SAN ANTONIO – The eye of Category 2 Hurricane Harvey is 115 miles southeast of Corpus Christi but images and videos of the storm’s effects have been circulating around social media.
Waves and wind increasing here in Corpus.#ksatwx #harvey pic.twitter.com/VMUZjYP6Rm
— Justin Horne (@Justin_Horne) August 25, 2017
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KSAT Meteorologist Justin Horne is in Corpus Christi with the Storm Chaser and sent a tweet saying, “Waves and wind increasing here in Corpus.”
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Water levels rising on the island as hurricane Harvey approaches #stxwx pic.twitter.com/E0QwytyY5x
— courtney sacco (@Caller_Courtney) August 25, 2017
According to a photojournalist with Corpus Christi Caller-Times, water levels are rising near Whitecap Beach and the “winds are picking up on the island.”
Winds are picking up on the island as hurricane Harvey approaches #stxwx #stromharvey pic.twitter.com/gZrcIbAQwG
— courtney sacco (@Caller_Courtney) August 25, 2017
Just 90 miles northeast of Corpus Christi, KSAT’s Tiffany Huertas is reporting that Port Lavaca looks like a ghost town, and law enforcement is making a last effort to get residents out of the city safely ahead of Hurricane Harvey’s landfall.
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A ghost town in Port Lavaca along E. Main Street. @ksatnews #harvey pic.twitter.com/xjFdJYoN18
— Tiffany Huertas (@tiffanychuertas) August 25, 2017
Port Lavaca's last effort to get people out safely. They are transporting them to a shelter in Comal County. More at 9. @ksatnews pic.twitter.com/NCfjIHKegv
— Tiffany Huertas (@tiffanychuertas) August 25, 2017
The National Weather Service in Brownsville tweeted images of South Padre Island, showing tides covering the closed off beach.
Some views from South Padre Island at 8am this morning. Beaches remain closed. #RGV #RGVwx #txwx pic.twitter.com/NBxN3GqViB
— NWS Brownsville (@NWSBrownsville) August 25, 2017
On Friday morning, NASA’s Space Station captured “views of Hurricane Harvey from 250 miles up.”
Cameras on the @Space_Station captured new views of #HurricaneHarvey from 250 miles up. Watch: https://t.co/WP3jEwkl0F pic.twitter.com/gy5K59NAFg
— NASA (@NASA) August 25, 2017
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Hurricane Hunters made a “first pass through the eye of” Hurricane Harvey Thursday night, showcasing the dramatic view of the storm as it intensifies in the Gulf of Mexico.
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Check this out! @NOAA_HurrHunter captures eye of #HurricaneHarvey! Stick with @ksatnews & @ksatweather for the latest! #KSATnews https://t.co/Xr5lLTYaoT
— Adrian Garcia (@adrianrolgarcia) August 24, 2017
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