Hurricane Harvey: Harvey Churns Back Off Shore, Second Landfall Expected On Tuesday

HOUSTON, TX — The remnants of Hurricane Harvey has begun its slow trek back into the Gulf of Mexico where it is expected to gain more strength, before coming back ashore sometime in the next several days.

The storm is expected to move back into the Gulf of Mexico at Matagorda Bay, and move easterly toward Beaumont and the Louisiana border, and should move back ashore late Tuesday, officials said Monday.

Officials said Monday that Houston is in a lull right now, with heavy rain occurring east of the Houston area. (Want to get daily updates about Hurricane Harvey and other events going on in your area? Sign up for the free Houston Patch morning newsletter.)

But as much as 15-25 more inches of rain is expected in Houston and the surrounding area through late Tuesday.

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As many as 82,000 people in the Houston area and 300,000 statewide are still without electricity, and more power outages likely to occur when the rain and resumes.

Shelters have opened throughout the city with many of those at area schools, which are closed until the storm passes.

Even though the rain has stopped for now, flooding is still occurring in Houston some area homes, due to the release of water from Addicks Reservoir and Barker Reservoir in west Houston.

Late Sunday, officials in Conroe began evacuations downstream of Lake Conroe, as they release water fro the swollen dam

Harris County officials evacuated some areas along Buffalo Bayou on Sunday in preparation for the release of water , which was needed to release overflow of the dams in preparation for the potential for more rain when Harvey makes its second landfall.

Officials with the Federal Emergency Management Agency are meeting with Gov. Greg Abbott to discuss emergency relief, and President Donald Trump is expected in Texas to survey the devastation on Tuesday.

Cutline: People push a stalled pickup to through a flooded street in Houston, after Tropical Storm Harvey dumped heavy rains Sunday, Aug. 27, 2017. The remnants of Hurricane Harvey sent devastating floods pouring into Houston Sunday as rising water chased thousands of people to rooftops or higher ground.

Image: (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

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