Hurricane Harvey weakens to Category 1 storm; low pressure system brings rain to Central Fla.

Harvey to linger on Texas coast for few days

ORLANDO, Fla. – Tropical activity is still being monitored Saturday as Hurricane Harvey made landfall in Texas overnight.

Harvey was a Category 4 storm when it made landfall late Friday, but has since weakened to a Category 1. Although the storm has weakened, it is still very organized, which means it is extremely dangerous and brings damaging winds and devastating floods. Wind speeds are strong at 90 mph and are barely moving at 6 mph. The storm will linger on the Texas coast for the next few days, with rain totals forecast to be as high as 30 inches and storm surge as high as 12 feet.

"There is also a low pressure system over Central Florida, which is our rainmaker this weekend," News 6 meteorologist Madeline Evans said. "The system has a 50 percent chance of tropical development within the next five days. Models show it staying away from the U.S. if it develops."

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The low pressure system parked over Central Florida will bring heavy bands of rain off and on Saturday throughout the day.

Because of all the rain and clouds, temperatures will only reach the high 80s, barely breaking the 90s. Orlando will reach a high of 90 degrees and has a 70 percent coverage of rain.

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"It is not a complete washout of a day, as we start off dry and mostly cloudy," Evans said.

Scattered showers will move into Seminole County and parts of Volusia County by 3 p.m. The heaviest of the rain will move into Orange and Osceola counties by 8 p.m. There is also a chance for some thunderstorms. Lingering showers will continue mainly for northern counties until 11 p.m.

Temperatures will reach a low of 75 degrees Saturday night, with some lingering showers.


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