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Aug 22, 2022 · Harvey inundated the Houston area, setting record rainfall levels. Within three weeks, two more record-setting storms, Hurricane Irma and Hurricane Maria, would rumble across the U.S. Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, Florida, Georgia, Alabama, Tennessee and the Carolinas.
Jun 6, 2018 · Over a 50,000 square-mile area, Harvey dropped more than 16.6 trillion gallons.
Jul 9, 2018 · Nineteen inundation maps and detailed flood information from Hurricane Harvey are now available from the U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
Not only was Harvey forecast to become a hurricane by Thursday evening, but it was expected to strengthen and make landfall as a major hurricane (Category 3 or higher) on Friday (see forecast). Worse yet, once the storm moved inland, it was forecast to eventually stall and meander over South or Southeast Texas for days.
Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale) before making landfall along the middle Texas c oast. The storm then stalled, with its center over or near the Teas coast for x four days, dropping historic amounts of rainfall of more than 60 inches over southeastern Texas. These rains caused catastrophic flooding, and Harvey is the second-most costly hurricane in ...
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Oct 17, 2023 · Hurricane Harvey caused extensive damage ($155 billion ), making it one of the costliest natural disasters in U.S. history. Harvey’s most significant impact was its widespread and prolonged flooding. Extensive flooding displaced thousands of people from their homes and damaged homes, businesses, and infrastructure.
After becoming a hurricane on August 24, Harvey continued to quickly strengthen over the next day, ultimately reaching peak intensity as a Category 4 hurricane. Around 03:00 UTC on August 26, the hurricane made landfall at peak intensity on San Jose Island , just east of Rockport , with winds of 130 mph (210 km/h) and an atmospheric pressure of ...
