Peak wind gusts from Harvey hit 130 miles per hour

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1:09 PM

August 26 by Jason Samenow

Peak wind gusts from Harvey hit 130 miles per hour

Though Harvey’s winds lessened as it moved inland, several Texas coastal weather stations clocked gusts over 100 miles per hour Friday night and early Saturday.

The strongest winds were focused just northeast of Corpus Christi, around Rockport. The highest reading of 132 mph was registered at Port Aransas.

Here’s a graphic from Dallas television affiliate WFAA showing some of the peak gusts:

Some of the top recorded wind gusts with #Harvey as it made landfall last night. Some places probably saw higher gusts! #wfaaweather pic.twitter.com/zpPsaequRl
— Pete Delkus (@wfaaweather) August 26, 2017

3:05 PM

August 25 by Terri Rupar

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Visit the Capital Weather Gang for more on the storm.