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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. 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.

  4. 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, and on any 50 mi (80 km) segment of the coastline a hurricane makes landfall about once every six years.

  5. These are the biggest health risks Texans face in the ... - AOL

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    The widespread flooding from Harvey is estimated to have displaced more than one million people from their homes, with certain areas of Texas getting hit by as much as 51.8 inches of water.

  6. 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 ...

  7. 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 ...

  8. Addicks Reservoir - Wikipedia

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    The Addicks Reservoir and Addicks Dam in conjunction with the Barker Reservoir prevent downstream flooding of Buffalo Bayou in the city of Houston, Texas. Both reservoirs were authorized under the Rivers and Harbors Act of June 20, 1938, which was modified by the Flood Control Acts of 1938, 1954, and 1965.

  9. A week after Harvey, cities deluged and 1 million displaced - AOL

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    Harvey has displaced over a million people, with 44 feared dead from flooding that paralyzed Houston and knocked out the drinking water supply in Beaumont. A week after Harvey, cities deluged and ...

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