Harvey now a tropical storm; will become a hurricane Friday

AUSTIN (KXAN) — A late Wednesday evening update from the National Hurricane Center says Harvey is now officially a tropical storm. It is still on track to become a hurricane on Friday.
An Air Force Reserve hurricane hunter aircraft measured tropical storm force winds in Harvey with maximum winds around 40 mph around 11 p.m. Harvey is expected to reach the Texas coast late Friday, according to the First Warning Weather team. Current projections have the storm making landfall possi