[45] Rising waters of the Neches River caused the city to lose service from its main pump station, as well as its secondary water source in Hardin County, cutting water supply to the city for an unknown amount of time. Panicked motorists waited in long lines. "Before" imagery appears on the left side of the map divider, and "after" imagery appears on the right. [77] Heavy rainfall in Nashville inundated a number of roads and flooded an apartment complex, resulting in the evacuation of 13 people. [15], Tropical cyclone warnings and watches for the Windward Islands were issued starting at 15:00 UTC on August 17, about six hours before Harvey developed. Because of an anonymous donor willing to match $2 for every $1 raised up to a total of $100,000, Peter Huntsman also agreed to match donations up to $100,000. The city's courthouse was severely damaged when a cargo trailer was hurled into it, coming to a stop halfway through the structure. [123] On September 3, Texas state governor Greg Abbott estimated that damages will be between $150 billion and $180 billion, surpassing the $120 billion that it took to rebuild New Orleans after Katrina. Hurricane Harvey, Tropical Storm Imelda, and Houston Flood Maps Harvey damaged 204,000 homes. The Louisiana National Guard prepared about 500,000 sandbags and emergency boats and high-water-rescue vehicles were placed on standby should flooding occur. [172], Warmer air can hold more water vapor, in accordance with the Clausius–Clapeyron relation, and there has been a global increase of daily rainfall records. [173] The water temperature of the Gulf of Mexico was above average for this time of the year, and likely to be a factor in Harvey's impact. The tornado also damaged fences, a motorcycle, a pickup truck, and toppled three electrical poles. How high will they go? 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[136][137][138] Anarchists (including Antifa) also provided relief. Welcome. According to the local Corps commander, "It's going to be better to release the water through the gates directly into Buffalo Bayou as opposed to letting it go around the end and through additional neighborhoods and ultimately into the bayou." [98] The Dynamo and Major League Soccer also donated a combined $1 million into the hurricane relief fund, while also opening BBVA Compass Stadium to accept donated supplies for processing and distribution. [21], FEMA worked with the Coast Guard, Customs and Border Protection, and Immigration and Customs Enforcement to prepare for the storm and its aftermath. [133], The American Red Cross, Salvation Army, United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR), Gulf Coast Synod Disaster Relief,[134][135] United States Equestrian Federation, Humane Society of the United States, Knights of Columbus, Samaritan's Purse, Catholic Charities USA, AmeriCares, Operation BBQ relief, many celebrities, and many other charitable organizations provided help to the victims of the storm. The resulting floods inundated hundreds of thousands of homes, which displaced more than 30,000 people and prompted more than 17,000 rescues. [110], The Houston Independent School District announced that all students on any of the district's campuses would be eligible for free lunch throughout the 2017–18 school year. Consequently, gas stations through the state were forced to close due to the rush. The Houston Astros pledged $4 million to relief along with all proceeds from their home game raffles. Additionally, four dwellings were deroofed in Commewijne and three others lost their roofs in Wanica; in the latter, the Ministry of Social Affairs building was damaged by falling trees. How is that possible? [40] Many homes, apartment buildings, and businesses sustained major structural damage from the intense winds, and several were completely destroyed. The map will automatically zoom to and place a marker at that location. [56] A police officer drowned while trying to escape rising waters. [107][108] Meanwhile, the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement assigned approximately 150 employees from around the country to assist with disaster relief efforts, while stating that no immigration enforcement operations would be conducted. [31] The refinery industry capacity was reduced, and oil and gas production was affected in the Gulf of Mexico and inland Texas. [29] In Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, nine homes were flooded and four others experienced wind damage. Then it offered $5 million in aid to Harvey victims", A Sea of Health and Environmental Hazards in Houston's Floodwaters, "Hurricane Harvey babies: Some hospitals see spike in births months after the storm", "Hurricane names Harvey, Irma, Maria and Nate being retired", "What makes Houston