Harvey makes 3rd landfall, strikes Louisiana coast for 1st time (PHOTO, VIDEOS)
Tropical Storm Harvey has made landfall once again, this time in Louisiana, hitting the state’s southwest coast.
Strong winds and torrential rain returned to land about 5 miles (8km) west of Cameron, the US National Hurricane Center reported. Harvey is expected to weaken to a tropical depression by Wednesday evening local time.
#Harvey has made landfall just west of Cameron, LA. Improving weather conditions today for SE Texas! #houwx#txwxpic.twitter.com/MISmLqqB02
— NWS Houston (@NWSHouston) August 30, 2017
Tropical Storm #Harvey Advisory 40: Harvey Makes Landfall Just West of Cameron Louisiana. https://t.co/VqHn0uj6EM
— NHC Atlantic Ops (@NHC_Atlantic) August 30, 2017
"On the forecast track, the center of Harvey will move across the Lower Mississippi Valley and Tennessee Valley through Thursday," the NHS said.
Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards told reporters Tuesday, “the worst is yet to come for Louisiana,” and advised residents should “prepare and pray.”
Harvey hit Texas as a Category 4 storm on Friday and made a second landfall hours later before being downgraded to a Category 1 hurricane.
Heavy rain is expected along the coast of Texas and in west and northern Louisiana, the Washington Post reports.
