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Tropical Storm — Bexar, TX

Aug 26, 2017

Hurricane Harvey moved onshore as a Category 4 hurricane over San Jose Island east of Rockport during the late evening of August 25th. Harvey moved inland entering southern DeWitt County during the morning of August 26th as a Category 1 hurricane. It continued to weaken as it moved farther inland eventually reaching south central Gonzales County as a tropical storm during the late evening of August 26th. The center of the storm made a loop through Gonzales, Karnes, and DeWitt Counties before ex

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 720275). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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