https://www.theregister.co.uk/2017/08/25/hurricane_harvey/ >As Hurricane Harvey bears down on the Texas coast, American satellites have provided vital monitoring data to give Texans the best information about the incoming terror tempest. >The space agency has three orbital platforms providing data on the mega-storms, which has now been upgraded to a category-three hurricane, meaning wind speeds are topping 111 miles per hour. Up to 35 inches of rain are expected over the middle and upper Texas coast, and sea waves crashing onto land could top 12 feet in height.