Hurricane Harvey Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! ===Texas=== {{main|Effects of Hurricane Harvey in Texas}} [[File:Support during Hurricane Harvey (TX) (50).jpg|thumb|left|Flooding in [[Port Arthur, Texas]], on August 31.]] 22 weak tornadoes touched down throughout the state. An EF1 tornado near [[Fresno, Texas|Fresno]] caused some minor injuries. Throughout Texas, approximately 336,000 people were left without electricity and tens of thousands required rescue. Throughout the state, 103 people died in storm-related incidents: 68 from its direct effects, including flooding, and 35 from indirect effects in the hurricane's aftermath.<ref name="TCR"/> By August 29, 2017 approximately 13,000 people had been rescued across the state while an estimated 30,000 were displaced.<ref name="WP_Aug29"/> The [[Economy of Houston#Petrochemicals|refinery industry]] capacity was reduced, and oil and gas production was affected in the Gulf of Mexico and inland Texas<!-- [[Eagle Ford]] -->.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-storm-harvey-energy-idUSKCN1B70YQ|title=Harvey throws a wrench into U.S. energy engine|first1=Ernest|last1=Scheyder|first2=Erwin|last2=Seba|date=August 28, 2017|work=[[Reuters]]|location=Canary Wharf, London|access-date=August 28, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170828022333/http://www.reuters.com/article/us-storm-harvey-energy-idUSKCN1B70YQ|archive-date=August 28, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/local/california/la-me-nasa-jet-epa-hurricane-harvey-20190305-story.html|title=Post-Hurricane Harvey, NASA tried to fly a pollution-spotting plane over Houston. The EPA said no|last2=Sahagún|first2=Louis|last1=Rust|first1=Susanne|date=March 5, 2019|newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]]|access-date=6 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190306063842/https://www.latimes.com/local/california/la-me-nasa-jet-epa-hurricane-harvey-20190305-story.html|archive-date=March 6, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> On Monday, the closure of oil refineries ahead of Hurricane Harvey created a fuel shortage. Panicked motorists waited in long lines. Consequently, gas stations through the state were forced to close due to the rush.<ref>{{cite news|title=Harvey's toll on refineries sparks widespread gasoline shortages, price hikes|url=http://www.chron.com/business/energy/article/Gasoline-shortages-in-Houston-and-beyond-are-12164762.php|work=[[Houston Chronicle]]|location=[[Houston]]|date=August 31, 2017|access-date=September 1, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170901000953/http://www.chron.com/business/energy/article/Gasoline-shortages-in-Houston-and-beyond-are-12164762.php|archive-date=September 1, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> More than 20 percent of refining capacity was affected.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://oil-price.net/en/articles/hurricanes-impact-oil-prices.php|title=Impact of Hurricanes on oil prices|website=oil-price.net|date=September 18, 2017|access-date=September 18, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170919005519/http://oil-price.net/en/articles/hurricanes-impact-oil-prices.php|archive-date=September 19, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> [[File:Louisiana National Guard (36120766523).jpg|thumb|Coast Guard rescue swimmer is about to load up for rescue operations]] 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.<ref name="AP">{{cite news|title=The Latest: Death toll 31 as 6 more fatalities confirmed|url=https://apnews.com/44af0775d467489f97ab0cdc5baad737/The-Latest:-Death-toll-31-as-6-more-fatalities-confirmed|work=[[Associated Press]]|location=New York City|date=August 31, 2017|access-date=August 31, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170831173522/https://apnews.com/44af0775d467489f97ab0cdc5baad737/The-Latest:-Death-toll-31-as-6-more-fatalities-confirmed|archive-date=August 31, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> Yet the [[Texas Department of Public Safety]] stated more than 185,000 homes were damaged and 9,000 destroyed.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/sep/01/hurricane-harvey-death-toll-rises-houston-residents-return|title=Houston residents begin 'massive' cleanup as Harvey death toll hits 45|work=[[The Guardian]]|location=London|date=September 1, 2017|access-date=September 1, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170901200210/https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/sep/01/hurricane-harvey-death-toll-rises-houston-residents-return|archive-date=September 1, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> The hurricane also caused many people to believe that in the wild, only 10 individuals of [[Attwater's prairie chicken]] remained at most<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.audubon.org/news/how-hurricane-harvey-affected-birds-and-their-habitats-texas|title=How Hurricane Harvey Affected Birds and Their Habitats in Texas|author=Asher Elbein|publisher=[[National Audubon Society]]|date=September 25, 2017|access-date=May 7, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190707153252/https://www.audubon.org/news/how-hurricane-harvey-affected-birds-and-their-habitats-texas|archive-date=July 7, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> until Spring 2018, when it was discovered that there were about a dozen wild individuals left.