Hurricane Harvey makes landfall in TexasREUTERS Texas Governor Greg Abbott has urged residents to evacuate as Hurricane Harvey, the most powerful storm to hit the US mainland in more than a decade, barrels toward Texas. READ MORE:* Hurricane Harvey seen from space* Texans flee Hurricane Harvey* Tampa Bay is due a major hurricane. It is not prepared* Climate change adding billions to US hurricane costsNASA Hurricane Harvey is pictured off the coast of Texas, US from aboard the International Space Station. Power company trucks are staged in advance of Hurricane Harvey in Victoria, Texas, US A storm chaser takes a selfie. Ports from Corpus Christi to Texas City, Texas, were closed to incoming vessels.

Source: Stuff August 26, 2017 04:04 UTC