国际英语资讯:Hurricane Harvey strengthens to Category 3 storm as alerts issued
<p><span word="WASHINGTON">WASHINGTON</span>, <span word="Aug">Aug</span>. 25-- <span word="Hurricane">Hurricane</span> <span word="Harvey">Harvey</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="intensified">intensified</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="powerful">powerful</span> <span word="Category">Category</span> 3 <span word="storm">storm</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="maximum">maximum</span> <span word="sustained">sustained</span> <span word="winds">winds</span> <span word="reaching">reaching</span> 120 <span word="mph">mph</span> (193 <span word="kph">kph</span>), <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Hurricane">Hurricane</span> <span word="Center">Center</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="storm">storm</span>, <span word="poised">poised</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="hurricane">hurricane</span> <span word="rated">rated</span> <span word="Category">Category</span> 3 <span word="or">or</span> <span word="higher">higher</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="hit">hit</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="dozen">dozen</span> <span word="years">years</span>, <span word="would">would</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="landfall">landfall</span> <span word="near">near</span> <span word="Corpus">Corpus</span> <span word="Christi">Christi</span>, <span word="Texas">Texas</span> <span word="state">state</span>, <span word="around">around</span> 8 <span word="p">p</span>.<span word="m">m</span>. <span word="or">or</span> 9 <span word="p">p</span>.<span word="m">m</span>. <span word="CDT">CDT</span> (0100-0200 <span word="GMT">GMT</span>), <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="forecasters">forecasters</span>.</p><p><span word="Harvey">Harvey</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="predicted">predicted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="cause">cause</span> <span word="significant">significant</span> <span word="rainfall">rainfall</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="flooding">flooding</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="areas">areas</span> <span word="along">along</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="state">state</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="coastline">coastline</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="Harvey">Harvey</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="dangerous">dangerous</span>, <span word="life">life</span>-<span word="threatening">threatening</span> <span word="storm">storm</span>," <span word="tweeted">tweeted</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Weather">Weather</span> <span word="Service">Service</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span> <span word="afternoon">afternoon</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Millions">Millions</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Corpus">Corpus</span> <span word="Christi">Christi</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Houston">Houston</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="feet">feet</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="rain">rain</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="done">done</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="southern">southern</span> <span word="Louisiana">Louisiana</span> <span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="foot">foot</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="rain">rain</span>," <span word="the">the</span> <span word="agency">agency</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="It">It</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="warned">warned</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="residents">residents</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="north">north</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="northeast">northeast</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Harvey">Harvey</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="eye">eye</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="experience">experience</span> <span word="tornadoes">tornadoes</span>.</p><p><span word="White">White</span> <span word="House">House</span> <span word="Press">Press</span> <span word="Secretary">Secretary</span> <span word="Sarah">Sarah</span> <span word="Huckabee">Huckabee</span> <span word="Sanders">Sanders</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Donald">Donald</span> <span word="Trump">Trump</span> <span word="plans">plans</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="visit">visit</span> <span word="Texas">Texas</span> <span word="sometime">sometime</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="week">week</span>.</p><p><span word="Trump">Trump</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="reporters">reporters</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="leaving">leaving</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="White">White</span> <span word="House">House</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Camp">Camp</span> <span word="David">David</span> <span word="that">that</span> "<span word="They">They</span>'<span word="re">re</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="safe">safe</span>. <span word="Good">Good</span> <span word="luck">luck</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="everybody">everybody</span>."</p><p><span word="Vice">Vice</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Mike">Mike</span> <span word="Pence">Pence</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="stay">stay</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="capital">capital</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="monitor">monitor</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="storm">storm</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="coordinating">coordinating</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="president">president</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="spokesman">spokesman</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p>"<span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="serious">serious</span> <span word="storm">storm</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="you">you</span>'<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="seen">seen</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="reporting">reporting</span>," <span word="Tom">Tom</span> <span word="Bossert">Bossert</span>, <span word="Trump">Trump</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="homeland">homeland</span> <span word="security">security</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="counterterrorism">counterterrorism</span> <span word="adviser">adviser</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="White">White</span> <span word="House">House</span> <span word="briefing">briefing</span>.</p>
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