Hurricane Nicholas makes landfall, pounds coastal Texas, Louisiana with rain
The Peninsula
HOUSTON: Heavy rains fell across the Gulf Coast of Texas and Louisiana on Tuesday as tropical storm Nicholas strengthened into a hurricane before making landfall, bringing the threat of widespread flooding, power outages and storm surges.
Nicholas was some 20 miles (30 km) northeast of Matagorda, Texas as of 1 a.m. central time (2 a.m. eastern), heading northeast with maximum sustained winds of 75 miles per hour (120 kph), the National Hurricane Center said in a bulletin early on Tuesday. It made landfall along the Texas coast, NHC said. U.S. President Joe Biden declared an emergency for Louisiana and ordered federal assistance to supplement local response efforts due to conditions resulting from Nicholas, the White House said.More Related News