Hurricane Harvey (2017)
| Landfall | Aug. 25, 2017 |
|---|---|
| Where | near Rockport, Texas |
| Strength at landfall | Category 4, about 130 mph sustained winds |
Harvey hit the middle Texas coast and then stalled for days, producing the most rain ever recorded from a US tropical system.
What happened
- More than 60 inches of rain fell in southeast Texas.
- Catastrophic flooding hit Houston, Beaumont and Port Arthur.
- Rockport and Port Aransas took the worst of the wind.
- It tied Katrina as the costliest US hurricane on record at the time.
Lessons for the next storm
Storm surge and flooding rain, not just wind, cause most of the damage and deaths in storms like Harvey. Know your evacuation zone before the season, and leave when officials tell you to. See our hurricane prep guide and what the categories really mean.
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