HOUSTON, Aug. 25 (Xinhua) -- Hurricane Harvey continues to intensify and is expected to become a major storm Friday night as it moves toward the Texas Coast.
According to the National Weather Service, the Houston region could begin seeing the worst of the storm starting Friday night.
Hurricane Harvey is expected to make landfall in the middle Texas coast late Friday night.
Texas Governor Greg Abbott Friday told a press conference in Austin that President Donald Trump promised to offer federal resources to Texas ahead of Hurricane Harvey's arrival.
The federal support would be available to help the state assist in preparation, rescue and recovery efforts.
The storm system has prompted officials to issue voluntary and mandatory evacuations of some coastal areas, school districts to postpone a return to classes and local governments to brace for life-threatening floods that could last through Monday.
At the behest of Abbott, more than 700 members of the Texas Army and Air National Guards, Texas State Guard and the Texas Military Department have been activated and are positioning themselves throughout the state.
