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Lieutenant General
Potentially catastrophic storm, Hurricane Patricia, about to hit Mexican Coast:
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Two potentially helpful things with the landing is that, 1), the storm is fairly tightly wound, meaning the high winds do not extend as far out from the eye as they otherwise might, and 2), the eye looks to becoming ashore in a relatively unpopulated area between Puerto Vallarta and Acapulco.
But though the storm will weaken quickly in terms of winds, the heavy moisture is going to be extreme in Texas, and then later in the Ohio Valley.
You guys in Houston, San Antonio, Austin, and up towards Dallas...watch this storm and be careful.
Uuugghhh, there's going to be flooding in Houston on Saturday and Sunday.