so vulnerable to serious floods? [60][61], On August 28, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers began controlled water releases from Addicks and Barker Reservoirs in the Buffalo Bayou watershed in an attempt to manage flood levels in the immediate area. Hurricane HARVEY Aerial Imagery Response. Hurricane Harvey’s widespread 8-day rainfall, … [54], During the storm, more than 800 Houston area flights were canceled, including 704 at George Bush Intercontinental Airport and 123 at William P. Hobby Airport. Hurricane Harvey dumped more than 60 inches of rain in southeast Texas and caused historic, catastrophic flooding. The Category 4 hurricane had a diameter of 280 miles with winds of 130 mph during its first ... How Harvey compares to other major hurricanes. [151], Houston officials stated that the Houston drinking water and sewer systems were intact; however, "hundreds of thousands of people across the 38 Texas counties affected by Hurricane Harvey use private wells, according to an estimate by Louisiana State University researchers, and those people must fend for themselves. "Bob" Bowers Civic Center for shelter, but they were evacuated again after the building began to flood. Hurricane Harvey made landfall in in the southern US at the end of August, killing more than 80 people and causing severe flooding, which displaced tens of thousands. Tornadoes touched down in Angier, Clayton, and Smithfield, high wind knocked out power in Fuquay-Varina, Sanford, and Holly Springs, and large hail hit parts of Wake, Harnett, and Johnston counties. It is tied with 2005's Hurricane Katrina as the costliest tropical cyclone on record, inflicting $125 billion (2017 USD) in damage, primarily from catastrophic rainfall-triggered flooding in the Houston metropolitan area and Southeast Texas. In the days following Hurricane Harvey, which caused catastrophic flooding in southeast Texas in late August 2017, an image began circulating online that … [39], Making landfall as a Category 4 hurricane, Harvey inflicted tremendous damage across Aransas County. [155][156] There is a tendency for storms to move very slowly over the region, allowing them to produce tremendous amounts of rain over an extended period, as occurred during Tropical Storm Claudette in 1979, and Tropical Storm Allison in 2001. [150] Venezuela offered $5 million through the state-owned Citgo Petroleum, which operates a refinery in Corpus Christi. [118], Moody's Analytics initially estimated the total economic cost of the storm at $81 billion to $108 billion or more; most of the economic losses are damage to homes and commercial property. [8] Hours later, Harvey made landfall at San José Island, Texas, at peak intensity, followed by another landfall at Holiday Beach at Category 3 intensity. [157] The area is a very flat flood plain at shallow gradient, slowly draining rainwater through an intricate network of channels and bayous to the sea. [105][106] Other states' National Guard's have offered assistance, with several having already been sent. [166] According to officials from the Harris County Flood Control District, Harvey caused the third '500-year' flood in three years. Winds from Harvey ripped the roof off a church. [5] Though it lacked an organized surface low, the remnants of Harvey continued to produce significant convection as it traversed the Caribbean Sea and Yucatán Peninsula. [86], The flooding in Houston from the storm required the traditional Governor's Cup National Football League preseason game between the Dallas Cowboys and the Houston Texans scheduled for August 31 to be moved from NRG Stadium in Houston to AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. [55] Several tornadoes were spawned in the area, one of which damaged or destroyed the roofs of dozens of homes in Sienna Plantation. A 29-year-old woman died after her house collapsed on her. [88] The game was later cancelled to allow the Houston Texans players to return to Houston after the storm. [58] [145], On August 27, 2017, KSL-TV, KSL Newsradio, FM100.3, and 103.5 The Arrow created a fundraiser to help Texas residents impacted by Hurricane Harvey. [36] Yet the Texas Department of Public Safety stated more than 185,000 homes were damaged and 9,000 destroyed. [109], The Cajun Navy, an informal organization of volunteers with boats from Louisiana, deployed to Texas to assist in high-water rescues. [15] Nationwide, 107 people died in storm-related incidents: 103 in Texas, 2 in Arkansas, 1 in Tennessee, and 1 in Kentucky. [25] All of Victoria was left without water and most had no power. [94] The annual Texas Kickoff game that was to feature BYU and LSU to kick off the 2017 college football season was moved to the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana. [12] Just