Tropical Storm Harold made landfall on Padre Island in South Texas late Tuesday morning, and as the storm makes its way inland and weakens, it’s continuing to produce torrential rain, strong winds, and large waves that are battering the coast and increasing the risks of flash flooding and coastal flooding, writes New York Post.

Wind gusts so far have included a gust of 62 mph at Corpus Christi International Airport and a 63 mph wind gust at Corpus Christi Naval Air Station – both solidly within tropical-storm criteria.

Preparations were made across the region as Tropical Storm Harold spun across the western Gulf of Mexico on a path toward the Lone Star State.

Schools in Santa Gertrudis, Texas, were closed ahead of Harold’s arrival. And out of an abundance of caution, all Texas A&M University-Kingsville locations, including the Citrus Center in Weslaco suspended normal operations at 8 a.m. CDT on Tuesday.

In addition to schools, roads across the region were also closed due to flooding.