Category 4 Hurricane Harvey Makes Landfall in Rockport, TX With Winds Up To 130 MPH

By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2017

Category 4 Hurricane Harvey with winds gusting up to 130 miles per hour has officially made landfall in Rockport, Texas on Friday, August 25, 2017, at 8:30 P.M., threatening millions of Texans along the Gulf Coast Region, South Texas, Houston Area, and Louisiana Gulf Coast with catastrophic damages and flooding.

Local, county, state, and federal agencies and authorities have made preparations for this catastrophic Hurricane Harvey and stand ready for any emergency assistance needed by Texans as a result of the storm.

The City of Eagle Pass, Texas, on the United States-Mexico border, has issued a statement welcoming Hurricane Harvey evacuees to the City’s Multi-Purpose Center located at 480 Adams Street in Fort Duncan Park in downtown Eagle Pass as an emergency shelter. The City of Eagle Pass and its local businesses and residents have opened their arms to Hurricane Harvey evacuees seeking shelter from the deadly storm hitting Texas at the moment.