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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.
Jan 20, 2019 · Updated January 20, 2019. Hurricane Harvey was a Category 4 storm that hit Texas on August 25, 2017. It caused $125 billion in damage according to the National Hurricane Center. That’s more than any other natural disaster in U.S. history except Hurricane Katrina.
Overview. Satellite & Radar. Wind. Storm Surge. Rainfall. Rivers. Storm Reports. Photos. Hurricane Harvey is the first hurricane to hit the Texas coast since 2008 when Hurricane Ike came through the Houston area. and the first major (category 3 or better) hurricane to hit Texas since Bret in 1999.
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.
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.
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.
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).
