Monster Hurricane Harvey, no friend to Texas.

Rattling buildings and windows, uprooting trees, flooding streets flipping cars and destroying power poles, Hurricane Harvey attacked the fourth largest city (Houston) in the United States with sustained wind speeds of up to 130 MPH and 160 MPH gusts.

Residents of Houston, Galveston and Corpus Christi (and other coastal towns in Texas

) were ordered by their respective Mayors to evacuate before Harvey became a menace to their safety and well-being.

Folk who refused to leave were told to write their name and social security number on their fore arm, in case their situation turned into a recovery status for first responders.

Texan Governor Greg Abbot deployed more than a thousand National guards and asked President Trump to declare a state of emergency for the state. The President who plans to visit Texas next week said he would take the request under consideration.

The last category four storm to hit Texas was Carla in 1961.

Hurricane experts are predicting that rainfall from Harvey could reach 40 inches in some areas, because of the lingering effects of the storm.

Harvey is traveling at about 7 MPH, and as he lumbers across concrete structures, he claps his hands snaps his lips and laps at everything in his path.

Because of the rapid deterioration of Harvey, as it made landfall, weather experts are now saying residents should prepare themselves for heaving flooding.

As of 10:00 a.m. this morning most television reporters were still searching for downed trees and power poles to use as a back for their reporting.

Texans are not yet out of the path of danger because of tornadoes that are traveling with Harvey.

Staff Writer: Clinton Franklin