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.fortbendstar.com/attwaters-prairie-chickens-dealt-critical-blow-by-hurricane-harvey/|title=Attwater's prairie chickens dealt critical blow by Hurricane Harvey|author=Joe Southern|work=[[Ford Bend Star]]|date=April 3, 2018|access-date=February 5, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180615111045/http://www.fortbendstar.com/attwaters-prairie-chickens-dealt-critical-blow-by-hurricane-harvey/|archive-date=June 15, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> ====Landfall area==== [[File:Coast Guard responds after Hurricane Harvey (546085).webm|thumb|Coast Guard video during an overflight from [[Port Aransas]] to [[Port O'Connor]], Texas, Aug. 26, 2017]] Making landfall as a Category 4 hurricane, Harvey inflicted tremendous damage across [[Aransas County, Texas|Aransas County]].<ref name="TWC_Landfall"/> Wind gusts were observed up to {{convert|132|mph|km/h|abbr=on}} near [[Port Aransas, Texas|Port Aransas]].<ref name="WPC14">{{cite report|url=http://www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/winter_storm_summaries/storm19/stormsum_14.html|title=Storm Summary Number 14 for Tropical Storm Harvey Rainfall and Wind|first=Jennifer Elyse|last=Tate|work=[[Weather Prediction Center]]|publisher=United States Government|location=College Park, Maryland|date=August 29, 2017|access-date=August 29, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170829204939/http://www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/winter_storm_summaries/storm19/stormsum_14.html|archive-date=August 29, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> Nearly every structure in Port Aransas was damaged, some severely, while significant damage from storm surge also occurred.<ref name="TWC_Landfall"/> In [[Rockport, Texas|Rockport]], entire blocks were destroyed by the hurricane's violent eyewall winds. The city's courthouse was severely damaged when a [[cargo trailer]] was hurled into it, coming to a stop halfway through the structure. The gymnasium of the [[Rockport-Fulton High School]] lost multiple walls while the school itself suffered considerable damage.<ref name="TWC_Landfall">{{cite news|url=https://weather.com/storms/hurricane/news/hurricane-harvey-corpus-christi-impacts|last=Breslin|first=Sean|date=August 26, 2017|title=Hurricane Harvey Damages Buildings in Rockport; At Least 10 Injured|work=[[The Weather Channel]]|access-date=June 27, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190627173749/https://weather.com/storms/hurricane/news/hurricane-harvey-corpus-christi-impacts|archive-date=June 27, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> Many homes, apartment buildings, and businesses sustained major structural damage from the intense winds, and several were completely destroyed. Numerous boats were damaged or sunk at a marina in town, airplanes and structures were destroyed at the Aransas County Airport, and a [[Fairfield Inn by Marriott|Fairfield Inn]] in the city was severely damaged as well.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://weather.com/storms/hurricane/news/hurricane-harvey-corpus-christi-impacts|title=Hurricane Harvey Update: More Than 100 Evacuated from Damaged Rockport Hotel: Tens of Thousands Without Power|first1=Sean|last1=Breslin|first2=Pam|last2=Wright|work=[[The Weather Channel]]|location=Atlanta|date=August 26, 2017|access-date=August 26, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170826011846/https://weather.com/storms/hurricane/news/hurricane-harvey-corpus-christi-impacts|archive-date=August 26, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> About 20 percent of Rockport's population was displaced, and they were still unable to return to their homes a year after the hurricane.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.texastribune.org/2018/08/24/hurricane-harvey-year-later-rockport-cant-find-housing-evacuees/ |last=Walters |first=Edgar |date=August 24, 2018 |title=No place back home: A year after Harvey, Rockport can't house all its displaced residents |work=[[The Texas Tribune]] |access-date=April 30, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190430134001/https://www.texastribune.org/2018/08/24/hurricane-harvey-year-later-rockport-cant-find-housing-evacuees/ |archive-date=April 30, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref> The first death associated with Harvey was in Rockport,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.valleynewslive.com/content/news/Officials-confirm-first-death-caused-by-Hurricane-Harvey-441826153.html |date=August 26, 2017 |title=Officials confirm first death caused by Hurricane Harvey |work=[[KVLY-TV]] |access-date=December 4, 2020}}</ref> caused by a house fire, the city was unable to rescue the victim due to the extreme weather conditions.