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Hurricane Harvey was a devastating Category 4 hurricane that made landfall on Texas and Louisiana in August 2017, causing catastrophic flooding and more than 100 deaths.
Harvey underwent rapid intensification and quickly became a Category 3 hurricane on Friday at 2 PM (120 mph sustained winds) and then a Category 4 hurricane (130 mph sustained winds) early Friday evening.
Jul 9, 2018 · Hurricane Harvey was a Category 4 storm that made landfall near Rockport, Texas, in August 2017, and caused unprecedented rainfall and flooding. The USGS provides data, maps, news, and publications on the storm's impacts, forecasts, and coastal change.
The hurricane reached category 3 status by midday on 25 August while it approached the middle Texas coast and intensified into a category 4 hurricane by 0000 UTC 26 August. Harvey’s center made landfall on the northern end of San Jose Island about 5 n mi east of Rockport, Texas at 0300 UTC that day.
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Aug 25, 2023 · Hurricane Harvey was a Category 4 hurricane that caused catastrophic flooding in Texas and Louisiana in 2017. Learn about the storm's formation, impact, human toll, economic consequences, meteorological analysis, lessons learned, and ways to support survivors.
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Aug 24, 2017 · UPDATED Aug. 29, 2017. Rainfall. Damage. Shelters. Satellite view. Flooding Extent. History. Evacuation. Tracker. Record Rainfall for Houston and Beaumont. UPDATED Aug. 31. Houston received the...
Aug 25, 2022 · Harvey was a Category 4 hurricane when it made landfall on San Jose Island, Texas, the night of Aug. 25. Some anemometers in the area were disabled before the peak winds hit, especially near the eye wall. However, one-second wind gusts of 145 mph and 140 mph were recorded at the Aransas County Airport, according to NWS Corpus Christi, Texas.
