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Some 1.3 million people in the Deep South Texas and Rio Grande
Valley area were under a tropical storm warning as Harold packed
50 mile (80 km) per hour winds and torrential downpours that
could amount to 6 inches (15 cm) of rain in some local spots,
the National Weather Service said.
The storm could produce coastal flooding and flooding along
rivers, roadways and in poor drainage areas. Strong winds had
the potential of causing minor damage to homes and
infrastructure, it said.
Video footage and photographs on social media showed gray skies
over white-capped shorelines, palm trees whipping in the wind
and drenching rains falling across the region.
Some 24,000 homes and businesses in southeastern Texas were
without power as of midday, according to Poweroutage.us.
"Remain weather-aware and heed guidance from local officials,"
Texas Governor Greg Abbott said in a post on X.
The state's department of emergency management has deployed
several swift water rescue boats and high-profile vehicles
across the area, the governor said, urging residents not to
drive through flooded roadways.
The fast moving tropical storm made landfall at about 10 a.m.
local time on Padre Island, Texas, as it raced across the
region, the National Weather Service said.
Portions of northern Coahuila and Nuevo Leon in Mexico could
also see flash flooding and landslides from the tropical storm,
the weather service said.
(Reporting by Brendan O'Brien in Chicago; Editing by Chizu
Nomiyama, Jonathan Oatis and Marguerita Choy)
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