LIVE updates: Nicholas closes in on Texas after becoming hurricane

LIVE updates: Nicholas closes in on Texas after becoming hurricane

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HOUSTON, Texas — Nicholas gathered strength Monday night, with winds of 75 mph, and will now blow ashore in Texas as a hurricane that could bring up to 20 inches of rain to parts of the Gulf Coast.

The storm is likely to strike the same area hit by Hurricane Harvey in 2017 and storm-battered Louisiana.

Although the system is expected to generate only a fraction as much rain as Harvey, nearly all of the state’s coastline was under a tropical storm warning that included potential flash floods and urban flooding.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott says authorities placed rescue teams and resources in the Houston area and along the coast.

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