Could Thermal & Pressure Gradients Have Been Utilized to Calculate the Rain Bands Hammering Houston by Harvey?

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The counterclockwise circulation of storm bands around the tropical low of Harvey is hitting Houston from the south, straight off the Gulf, then turning west to unite into Harvey’s low pressure area, so could the track of the bands over Houston have been predicted by historical modeling compared to the thermal and pressure gradients of this storm’s extent?