Galveston Mayor Jim Yarbrough talks about Hurricane Harvey's potential effect on the city Friday, Aug. 25, 2017, during a news conference at city hall. Hurricane Harvey could dump between 15 inches and 30 inches of rain on the Texas Gulf Coast over the next several days.
Galveston Mayor Jim Yarbrough listens to a National Weather Service briefing at city hall in Galveston on Friday, Aug. 25, 2017. Yarbrough and city officials are keeping a close eye on Hurricane Harvey as the first bands of rain made their way onshore. The Texas Gulf Coast could see between 15 inches and 30 inches of rain from Harvey over the next several days.
Galveston Mayor Jim Yarbrough talks about Hurricane Harvey's potential effect on the city Friday, Aug. 25, 2017, during a news conference at city hall. Hurricane Harvey could dump between 15 inches and 30 inches of rain on the Texas Gulf Coast over the next several days.
Galveston Mayor Jim Yarbrough listens to a National Weather Service briefing at city hall in Galveston on Friday, Aug. 25, 2017. Yarbrough and city officials are keeping a close eye on Hurricane Harvey as the first bands of rain made their way onshore. The Texas Gulf Coast could see between 15 inches and 30 inches of rain from Harvey over the next several days.
A makeshift barrier to keep out water blocks a door at Butler's Courtyard in League City as Hurricane Harvey approaches the Texas coast Friday, Aug. 25, 2017.
Wendy Day takes a video of a wind-tossed Galveston Bay along Todville Road in Seabrook as Hurricane Harvey approached the Texas coast Friday, Aug. 25, 2017.
Larkyn Sinju, 9, looks out at Galveston Bay along Todville Road in Seabrook as Hurricane Harvey approaches the Texas coast Friday, Aug. 25, 2017.
Rough seas batter a pier at the Seabrook Sailing Club as Hurricane Harvey approaches the Texas coast Friday, Aug. 25, 2017.
A motorist crosses a bridge on Todville Road in Seabrook as Hurricane Harvey approaches the Texas coast Friday, Aug. 25, 2017.
Katie Harlan and Whitney Hatcher walk through pooling water on Kingston Drive in Texas City on Friday, Aug. 25, 2017.
Utility crews repair power lines Friday, Aug. 25, 2017, on 69th Street at Heards Lane in Galveston as rain bands from Hurricane Harvey pass over the island.
Hurricane Harvey will bring days of flooding, potentially cutting off or delaying access to some areas, Galveston County officials warned Friday.
Harvey was expected to make landfall in the middle-Texas coast Friday evening or early Saturday morning. While Galveston County was expected to be spared hurricane force winds, high tides and constant rain over the next week would cause flooding, weather trackers and city officials said.
John Wayne Ferguson: 409-683-5226; john.ferguson@galvnews.com or on Twitter @johnwferguson.
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