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Aug 25, 2023 · Short Summary. Hurricane Harvey caused unprecedented destruction in Texas and Louisiana, resulting in 103 lives lost and an estimated $125 billion of damage. The aftermath has highlighted the need for better disaster preparedness by investing in resilience, community preparedness and planning for extreme flooding.
Jul 9, 2018 · Hurricane Harvey. The U.S. Geological Survey has deployed storm-tide sensors, forecast what coastal change to expect, and is ready to measure the extent of flooding likely to result from this powerful storm, Hurricane Harvey.
Harvey started as a typical weak August tropical storm that affected the Lesser Antilles and dissipated over the central Caribbean Sea. However, after re-forming over the Bay of Campeche, Harvey rapidly intensified into a category 4 hurricane (on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale) before making landfall along the middle Texas coast.
Hurricane Harvey, the strongest storm to make landfall in the United States in more than a decade, drenched the Houston area in August 2017. The city received more than 16 inches (over 400 mm) of rain in a 24-hour period, and catastrophic flooding claimed several… Read More. United States.
Aug 28, 2017 · Aug. 28, 2017. 阅读简体中文版 閱讀繁體中文版. Overwhelmed by the news since Harvey made landfall? Here is an overview of coverage by The New York Times, which sent nearly two dozen journalists to Texas. A...
Harvey struck the Texas coast as a major hurricane near Rockport, Texas on the night of the 25 th, becoming the strongest hurricane to strike the United States since Charley in 2004. Harvey weakened as it moved north-northwest toward central Texas. Regaining tropical storm status on the 26 th, Harvey slowed significantly east of San Antonio ...
Harvey is a category 4 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale. Weakening is forecast during the next 48 hours while the center of Harvey is over southeastern Texas. Hurricane-force winds extend outward up to 40 miles (65 km) from the center and tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 140 miles (220 km).