<ref name="debris" /> Just north of Rockport, many structures were also severely damaged in the nearby town of [[Fulton, Texas|Fulton]]. In the small community of [[Holiday Beach, Texas|Holiday Beach]], catastrophic damage occurred as almost every home in town was severely damaged or destroyed by storm surge and violent winds. By the afternoon of August 26, more than {{convert|20|in|mm|abbr=on}} of rain had fallen in the [[Corpus Christi metropolitan area]].<ref name=Dart/> All of [[Victoria, Texas|Victoria]] was left without water and most had no power.<ref name="TWC_Landfall"/> ====Houston metropolitan area flooding==== [[File:Precipitation in Nederland, TX in 2017.svg|thumb|right|Precipitation in Nederland, Texas]] Many locations in the [[Greater Houston|Houston metropolitan area]] observed at least {{convert|30|in|mm|abbr=on}} of precipitation,<ref name="WPC 15">{{cite report |url=http://www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/winter_storm_summaries/storm19/stormsum_15.html |title=Storm Summary Number 15 for Tropical Storm Harvey Rainfall and Wind |work=[[Weather Prediction Center]] |publisher=United States Government |location=College Park, Maryland |first=Jennifer |last=Tate |date=August 29, 2017 |access-date=August 29, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170830103813/http://www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/winter_storm_summaries/storm19/stormsum_15.html |archive-date=August 30, 2017 |url-status=live }}</ref> with a maximum of {{convert|60.58|in|mm|abbr=on}} in [[Nederland, Texas|Nederland]].{{Tropical Cyclone Point Maxima}} This makes Harvey the wettest tropical cyclone on record for both Texas and the United States,<ref>{{cite report |url=http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2017/al09/al092017.public.037.shtml |title=Tropical Storm Harvey Advisory Number 37 |first=Lixion |last=Avila |work=[[National Hurricane Center]] |publisher=United States Government |location=[[Miami, Florida]] |date=August 29, 2017 |access-date=August 29, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170829204309/http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2017/al09/al092017.public.037.shtml |archive-date=August 29, 2017 |url-status=live }}</ref> surpassing the previous rainfall record held by [[Tropical Storm Amelia (1978)|Tropical Storm Amelia]].<ref>{{cite news|first1=Jon|last1=Erdman|first2=Chris|last2=Dolce|url=https://weather.com/storms/hurricane/news/tropical-storm-harvey-forecast-texas-louisiana-arkansas|title=It's Not Over: Tropical Storm Harvey Rainfall Sets Preliminary All-Time Lower 48 States Record, Still Soaking Texas, Louisiana|work=[[The Weather Channel]]|location=Atlanta|date=August 29, 2017|access-date=August 29, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171126124825/https://weather.com/storms/hurricane/news/tropical-storm-harvey-forecast-texas-louisiana-arkansas|archive-date=November 26, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> The local National Weather Service office in Houston observed all-time record daily rainfall accumulations on both August 26 and 27, measured at {{convert|14.4|in|mm|abbr=on}} and {{convert|16.08|in|mm|abbr=on}} respectively.<ref>{{cite tweet|link=https://twitter.com/NWSHouston/status/902054888657620993|user=NWSHouston|author=National Weather Service Office in Houston, Texas|number=902054888657620993|title=After checking the rain gauge, a new daily rainfall record was set at the NWS Office of 16.08" beating yesterday's record of 14.40" #houwx|date=August 28, 2017|access-date=August 28, 2017}}</ref> Due to the amount of rain accumulated from Harvey, the National Weather Service added 2 new colors to the rain index representing around 50% of the maximum rainfall dropped by Harvey. Multiple flash flood emergencies were issued in the Houston area by the National Weather Service beginning the night of August 26. In Pearland, a suburb south of Houston, a report was made of 9.92" of rainfall in 90 minutes.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://whnt.com/2017/08/26/24-hours-after-making-landfall-harveys-rainfall-prompts-flash-flood-emergencies-in-houston/|title=24 hours after making landfall, Harvey's rainfall prompts flash flood emergencies in Houston|date=August 27, 2017|work=[[WHNT-TV]]|location=Huntsville, Alabama|access-date=September 6, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170907075937/http://whnt.com/2017/08/26/24-hours-after-making-landfall-harveys-rainfall-prompts-flash-flood-emergencies-in-houston/|archive-date=September 7, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> The {{convert|39.11|in|mm|abbr=on}} of rain in August made the month the wettest ever recorded in Houston since record keeping began in 1892, more than doubling the previous record of {{convert|19.21|in|mm|abbr=on}} in June 2001.