north of Rockport, many structures were also severely damaged in the nearby town of Fulton. Hundreds of thousands of homes were flooded after Harvey dropped 60 inches of rain on southeast Texas, causing $125 billion in damage. [129] Preliminary reporting from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration set a more concrete total at $125 billion, making Harvey the 2nd costliest tropical cyclone on record, behind Hurricane Katrina with 2017 costs of $161 billion (after adjusting for inflation). Some scientists fear this may be becoming a 'new normal'. [40] Wind gusts were observed up to 132 mph (212 km/h) near Port Aransas. The eighth named storm, third hurricane, and first major hurricane of the extremely active 2017 Atlantic hurricane season, Harvey developed from a tropical wave to the east of the Lesser Antilles, reaching tropical storm status on August 17. [174] Within a week of Harvey, Hurricane Irma formed in the eastern Atlantic, due to the similar conditions involving unusually warm seawater. Otherwise, zoom the map by scrolling your mouse wheel or by clicking The roughly 240 projects funded by the bond sound impressive, until one considers that most are microscopic improvements: widening and repairing existing channels, or … [19] When Harvey redeveloped at 15:00 UTC on August 23, the Government of Mexico issued a tropical storm watch in Tamaulipas from Boca De Catan to the mouth of the Rio Grande. At the time the releases started, the reservoirs had been rising at more than 6 inches (150 mm) per hour. [4] Maintaining its brisk westward motion, the system strengthened slightly and became a tropical storm later that day, at which time it was assigned the name Harvey. Numerous boats were damaged or sunk at a marina in town, airplanes and structures were destroyed at the Aransas County Airport, and a Fairfield Inn in the city was severely damaged as well. The occurrence of Hurricane Harvey and the devastating flooding that resulted have inspired discussion and concern regarding our county’s drainage infrastructure, as well as our collective ability to withstand such a severe flooding event. [23] The watches and warnings were adjusted accordingly after Harvey moved inland and began weakening, with the warning discontinued at 15:00 UTC on August 26. The NASA Johnson Space Center was closed to employees and visitors due to the flooding until September 5.   Harvey dumped record levels of rain, causing extreme flooding. [36] A 36-year-old inmate sentenced to death for a 2003 murder was granted a temporary reprieve as a result of Harvey, as his legal team was based in Harris County, an area heavily affected by the hurricane. Hurricane Harvey was the most significant rainfall event in U.S. history, both in scope and peak rainfall amounts, since records began in the 1880s. [10] As Harvey drifted inland, it quickly weakened again as it became extratropical on September 1, before dissipating two days later. [102] On August 29, President Trump, First Lady Melania Trump, and U.S. [121] Reinsurance company Aon Benfield estimated total economic losses at $100 billion, including $30 billion in insured damage, making Harvey the costliest disaster in 2017 by their calculations. [70], Heavy rainfall extended eastward into Louisiana, with the state recording up to 14.88 in (378 mm) of precipitation near the town of Iowa. Personal casualty losses resulting from certain 2017 federally declared disasters, including Hurricane Harvey and Tropical Storm Harvey, may be claimed as a qualified disaster loss. The Federal Department of Education eased financial aid rules and procedures for those affected by Harvey, giving schools the ability to waive paperwork requirements; loan borrowers were given more flexibility in managing their loan payments. [49] Due to the amount of rain accumulated from Harvey, the National Weather Service added 2 new colors to the rain index representing around 50% of the maximum rainfall dropped by Harvey. Click the top of the layer panel to collapse and expand the list. How Houston's layout may have made its flooding worse. [91] In the aftermath, the Houston Astros began to wear patches which had the logo of the team with the word "Strong" on the bottom of the patch, as well as promoting the hashtag Houston Strong, prominently displaying them as the Astros won the 2017 World Series. [143] It caused $125 billion in damage according to the National Hurricane Center. [2], A significant portion of the storm's damages are uninsured losses. The loss of life and property is certain. Deep convection persisted north of the cyclone's center near the Houston metropolitan area along a stationary front, resulting in several days of record-breaking rain. Senators John Cornyn and Ted Cruz toured damage