The Coast Guard has rescued at least 32 people from several boats in Texas waters since the storm began. Officials warned Texans to “stay off the water.”“If you’ve evacuated, please stay where you’re at,” Capt. Areas in far South Texas, the Texas Hill Country and southwest and central Louisiana could see 5 to 15 inches of rain. Greg Abbott on Saturday said that his primary concern remains “dramatic flooding” in the wake of the storm. There’s a tremendous amount of deep expertise in the Twittersphere, delivering stunning satellite images, storm track predictions and, of course, 140 well-chosen characters.
Source: New York Times August 27, 2017 10:30 UTC