<ref>{{cite tweet|author=National Weather Service Houston|user=NWSHouston|link=https://twitter.com/NWSHouston/status/903437553382117377|number=903437553382117377|title=Houston's August 2017 rainfall total (39.11 inches) is more than double the previous wettest month. #txwx #houwx #bcswx #Harvey|date=August 31, 2017|access-date=August 31, 2017}}</ref> The [[storm surge]] peaked at 6 feet at [[Port Lavaca, Texas|Port Lavaca]]<!--when? http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2017/HARVEY.shtml? -->,<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.u-surge.net/hurricane-harvey.html |title=Hurricane Harvey|work=U-SURGE |access-date= September 10, 2017 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20170910110459/https://www.u-surge.net/hurricane-harvey.html |archive-date= September 10, 2017 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{youTube|GCx9-na2bhI|Hurricane Harvey storm surge video – CBC News}}</ref> reducing outflow of rainwater from land to sea.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/hurricane-harvey-why-is-it-so-extreme/|title=Hurricane Harvey: Why Is It So Extreme?|first=Mark|last=Fischetti|work=[[Scientific American]]|date=August 28, 2017|access-date=September 10, 2017|issn=0036-8733|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170910133626/https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/hurricane-harvey-why-is-it-so-extreme/|archive-date=September 10, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> During the storm, more than 800 [[Greater Houston|Houston area]] flights were canceled, including 704 at [[George Bush Intercontinental Airport]] and 123 at [[William P. Hobby Airport]]. Both airports eventually closed.<ref name=McLaughlin>{{cite news|url=http://www.cnn.com/2017/08/27/us/harvey-landfall/index.html|title=Harvey's rain 'beyond anything experienced,' weather service says|author1=Eliott C. McLaughlin|author2=Ralph Ellis|author3=Joe Sterling|publisher=[[CNN]]|location=Atlanta|access-date=August 27, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170827050033/http://www.cnn.com/2017/08/27/us/harvey-landfall/index.html|archive-date=August 27, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> Several tornadoes were spawned in the area, one of which damaged or destroyed the roofs of dozens of homes in [[Sienna Plantation, Texas|Sienna Plantation]].<ref name=Dart>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/aug/26/texas-cities-catastrophic-flooding-hurricane-harvey|first1=Tom|last1=Dart|first2=Edward|last2=Helmore|title=Hurricane Harvey: at least one dead in Texas as storm moves inland|date=August 26, 2017|work=[[The Guardian]]|location=London|access-date=August 27, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170827022704/https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/aug/26/texas-cities-catastrophic-flooding-hurricane-harvey|archive-date=August 27, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> As of August 29, 14 fatalities have been confirmed from flooding in the Houston area, including 6 from the same family who died when their van was swept off a flooded bridge.<ref>{{cite news|publisher=Fox News Channel|date=August 29, 2017|access-date=August 29, 2017|title=Family of six counted among the dead as Harvey death toll rises to 14|url=http://www.foxnews.com/us/2017/08/29/family-six-counted-among-dead-as-harvey-death-toll-rises-to-14.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170829093326/http://www.foxnews.com/us/2017/08/29/family-six-counted-among-dead-as-harvey-death-toll-rises-to-14.html|archive-date=August 29, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> A police officer drowned while trying to escape rising waters.<ref>{{cite news|author=St. John Barned-Smith|newspaper=Houston Chronicle|date=August 29, 2017|access-date=August 29, 2017|title=Houston Police officer drowns in Harvey floodwaters|url=http://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/article/Houston-Police-officer-drowns-in-Harvey-12145510.php|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170829170510/http://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/article/Houston-Police-officer-drowns-in-Harvey-12145510.php|archive-date=August 29, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> [[File:Harvey 2017 rainfall SE Texas.gif|thumb|300px|Enlarged map of rainfall from the hurricane in the Houston and Beaumont metropolitan areas in southeast Texas. Areas in blue indicate accumulations in excess of 15 in (380 mm), while areas in yellow indicate accumulations in excess of {{convert|40|in|mm|abbr=on}}.]] An estimated 25–30 percent of Harris County—roughly 444 mi<sup>2</sup> (1,150 km<sup>2</sup>) of land—was submerged.<ref name="WP_Aug29">{{cite news|author=Kevin Sullivan, Arelis R. Hernandez and David A. Fahrenthold|agency=Washington Post|work=Chicago Tribune|date=August 29, 2017|access-date=August 30, 2017|title=Harvey leaving record rainfall, at least 22 deaths behind in Houston|url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-hurricane-harvey-flooding-houston-20170829-story.