Hurricane Nicholas has made landfall in Texas, packing 75mph winds and threatening dangerous flooding
Residents along the coast from Port Aransas to Port O'Connor face a life-threatening storm surge of up to 5 feet as Nicholas barrels down, according to the National Hurricane Center.Nicholas came ashore near the eastern part of the Matagorda Peninsula, about 10 miles west-southwest of Sargent Beach, Texas, about 1:30 a.m. ET Tuesday, packing 75 mph winds.Hours after landfall, it was downgraded to a tropical storm with winds of 70 mph.
The Houston Independent School District and Galveston Independent School District announced Monday that schools in the area would be closed Tuesday.While the state prepared for the storm, Abbott said he had been in touch with officials along the Gulf Coast"to make sure that we're working collaboratively, to make sure that at the local level, we will be prepared for whatever the storm may bring.
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