As the threat of severe weather from Hurricane Harvey is imminent, emergency officials are taking steps to prepare for the worst.

Hays County’s Office of Emergency Management, along with local emergency districts, are organizing efforts in the event of severe weather this weekend.

According to multiple weather forecasts, Hurricane Harvey is currently a Category 1 storm; it is expected to make landfall along the Texas coast as a Category 3 storm Friday night.

In Central Texas, meteorologists a...