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170829231800/http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-hurricane-harvey-flooding-houston-20170829-story.html|archive-date=August 29, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> Late on August 27, a mandatory evacuation was issued for all of [[Bay City, Texas|Bay City]] as model projections indicated the downtown area would be inundated by {{convert|10|ft|m|abbr=on}} of water. Flooding was anticipated to cut off access to the city around 1:00 p.m. CDT on August 28.<ref>{{cite news|author=Brenda Burr|newspaper=Bay City Tribune|date=August 28, 2017|access-date=August 28, 2017|title=10 foot floods expected, evacuate by 1 p.m. today officials say|url=http://baycitytribune.com/community/article_25587238-8ba9-11e7-9fa9-a3041ae930e0.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170831012630/http://baycitytribune.com/community/article_25587238-8ba9-11e7-9fa9-a3041ae930e0.html|archive-date=August 31, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> Evacuations took place in [[Conroe, Texas|Conroe]] on August 28 following release of water from the Lake Conroe dam.<ref>{{cite news|publisher=KTRK|date=August 28, 2017|access-date=August 29, 2017|title=Dam release ramps up Conroe evacuation plans|url=http://abc13.com/dam-release-ramps-up-conroe-evacuation-plans/2350065/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170829203514/http://abc13.com/dam-release-ramps-up-conroe-evacuation-plans/2350065/|archive-date=August 29, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> On the morning on August 29, a levee along Columbia Lakes in Brazoria County was breached, prompting officials to urgently request for everyone in the area to evacuate.<ref>{{cite news|publisher=KCRA3|date=August 29, 2017|access-date=August 29, 2017|title=Residents south of Houston urged to leave area after levee breach|url=http://www.kcra.com/article/residents-south-of-houston-urged-to-leave-area-after-levee-breach/12118734|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170829175415/http://www.kcra.com/article/residents-south-of-houston-urged-to-leave-area-after-levee-breach/12118734|archive-date=August 29, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Barned-Smith|first1=St. John|last2=Carpenter|first2=Jacob|last3=Foxhall|first3=Emily|title=Brazoria team works against the clock|url=http://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/houston/article/Brazoria-team-works-against-the-clock-to-hold-12162780.php|access-date=September 5, 2017|work=Houston Chronicle|date=August 30, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170904214727/http://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/houston/article/Brazoria-team-works-against-the-clock-to-hold-12162780.php|archive-date=September 4, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> On August 28, the [[United States Army Corps of Engineers|U.S. Army Corps of Engineers]] began controlled water releases from [[Addicks Reservoir|Addicks]] and [[Barker Reservoir]]s in the Buffalo Bayou watershed in an attempt to manage flood levels in the immediate area. According to the local Corps commander, "It's going to be better to release the water through the gates directly into Buffalo Bayou as opposed to letting it go around the end and through additional neighborhoods and ultimately into the bayou." At the time the releases started, the reservoirs had been rising at more than {{convert|6|in|mm}} per hour.<ref>{{cite press release |url=http://www.swg.usace.army.mil/Media/News-Releases/Article/1291369/corps-releases-at-addicks-and-barker-dams-to-begin/ |title=Corps Releases at Addicks and Barker Dams to begin |publisher=United States Army Corps of Engineers |date=August 28, 2017 |access-date=August 28, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170828232759/http://www.swg.usace.army.mil/Media/News-Releases/Article/1291369/corps-releases-at-addicks-and-barker-dams-to-begin/ |archive-date=August 28, 2017 |url-status=live }}</ref> Many people began evacuating the area, fearing a levee breach.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.ksat.com/weather/hurricane/conditions-worsen-for-west-houston-neighborhood|title=Conditions worsen for West Houston neighborhood|publisher=KSAT|date=August 29, 2017|access-date=August 29, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170829161852/https://www.ksat.com/weather/hurricane/conditions-worsen-for-west-houston-neighborhood|archive-date=August 29, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> Despite attempts to alleviate the water rise, the Addicks Reservoir reached capacity on the morning of August 29 and began spilling out.