Some tropical activity off the coast of southeast Texas. Leaders at the city and state levels are in preparation mode. Devo ramming joins us live now and Devon, what are those preparations look like right now? Well, Ron and Stephanie, here we go again. Right for the third time. This summer, we find ourselves preparing for the threat of severe weather. And leaders from the city to the coast say they're preparing for the worst case scenario ahead of time. Now starting today, leaders along the coast with Galveston Island beach patrol say they'll be out moving equipment off the beach and across the Houston metro area says point energy says they're mobilizing resources by pre staging crews in the event of widespread power outages. Governor Greg Abbott says he's directed the Texas division of emergency management to increase the readiness level of the state Operations Center in anticipation of what he says could be heavy rainfall and flash flooding. Meanwhile, leaders here in the city and along the coast are urging residents to do their part to prepare as well by watching the forecast very closely. Just be super, super aware, hyper aware of what's going on. Remember these are going to be a really dynamic thing that's gonna be developing quickly. Um We don't know the strength of it yet. We don't know, you know, wind speed and we don't know the actual height of the tides in our area. So we don't know how much rain. Now. Houston Mayor John Whitmire released the following statement saying in part, our readiness efforts include prepositioning generators, deploying high water rescue vehicles and ensuring increased staffing levels across essential departments. Meanwhile, Governor Greg Abbott says he plans to release more direction ahead of the storm today and tomorrow as the forecast of the storm becomes more clear live in Houston, Devon ramming Khou 11 news. All right, Devo, thank you. We will check back in with you in about an hour and coming up at 630. We'll also be joined by a spokesperson from Center Point to find out how they're preparing for this potential storm. And now is the time to get your family ready, use your phone to scan the QR code you see on your screen right now and download our Kou 11 hurricane preparedness guide. It includes a checklist for essentials and a map of evacuation routes right now.