through the slideshow above to see how Houston-area residents are preparing for the storm.