President Donald Trump makes a trip to Corpus Christi for a briefing regarding the damage. The tropical storm warnings expand into Louisiana and the Texas National Guard is activated to help with rescue efforts. Still declared as a tropical storm, Harvey’s center produces winds up to 45 mph as it moves into the Gulf of Mexico, causing catastrophic flooding in southeastern Texas. Hurricane Harvey caused catastrophic flooding throughout Texas CGC Image of Hunters Bayou flooding Monday, Aug. 27, Harvey crept toward the Houston area prompting flooding emergencies along the southeastern Texas coasts and adding additional counties to the disaster declaration by the Texas governor. San Patricio reported approximately 25,000 without power.Īfter spreading through Victoria and San Antonio with winds ranging from 45 to 60 mph, Harvey weakens to a tropical storm. By the late morning hours, more than 99,000 residents in Nueces County were without power. Rain hammers the area with 24-hour precipitation topping 16 inches in Victoria and tides of 6.6 feet in Port Lavaca. The hurricane was then downgraded to a category 3. 26, Harvey’s path made a second landfall on Copano Bay’s northeastern shore. 26, 2017Ī few hours later, on Saturday, Aug.

Within the next hour, the eye swept over Aransas Bay with gusts of winds reaching 100 mph. CST, Harvey made landfall between Port Aransas and Port O’Conner on San Jose Island. the eyewall moves onshore with winds ranging from 80 mph to 108 mph with gusts up to 120 mph.īy 10 p.m. Harvey quickly escalated to a Category 4 by 6 p.m. By noon, Harvey gained enough strength to be deemed as a Category 1 hurricane as it produced 80 mph winds.Ī satellite view of Hurricane Harvey on Aug. Gregg Abbott declares a state of disaster for 30 Texas counties.Įarly Thursday morning, several Texas counties institute mandatory evacuations for residents in Nueces County, Port Aransas, Corpus Christi, Mustang Island and North Beach. Later in the evening, Harvey gains strength and is deemed a tropical storm. A storm surge watch is also issued from Port Mansfield to High Island. Harvey, once again, generates into a tropical depression, prompting Hurricane watch warnings spanning from north of Port Mansfield to San Luis. Sparking more power and abundance, Harvey continues to move across the Yucatan Peninsula. Offering some respite, dubbed as a tropical depression, Harvey’s status turns into a tropical wave. Tropical Storm Harvey passes over the Windward Islands, prompting winds up to 40 mph before entering the eastern Caribbean Sea. on Thursday, the tropical storm heads for the Windward Islands. Harvey disappears into the Atlantic Ocean for a few days and then is identified east of the Lesser Antilles as a potential tropical depression. 13, 2017īeginning as just a tropical wave off the west coast of Africa, Harvey first merges with low pressure near the Cabo Verde Islands before heading west over the Atlantic Ocean. Here’s a timeline of Harvey’s progression from Aug. Hurricane Harvey’s landfall took time, but once the tropical storm gained momentum, its disastrous force wreaked havoc quickly. Hurricane Harvey flooding in Houston – CGC

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