Hurricane Harvey made landfall near Rockport, Texas on August 25, 2017 as a Category 4 hurricane, then stalled over Southeast Texas for four days, producing catastrophic flooding across the Houston metropolitan area.
Harvey developed in the Gulf of Mexico, made landfall near Rockport, Texas as a Category 4, then stalled over Southeast Texas for four days before eventually moving northeast into Louisiana.
Harvey caused $148 billion in damage and killed 107 people, primarily from flooding. The Houston area received more than 40 inches of rain in many locations, with a peak of 60.58 inches — the highest rainfall total ever recorded from a U.S. tropical cyclone. An estimated 300,000 structures were flooded.
Harvey demonstrated that rainfall and inland flooding — not storm surge or wind — can be the primary killer in a major hurricane. The storm exposed the vulnerability of the Houston area's development patterns and stormwater infrastructure to extreme rainfall events.
Hurricane Harvey reached a peak intensity of Category 4 with maximum sustained winds of 130 mph and a minimum central pressure of 937 mb. It made landfall as a Category 4.
Hurricane Harvey made landfall at Rockport, Texas on August 25, 2017.
Hurricane Harvey caused $148 billion in damage and resulted in 107 deaths. Harvey caused $148 billion in damage and killed 107 people, primarily from flooding. The Houston area received more than 40 inches of rain in many locations, with a peak of 60.58 inches — the highest rainfall total ever recorded from a U.S. tropical cyclone. An estimated 300,000 structures were flooded.
Yes. Hurricane Harvey was so destructive that the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) retired its name. It will never be used again for an Atlantic hurricane.