Hurricane Harvey

2017-08-31 (IPMA)

Catastrophic and life-threatening flooding continues in southeastern Texas, due to unprecedented rainfall totals from tropical cyclone Harvey. Additional rainfall that fell overnight is expected to worsen the flood situation in both southeastern Texas and southwestern Louisiana, according to the latest bulletin from the US National Hurricane Center. A key levee has been breached and dams are overflowing.

Harvey made landfall on the Texas late Friday 25 August as a Category 4 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson wind-scale before weakening to a tropical storm. Sustained winds were near 130 mph (215 km/h) with higher gusts, destroying buildings and infrastructure. It was the strongest hurricane to hit the United States of America since Hurricane Wilma in 2005.

Large parts of southeast Texas saw more than 30-35 inches (762-889 mm) with isolated amounts up to 42 inches (1067 mm) of rain since 24 August. Some additional rainfall of 1-2 inches (25-51mm) is expected in the Houston, Texas area today with heavier amounts occurring over extreme south-eastern Texas and southern Louisiana according to the US National Weather Service.

Many areas remain inaccessible and the casualty toll is expected to rise. Harvey will be one of the costliest natural disasters in US history.  Houston is the fourth largest city in the USA and a major transport, communications and industrial hub.

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  Expected trajectory for Harvey until September 2.

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