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  2. Hurricane Harvey - Wikipedia

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    Hurricane Harvey was a devastating tropical cyclone that made landfall on Texas and Louisiana in August 2017, causing catastrophic flooding and more than 100 deaths. It is tied with 2005's Hurricane Katrina as the costliest tropical cyclone on record, [nb 1] inflicting $125 billion (2017 USD) in damage, primarily from catastrophic rainfall-triggered flooding in Greater Houston and Southeast ...

  3. Mandatory evacuations ordered in Texas after heavy rain and ...

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    Houston Mayor John Whitmire said the release of water from Lake Conroe, north of the city, was at levels seen during Hurricane Harvey, a dayslong storm that caused catastrophic flooding in 2017 ...

  4. Why this state is home to ‘Flash Flood Alley' - AOL

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    Many of the state's big cities are familiar with the risk of flooding. Houston has seen regular flooding from heavy thunderstorms as well as major hurricanes such as Hurricane Harvey, which ...

  5. At least 224 people rescued in Texas as rivers flood to ...

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    Hurricane Harvey created a widespread flooding disaster in Houston after dropping 30 to 40 inches of rain across the entire metro in just 48 hours. While this week’s ongoing flooding is notable ...

  6. Floodwaters start receding around Houston area as recovery ...

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    Houston is one of the most flood-prone metro areas in the country. Hurricane Harvey in 2017 dumped historic rainfall that flooded thousands of homes and resulted in more than 60,000 rescues. Most of the city of Houston was not heavily impacted by last week’s rainfall, except for the neighborhood of Kingwood, where some homes and roads flooded.

  7. List of Texas hurricanes (1980–present) - Wikipedia

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    Flooding in Port Arthur from Hurricane Harvey. From 1980 to the present, 81 tropical or subtropical cyclones affected the U.S. state of Texas. According to David Roth of the Weather Prediction Center, a tropical cyclone makes landfall along the coastline about three times every four years. On any 50 mi (80 km) segment of the coastline, a ...

  8. Effects of Hurricane Harvey in Texas - Wikipedia

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    Hurricane Harvey caused major flooding in southern Texas for four days in August 2017. Hurricane Harvey formed on August 17, 2017 east of the Lesser Antilles.Six days later, after degenerating back into a tropical wave and moving through the Caribbean Sea, Harvey reformed and rapidly intensified in the Gulf of Mexico.

  9. Tracking Harvey: Before-and-after images show the ... - AOL

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    Tropical storm Harvey has dumped over 2 feet of rain on Houston, Texas, and 2 more feet are expected. Tracking Harvey: Before-and-after images show the catastrophic flooding in Houston Skip to ...