 The storm is a large, large tropical system, so that's why it'll take those full 12 hours to pass through our entire county. It is simply not safe to be outside. In most extreme cases, parts of Texas could see more than a foot of rain and winds approaching 100 miles an hour, plus dangerous storm surge and flash flooding. Along the Texas coast, many residents and business owners took the tropical storm precautions, but also expressed uncertainty about the storm's intensity.