Donald Trump encourages public to prepare for Category 3 storm Hurricane Harvey

Latest:>US President Donald Trump is encouraging the public to prepare for Hurricane Harvey before it makes landfall in Texas.

Update - 9.13pm:US President Donald Trump is encouraging the public to prepare for Hurricane Harvey before it makes landfall in Texas.

The president took to Twitter to encourage "everyone in the path of #HurricaneHarvey to heed the advice & orders of their local and state officials".