Hurricane Nicholas made landfall in Texas early on Tuesday, with the anticipated heavy rain, storm surge, and high winds potentially causing widespread and life-threatening flooding to the Gulf Coast of Texas and Louisiana through the middle of the week.
According to the National Hurricane Center (NHC) in Miami, Nicholas strengthened from a tropical storm into a hurricane late on Monday. The Category 1 hurricane hit the eastern part of the Matagorda Peninsula, about 10 miles (17 kilometers) west-southwest of Sargent Beach, at maximum winds of 75 mph (120 kph).