<ref>{{cite news|publisher=BBC|date=August 29, 2017|access-date=August 29, 2017|title=Houston flood: Addicks dam begins overspill|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-41081629|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170829130003/http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-41081629|archive-date=August 29, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> The NASA [[Johnson Space Center]] was closed to employees and visitors due to the flooding until September 5. Only the critical mission control staff remain and reside in the control rooms to monitor procedures of the [[International Space Station]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nasa.gov/feature/nasa-s-johnson-space-center-closes-for-hurricane-harvey|title=NASA's Johnson Space Center Closes for Hurricane Harvey|publisher=NASA|date=August 29, 2017|access-date=August 30, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170830110122/https://www.nasa.gov/feature/nasa-s-johnson-space-center-closes-for-hurricane-harvey/|archive-date=August 30, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> ====Deep East Texas and Beaumont to Port Arthur area==== [[File:Hurricane Harvey Search and Rescue Mission (546955).webm|thumb|thumbtime=02:44|U.S. Navy sailors conduct a search and rescue mission above a residence in Beaumont, Texas.]]{{blockquote|quote=Anyone who chooses to not [evacuate] cannot expect to be rescued and should write their social security numbers in permanent marker on their arm so their bodies can be identified. The loss of life and property is certain. GET OUT OR DIE!|author=Jacques Blanchette|source=Tyler County Emergency Management<ref>{{cite news|publisher=KSBW|date=August 30, 2017|access-date=August 30, 2017|title=East Texas county tells residents 'GET OUT OR DIE!'|url=http://www.ksbw.com/article/east-texas-county-tells-residents-get-out-or-die/12142731|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170831051602/http://www.ksbw.com/article/east-texas-county-tells-residents-get-out-or-die/12142731|archive-date=August 31, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>}} The [[Beaumont–Port Arthur metropolitan area]] also experienced torrential precipitation, including {{convert|32.55|in|mm|abbr=on}} of rainfall in [[Beaumont, Texas|Beaumont]].<ref name="WPC 15"/> Rising waters of the [[Neches River]] caused the city to lose service from its main pump station, as well as its secondary water source in [[Hardin County, Texas|Hardin County]], cutting water supply to the city for an unknown amount of time.<ref>{{cite web|author=Brad Penisson|title=The City of Beaumont has lost water supply|url=http://beaumonttexas.gov/city-beaumont-lost-water-supply/|newspaper=City of Beaumont, Texas|date=August 31, 2017|access-date=August 31, 2017|location=Beaumont, Texas|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170831131824/http://beaumonttexas.gov/city-beaumont-lost-water-supply/|archive-date=August 31, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> Flooding to the north and east of the Houston area resulted in mandatory evacuations for portions of [[Liberty County, Texas|Liberty]], [[Jefferson County, Texas|Jefferson]], and [[Tyler County, Texas|Tyler]] counties, while [[Jasper County, Texas|Jasper]] and [[Newton County, Texas|Newton]] counties were under a voluntary evacuation.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://kfdm.com/weather/hurricane-stories/mandatory-evacuations-ordered-in-bevil-oaks|title=Mandatory evacuations ordered in parts of Jefferson, Liberty, Tyler counties|publisher=[[KFDM]]|author=Brandon Scott|date=August 28, 2017|access-date=August 30, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170830105915/http://kfdm.com/weather/hurricane-stories/mandatory-evacuations-ordered-in-bevil-oaks|archive-date=August 30, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> One death occurred in Beaumont when a woman exited her disabled vehicle, but was swept away.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://kfdm.com/news/local/beaumont-woman-with-small-child-killed-in-harvey-related-flooding|title=Beaumont, Texas woman with small child killed in Harvey related flooding|date=August 29, 2017|publisher=KFDM|author=Brandon Scott|access-date=August 30, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170830054626/http://kfdm.com/news/local/beaumont-woman-with-small-child-killed-in-harvey-related-flooding|archive-date=August 30, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> In [[Port Arthur, Texas|Port Arthur]], the mayor stated that the entire city was submerged by water. Hundreds of displaced residents went to the Robert A. "Bob" Bowers Civic Center for shelter, but they were evacuated again after the building began to flood. Water entered at least several hundreds of homes in Jefferson County.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.foxnews.com/us/2017/08/30/nations-largest-refinery-in-port-arthur-texas-shut-down-mayor-says-whole-city-is-underwater.html|title=Nation's largest oil refinery in Port Arthur, Texas shut down; mayor says 'whole city is underwater'|publisher=Fox News Channel|date=August 30, 2017|author=Travis Fedschun|access-date=August 30, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170830173711/http://www.foxnews.com/us/2017/08/30/nations-largest-refinery-in-port-arthur-texas-shut-down-mayor-says-whole-city-is-underwater.html|archive-date=August 30, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. 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