Harvey is barely holding on to hurricane status, and will become a tropical storm this afternoon. It will likely weaken to a depression by Monday. The forecast path keeps it meandering inland off the central Texas coast, and not move back over the Gulf. We are still expecting heavy rains and floods in southeast Texas and parts of southwest Louisiana.
Rain forecast totals for the next 7 days include: southeast Texas 9-19 inches, east Texas 6.5-12 inches, southwest Louisiana 7-13 inches, south central Louisiana 5.75-11 inches, and central Louisiana 3.25-7.5 inches. Expect some river flooding across the region, with major flooding possible on Pine Island Bayou near Sour Lake.
The storm surge threat will occur during high tide this evening, and again Sunday morning. Water one to three feet above ground level will be possible during high tides for coastal sections of southeast Texas and southwest and south central Louisiana.
East winds will be gusting 20 to 30 mph through the weekend near the coast.
A tornado watch is in effect until 1 pm for parts of southeast Texas. There is a small risk for isolated tornadoes across east Texas and southwest Louisiana as well today and tonight.
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