24-08-2017 21:02 via 10tv.com

Harvey intensifies to hurricane, likely a major Texas storm

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Tropical Storm Harvey intensified Thursday into a hurricane that forecasters said would be the first major hurricane to hit the middle Texas coastline in nearly 15 years.Sustained winds reached 80 mph more than a day before landfall was expected late Friday between Port O'Connor and Matagorda Bay, a 30-mile stretch of coastline about 70 miles northeast of Corpus Christi.Forecasters said a "life-threatening" storm surge along with rains and wind were likely as Harvey
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