TOWSON, Maryland, Saturday, August 26, 2017 - It is just around noon on Saturday, August 26, 2017, and Hurricane Harvey has made landfall now for several hours. In fact, as predicted, the storm has stalled over or near Rockport, a town on the the state's Gulf Coast. The Mayor of Rockport, Charles J. Wax, said in a television interview that just ended, that Rockport was in need of the nation's prayers.
The Mayor is trying to get a clear picture of the physical devastation caused by the storm coming ashore. At the same time, his town and its emergency workers are doing all they can to prepare for the expected 35 to 40 inches of rain, rain caused by a hurricane that is basically stopping right on top of Rockport.
President Trump has authorized the full resources of the Federal Emergency Management Agency. The Texas National Guard has activated over 1,500 troops.
Up and down the Texas Coast, emergency workers who are able to respond are conducting search and rescue operations for those Texans who chose not to evacuate. Television Station KVUE in Austin has reported widespread power outages all up and down the Texas Gulf Coast. The full impact and amount of physical damage is till be assessed, but it is obvious that the damage is almost unimaginable.
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