Among the cities at risk of major flooding is Houston, the nation’s fourth-largest, with a population in excess of 2 million. ___ 
 
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 Texas Gov. Greg Abbott says there have been no confirmed deaths linked to Tropical Storm Harvey. After the storm pounded the Texas coast, it crept inland and then stopped moving, as if mired in mud, and its torrential rains are not expected to abate for many days. Shortly after noon, the National Hurricane Center downgraded Harvey to a tropical storm, with sustained winds of 70 mph. (Victoria Walker,Whitney Leaming,Kurt Kuykendall/The Washington Post) 
 
 Hurricane Harvey hit the Texas coast on Aug. 25 with extreme rain and 130 mph winds, and residents are bracing for more bad weather. ABC News' crew on the ground observed homes and buildings with roofs that had collapsed or were blown off; storefronts on Main Street that were shattered; brick structures that had crumbled; and flooded streets with downed power lines and scattered debris, making some roads completely impassable. She says she knows many people who stayed behind because "no one felt like it was going to hit." In the coming days, forecasters expect the storm to meander south and east, and possibly slip back out over the warm gulf waters, allowing it to restrengthen to some extent. Caption The hurricane, which has weakened to a tropical storm, is the first Category 4 storm to hit the United States since Charley in 2004. The National Hurricane Center says Hurricane Harvey's maximum sustained winds have decreased to about 75 mph (120 kph) and that the storm is now centered about 25 miles west of Victoria, Texas. The center says in its 10 a.m. update that the storm is expected to weaken over the next 48 hours and to become a tropical storm by Saturday afternoon. Harvey, the fiercest hurricane to hit the U.S. in more than a decade, made landfall Friday night about 30 miles (48 kilometers) northeast of Corpus Christi as a Category 4 storm with 130 mph (209 kph) winds. “We’ve been devastated,” Rockport Mayor C.J. Wax told The Weather Channel on Saturday that some homes and businesses were heavily damaged or even completely destroyed. Mark Ralston/AFP/Getty Images 
 
 Rockport City Manager Kevin Carruth also confirmed to ABC News that multiple buildings were damaged in the coastal community, including the courthouse and the public high school. 1 of 74 Full Screen Autoplay Close Skip Ad × Hurricane Harvey makes landfall, slams South Texas View Photos Within hours after landfall as a Category 4 storm, Harvey weakened to Category 1, though “catastrophic” floods were still expected. The city of Victoria, about 60 miles (96 kilometers) north of Rockport, had received more than 16 inches of rain by Saturday morning. It has since been downgraded from a Category 4 to a Category 1 hurricane, but the storm is expected to hover in the region for days and to dump as much as 40 inches (1 meter) of rain in places. He urged residents to “be safe” and pledged a thorough federal response. Trump said in a series of tweets Saturday morning that he is closely monitoring the situation from Camp David and that federal officials have been on the ground since before the storm hit. “City, State and Federal Govs. working great together!” 
 
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 Sullivan reported from Houston, Galveston and Victoria. Sims said the firehouse fared well in the storm thus far. Harvey made landfall as a Category 4 hurricane at around 10 p.m. local time Friday over the northern end of San Jose Island between Port Aransas and Port O'Connor. The National Hurricane Center warns of "catastrophic flooding" over the next few days. Emergency personnel in coastal communities like Rockport, just northeast of Corpus Christi, say there's broad damage to buildings. The department had about 25 to 30 pending calls at the time, and firefighters were anxious to help, Sims said, but they weren't able to respond until weather conditions improved and it was safe for them to travel.  A small city nestled on the Texas Gulf Coast has been hit hard by Harvey's wrath of torrential rain and high wind, leaving one dead, and the life-threatening weather has prevented emergency crews from responding to calls for help, officials said. The storm made landfall at 10 p.m. Central Time on Friday with 130 mph winds — the first Category 4 storm to hit the United States since Charley in 2004. The extent of the damage in Rockport became more clear as daylight brightened.
– The first death as a result of Hurricane Harvey has been reported in Rockport, Texas. Rockport Mayor CJ Wax confirmed the fatality Saturday, the Washington Post reports. According to ABC News, the identity of the victim has not been released. An Aransas County judge says 12 to 14 people were injured in the area, the AP reports. Officials expect to find more victims as searches continue. When Hurricane Harvey hit Rockport, a city of about 10,000 people, winds were peaking at 125mph. The wind and rain prevented emergency crews from responding to distress calls. At one point Saturday morning, 22 firefighters were stuck sheltering in a fire station, forced to ignore up to 30 requests for help. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott says it's too early to make any guesses as to the extent of property damage or casualties. But in Rockport, where residents who ignored a mandatory evacuation were advised to write their identities on their arm, buildings were destroyed. Wax described the situation to the Post in an email: “Widespread devastation unknown loss of life.” The area could still face serious flooding, with up to 60 inches of rain by the middle of next week. Meanwhile, some Texas residents remained unimpressed with Harvey's fury. A 56-year-old man in Galveston described his most-pressing concern: "We're running low on Corona."