Hurricane Harvey
2017 Houston catastrophe
Hurricane Harvey was a devastating Category 4 hurricane that struck the Texas Gulf Coast in August 2017.
The storm stalled over the Houston metropolitan area for several days, dropping unprecedented rainfall—over 60 inches in some locations—and causing catastrophic flooding.
Harvey became one of the costliest natural disasters in U.S. history, with damages exceeding $125 billion.
Hurricane Harvey displaced tens of thousands of residents from their homes.
- HoustonTexas's largest city
- TexasSecond-largest American state
- floodingOverwhelming water accumulation
- flash floodRapid overflow from storms
- high waterMaximum tidal level
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