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HARVEY ARRIVES
- Updated: September 8, 2017
Deadly storm bypasses the Rio Grande Valley, devastates Texas Gulf Coast
Hurricane Harvey approached the Texas Gulf coast on Thursday, August 24th, prompting school closures throughout the Rio Grande Valley for the following day as residents braced themselves for the storm’s arrival.
Harvey would bypass the Rio Grande Valley and remain in the Gulf as the weekend progressed, first stalling, then gaining strength and finally making landfall close to Rockport, Texas, in Aransas County on Sunday, August 26th as a Category 4 hurricane with wind speeds of 130 mph.
The storm would devastate the Gulf Coast, travelling toward Houston, leaving massive flooding and destruction in its wake.
Local, state and federal agencies quickly rallied providing aid to the victims of this massive storm.
Throughout Texas, more than 300,000 people were left without electricity and billions of dollars of property damage was sustained. At least 38 people were killed, though that number was expected to rise. By August 29, approximately 13,000 people had been rescued across the state while an estimated 30,000 were displaced. The refinery industry capacity was reduced, and oil and gas production was affected in the Gulf of Mexico and inland Texas.
More than 48,700 homes were affected by Harvey throughout the state, including over 1,000 that were completely destroyed and more than 17,000 that sustained major damage; approximately 32,000 sustained minor damage. Nearly 700 businesses were damaged as well.