Hurricane Harvey

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2 Big Factors Made Harvey So Potent
2 Big Factors Made
Harvey So Potent
Aug 28, 2017 9:19 AM CDT

2 Big Factors Made Harvey So Potent

Unusually warm water in the Gulf and no wind to push the storm away

(Newser) - Meteorologists seem to be running out of adjectives to describe the devastation of Harvey , with phrases such as "beyond anything experienced" and "1-in-1,000 year event" being thrown around. But why is Harvey so bad? The New York Times explains that it involves an unusual combination of factors,...

Storm Could Pinch US Gas Supplies
Slow-Moving Harvey
Is 'Virtually Stalled'
THE RUNDOWN
Aug 28, 2017 6:34 AM CDT

Slow-Moving Harvey Is 'Virtually Stalled'

Harvey could pinch US gas supplies

(Newser) - The tropical storm formerly known as Hurricane Harvey is continuing to cause massive flooding in Texas , and analysts say the state's oil and gas industry has been hit very hard. Almost a third of US refining capacity is in the affected coastal areas, and experts say closures due to...

Nursing Home Residents Rescued After Photo Goes Viral

Image shows seniors sitting in waist-deep water in Dickinson, Texas

(Newser) - One of the most widely circulated images to come out of the Texas flooding on Sunday showed several elderly residents of a nursing home sitting in waist-deep water. "Need help asap emergency services please RETWEET," tweeted Timothy McIntosh. That's exactly what people did, and Galveston County Daily ...

Trump to Travel to Texas Tuesday in Wake of Harvey
Here's the Latest on
Harvey's Toll on Texas
the rundown
Aug 27, 2017 5:48 PM CDT

Here's the Latest on Harvey's Toll on Texas

Trump visits Tuesday; massive flooding to continue for days

(Newser) - President Trump plans to go to Texas on Tuesday to view the devastation caused by Harvey, reports the Hill . Trump had tweeted Sunday morning that he wanted to make the trip as a show of support as soon as possible without "causing disruption." Also on Sunday, Trump held...

Water 'Swallowing Us Up': See Images From Houston

Rescuers are getting overwhelmed with calls for help

(Newser) - Harvey may be a tropical storm instead of a hurricane, but the devastation it is unleashing on Houston in the form of heavy rain and flooding is nonetheless severe. "Catastrophic and life-threatening flooding," says the National Weather Service of southeast Texas. "Worse than the worst-case scenario for...

Dog Carrying Bag of Food Is Hurricane Harvey Champ

Otis is safe

(Newser) - Otis the dog is providing a little levity to the disaster unfolding in Texas as a result of Hurricane Harvey. The reason? He was spotted wandering around the small city of Sinton carrying a bag of dog food in his mouth. Tiele Dockens snapped the image and posted it online...

As Waters Rise, Texans Told to Get on the Roof

Trump announces he'll head to Texas 'as soon as that trip can be made'

(Newser) - As "catastrophic" flooding batters Texas in the wake of Hurricane Harvey, President Trump says he will be traveling to Texas "as soon as that trip can be made without causing disruption" in the wake of Hurricane Harvey, reports the AP . Trump tweeted that the "focus must be...

Slow-Moving Harvey Causing 'Catastrophic' Flooding

At least 3 confirmed fatalities as storm continues to dump rain on Texas

(Newser) - Harvey spun deeper into Texas and unloaded extraordinary amounts of rain Saturday after the once-fearsome hurricane crashed into vulnerable homes and businesses along the coastline in a blow that killed at least three people in Houston after woman and child were found drowned in a submerged vehicle, reports the Houston ...

1st Hurricane Harvey Fatality Confirmed

The death was reported in the city of Rockport

(Newser) - The first death as a result of Hurricane Harvey has been reported in Rockport, Texas. Rockport Mayor CJ Wax confirmed the fatality Saturday, the Washington Post reports. According to ABC News , the identity of the victim has not been released. An Aransas County judge says 12 to 14 people were...

Harvey Wrecks Buildings, Cuts Power, Strands Cruise Ships

And 'catastrophic' flooding could be on the way

(Newser) - The immediate effects of Hurricane Harvey on Texas are starting to show. The AP reports nearly 300,000 people lost power as some areas of the state received nearly 20 inches of rain. Some communities near the coast where Harvey made landfall Friday night are reporting damaged or destroyed homes,...

As Harvey Hits Texas, New Orleans Also Worried

City could get flooding when rains arrive on Sunday

(Newser) - Texas isn't the only state worried about Hurricane Harvey. Louisiana also is expected to get doused, and New Orleans in particular is bracing for flooding. The city could get 10 inches of rain starting Sunday, reports CNN . Complicating things is that New Orleans is still repairing its drainage system...

Harvey Lashing Texas as Category 2 Storm

It made landfall near Corpus Christi

(Newser) - Hurricane Harvey settled over southeast Texas early Saturday, lashing the state's Gulf Coast with damaging winds and dumping torrents of rain over hundreds of miles of coastline that braced for what forecasters predicted would be life-threatening storm surges—basically walls of water moving inland. The fiercest hurricane to hit...

Hurricane Harvey Now a Category 4
Hurricane Harvey
Just Got Scarier
Aug 25, 2017 6:23 PM CDT

Hurricane Harvey Just Got Scarier

It's been upped to a Category 4

(Newser) - The National Hurricane Center says Hurricane Harvey has strengthened to a Category 4 storm. The center says Harvey has sustained wind speeds of 130mph as the powerful storm churns off the Texas coast. Forecasters are labeling it a "life-threatening storm." The AP reports the storm quickly grew Thursday...

Harvey Could Be the Storm to &#39;Kill America&#39;s Economy&#39;
Harvey Could Be the Storm
to 'Kill America's Economy'
The Rundown
Aug 25, 2017 1:48 PM CDT

Harvey Could Be the Storm to 'Kill America's Economy'

Texas has missed its opportunity to prepare for the perfect storm

(Newser) - "It is not if, but when Houston’s perfect storm will hit," ProPublica states in a massive report about Texas' hurricane preparedness—or lack thereof—published back in 2016. ProPublica warned of thousands dead, the loss of industries and shipping, and hundreds of thousands of homes and businesses...

Free in Texas: Airbnb Lodgings for Hurricane Evacuees

Service will link those with available inland lodging with those in Harvey's coastal path

(Newser) - As Texas hunkers down in anticipation of Hurricane Harvey , Airbnb has launched an initiative that will help people forced to evacuate the coastal areas link up with people with available housing in and near Dallas, San Antonio, and Austin, the Houston Chronicle reports. The lodging rental company's disaster response...

Monster Hurricane Could Bring 'Flooding Disaster' to Texas

Harvey could be strongest to hit US in 12 years

(Newser) - Texas is bracing for the arrival of Hurricane Harvey , a storm that meteorologists say could turn into a slow-moving "monster" that batters the state for several days. Harvey is expected to make landfall as a Category 3 hurricane late Friday or early Saturday, and AccuWeather meteorologist Alex Sosnowski says...

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