in the Corpus Christi metropolitan area. [75] In Tennessee, more than 19,000 people lost electricity in Memphis. Many energy-related ports and terminals closed, delaying about fourteen crude oil tankers. Specifically, regions to the north and west of the Houston metro have seen 10 millimetres (0.39 in) to 25 millimetres (0.98 in) of subsidence per year. This ranks Harvey as the costliest tropical cyclone on record in the country alongside Hurricane Katrina in 2005. Hurricane Harvey was a devastating Category 4 hurricane that made landfall on Texas and Louisiana in August 2017, causing catastrophic flooding and many deaths. [83] All workers at the facility and residents within 1.5 mi (2.4 km) were evacuated. Subsidence can also occur due to sediment settling. [15], Governor Greg Abbott declared a state of emergency for 30 counties on August 23, while mandatory evacuations were issued for Brazoria, Calhoun, Jackson, Refugio, San Patricio, and Victoria counties, as well as parts of Matagorda County. [163] Further, the volume of oil extraction in the Houston area is too low to cause significant subsidence. The gymnasium of the Rockport-Fulton High School lost multiple walls while the school itself suffered considerable damage. The scope of flooding in areas with low National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) participation lends to the large uncertainty in the damage total. Throughout the state, about 500 people were rescued by August 28, while 269 people went to a shelter in southwest Louisiana, about 200 of whom were rescued from their homes. Two explosions occurred around 2:00 a.m. on August 31; 21 emergency personnel were briefly hospitalized. Quantifying the relative contributions of natural and human-caused factors is an active focus of research. The Eagle Ford Rock Formation (shale oil and gas) in southern Texas reduced production by 300,000 to 500,000 bpd, according to the Texas Railroad Commission. Additionally, a fuel depot in Speightstown was flooded. Several public buildings were also damaged, including the community center, the village council buildings, the nursery, and public schools. [64] [15], Throughout Texas, approximately 336,000 people were left without electricity and tens of thousands required rescue. [128] Economists Michael Hicks and Mark Burton at Ball State University estimated damage in the Houston metropolitan area alone at $198.63 billion. Multiple flash flood emergencies were issued in the Houston area by the National Weather Service beginning the night of August 26. [111] Professional athletic teams, their players, and managers provided large donations to assist victims of the storm. [103] President Trump made a formal request for $5.95 billion in federal funding on August 31 for affected areas, the vast majority of which would go to FEMA. 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[175], The slow movement of Harvey over Texas allowed the storm to drop prolonged heavy rains on the state, as has also happened with earlier storms. [41] Nearly every structure in Port Aransas was damaged, some severely, while significant damage from storm surge also occurred. Harvey approached Houston over sea-surface waters which were significantly above average temperatures. On touchscreen devices, pinch the screen to zoom the map. For reference, Harvey was considered a 500-year flood—and it was Houston’s third in three years. Hundreds of displaced residents went to the Robert A. This viewer aggregates data from a variety of sources, listed in the "Layers" panel on the right. "[152] Additionally, Harris County, which includes Houston, contains a large number of Superfund-designed brownfield sites that contain a wide variety of toxins and carcinogens. [86] Additionally, Harvey's impact coincided with Labor Day Weekend, which sees a traditional increase in gas prices due to the heavy travel for that weekend. Click the checkbox Nearly 700 businesses were damaged as well. [71] An EF2 tornado near Evangeline damaged four homes, one of which was destroyed. [5] The remnants were monitored for regeneration as it continued west-northwestward across the Caribbean and the Yucatán Peninsula, before redeveloping over the Bay of Campeche on August 23. [126], In September 2017, the Insurance Council of Texas estimated the total insured losses from Hurricane Harvey at $19 billion. [73][74] In Alabama, a tornado in the vicinity of Reform damaged two homes and destroyed a barn along State Route 17, while four people were hospitalized for their injuries. Hurricane Harvey was a Category 4 storm that hit Texas on August 25, 2017. More than 50 high schools in the state moved games that had been scheduled for Friday to either Thursday or Saturday. 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