Nicholas gets stronger, threatens to hit Texas as hurricane

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This outer representation provided by NOAA shows Tropical Storm Nicholas successful the Gulf of Mexico connected Sunday, Sept. 12, 2021. Tropical tempest warnings person been issued for coastal Texas and the northeast seashore of Mexico. Nicholas is expected to nutrient tempest full rainfall of 5 to 10 inches, with isolated maximum amounts of 15 inches, crossed portions of coastal Texas into southwest Louisiana Sunday, Sept. 12 done midweek. (NOAA via AP)

By: The Associated Press & Scripps National

Posted at 8:13 PM, Sep 13, 2021

and past updated 2021-09-13 21:13:37-04

HOUSTON (AP) — Tropical Storm Nicholas is gathering spot and threatening to stroke ashore successful Texas arsenic a hurricane.

Tropical Storm #Nicholas is astir a hurricane, with the unit down to 988 mb and winds sustained astatine 70 mph. The tempest is expected to marque landfall adjacent Matagorda Bay aboriginal this evening. Impacts successful South-Central Texas are expected to beryllium constricted to chiefly dense rainfall. #txwx pic.twitter.com/Maf1tJQVm5

— NWS Austin/San Antonio (@NWSSanAntonio) September 14, 2021

Forecasters accidental it could bring up to 20 inches of rainfall to parts of the Gulf Coast. The National Weather Service says Nicholas could nutrient tornadoes on coastal areas.

The tempest is apt to onslaught the aforesaid country deed by Hurricane Harvey successful 2017 and storm-battered Louisiana.

Although the strategy is expected to make lone a fraction arsenic overmuch rainfall arsenic Harvey, astir each of the state’s coastline was nether a tropical tempest informing that included imaginable flash floods and municipality flooding.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott says authorities placed rescue teams and resources successful the Houston country and on the coast.

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