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! ==Impacts in the United States== [[File:Harvey RBTOP 20170825 1915 UTC.gif|thumb|Satellite loop of Harvey making landfall in Texas on August 26]] The widespread and catastrophic effects of Hurricane Harvey resulted in one of the costliest natural disasters in United States history. An estimated 300,000 structures and 500,000 vehicles were damaged or destroyed in Texas alone. The storm also spawned 53 tornadoes across six states. The [[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration]] estimated total damage at $125 billion, with a 90% confidence interval of $90–160 billion. The scope of flooding in areas with low [[National Flood Insurance Program]] (NFIP) participation lends to the large uncertainty in the damage total. This ranks Harvey as the costliest tropical cyclone on record in the country alongside [[Hurricane Katrina]] in 2005. However, accounting for inflation and cost increases since 2005, the National Hurricane Center considers Harvey the second-costliest.<ref name="TCR"/> Harvey was the costliest natural disaster recorded in Texas at the time,<ref name="5 natural disasters">{{cite web|url=https://www.mma-pllc.com/5-natural-disasters-in-texas-over-the-years/|title=5 natural disasters in Texas over the years|website=mma-pllc.com|author=|publisher=McClenny, Moseley & Associates, PLLC|date=April 24, 2020|accessdate=March 5, 2021}}</ref> until it was surpassed in February 2021 by [[February 13–17, 2021 North American winter storm|a severe winter storm]] that [[2021 Texas power crisis|crippled the state's power grid]], which was estimated to have cost at least $195 billion (2021 USD) in damages in Texas.<ref name="Uri AAR">{{cite report|url=https://www.austintexas.gov/sites/default/files/files/HSEM/2021-Winter-Storm-Uri-AAR-Findings-Report.pdf|title=2021 Winter Storm Uri After-Action Review: Findings Report|author=|publisher=City of Austin & Travis County|date=November 4, 2021|accessdate=November 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211105210936/https://www.austintexas.gov/sites/default/files/files/HSEM/2021-Winter-Storm-Uri-AAR-Findings-Report.pdf|archive-date=November 5, 2021|url-status=live}}</ref> Nationwide, 107 people died in storm-related incidents: 103 in Texas, 2 in Arkansas, 1 in Tennessee, and 1 in Kentucky. Of the deaths in Texas, 68 were from the direct effects of Harvey, the highest such number in the state since 1919.<ref name="TCR"/> ===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> ===Louisiana=== [[File:Harvey AVN 20170830 0145 UTC.gif|thumb|left|Infrared satellite loop of Harvey making its third U.S. landfall in [[Louisiana]] on August 30]] Heavy rainfall extended eastward into Louisiana, with the state recording up to {{convert|14.88|in|mm|abbr=on}} of precipitation near the town of [[Iowa, Louisiana|Iowa]].<ref name="WPC 15"/> In the city of [[Lake Charles, Louisiana|Lake Charles]], flood waters reached {{convert|4|ft|m|abbr=on}} in height in some areas, with homes inundated and hundreds of people forced to evacuate in one neighborhood alone. Throughout the state, about 500 people were rescued by August 28, while 269 people went to a shelter in southwest Louisiana, about 200 of whom were rescued from their homes.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://abcnews.go.com/US/louisiana-begins-evacuations-harvey-12-year-anniversary-hurricane/story?id=49485519|title=Louisiana begins evacuations for Harvey on 12th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina|date=August 29, 2017|newspaper=ABC News|author=Kelly McCarthy|author2=Julia Jacobo|access-date=August 29, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170829145256/https://abcnews.go.com/US/louisiana-begins-evacuations-harvey-12-year-anniversary-hurricane/story?id=49485519|archive-date=August 29, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> An EF2 tornado near [[Evangeline, Louisiana|Evangeline]] damaged four homes, one of which was destroyed. The tornado also damaged fences, a motorcycle, a pickup truck, and toppled three electrical poles.<ref>{{cite report|url= http://forecast.weather.gov/product.php?site=LCH&product=PNS&issuedby=LCH&pid=201708301642 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20170903000448/http://forecast.weather.gov/product.php?site=LCH&product=PNS&issuedby=LCH&pid=201708301642 |url-status=dead |archive-date= September 3, 2017 |title=Public Information Statement|date=August 31, 2017|publisher=National Weather Service Lake Charles, Louisiana|access-date=September 1, 2017}}</ref> ===Elsewhere=== [[File:Harvey 2017 rainfall.gif|thumb|300px|Map of the total rainfall from Hurricane Harvey in the United States.]] Rain-slicked roads were blamed for two fatal accidents in [[Arkansas]].<ref>{{cite news|author=Brandon Riddle|newspaper=Arkansas Online|date=August 31, 2017|access-date=August 31, 2017|title=Police: Boy killed after vehicle leaves rain-soaked Arkansas road, strikes tree|url=http://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2017/aug/31/police-minor-driver-killed-after-vehicle-leaves-ra/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180206131406/http://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2017/aug/31/police-minor-driver-killed-after-vehicle-leaves-ra/|archive-date=February 6, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|author=Emma Pettit|newspaper=Arkansas Online|date=August 31, 2017|access-date=August 31, 2017|title=Pickup driver, 21, killed in head-on collision on wet highway in Arkansas|url=http://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2017/aug/31/arkansas-man-21-killed-after-pickup-collides-head-/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170904102357/http://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2017/aug/31/arkansas-man-21-killed-after-pickup-collides-head-/|archive-date=September 4, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> In [[Alabama]], an unusually large, long-tracked EF2 tornado in the vicinity of [[Reform, Alabama|Reform]] and [[Palmetto, Alabama|Palmetto]] damaged two homes and destroyed a barn along [[Alabama State Route 17|SR 17]], while four people were hospitalized for their injuries. The same tornado also caused damage to trees and roofs in [[Lamar County, Alabama|Lamar County]] near [[Kennedy, Alabama|Kennedy]] and additional damage in [[Fayette County, Alabama|Fayette County]], causing two more injuries.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.tuscaloosanews.com/news/20170831/tornado-causes-damage-in-pickens-county|title=Tornado causes damage in Pickens County|date=August 31, 2017|newspaper=[[The Tuscaloosa News]]|author=Stephanie Taylor|access-date=September 1, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170901021958/http://www.tuscaloosanews.com/news/20170831/tornado-causes-damage-in-pickens-county|archive-date=September 1, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite report|agency=National Weather Service Weather Forecast Office in Birmingham, Alabama|title=Alabama Event Report: EF2 Tornado|url=https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=719412|publisher=National Centers for Environmental Information|year=2017|accessdate=November 17, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite report|agency=National Weather Service Weather Forecast Office in Birmingham, Alabama|title=Alabama Event Report: EF0 Tornado|url=https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=719421|publisher=National Centers for Environmental Information|year=2017|accessdate=November 17, 2017}}</ref><br/><ref>{{cite report|agency=National Weather Service Weather Forecast Office in Birmingham, Alabama|title=Alabama Event Report: EF1 Tornado|url=https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=719987|publisher=National Centers for Environmental Information|year=2017|accessdate=November 17, 2017}}</ref> Another EF2 tornado in [[Arab, Alabama|Arab]] destroyed chicken houses and damaged homes and trees.<ref>{{cite report|agency=National Weather Service Weather Forecast Office in Huntsville, Alabama|title=Alabama Event Report: EF2 Tornado|url=https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=711793|publisher=National Centers for Environmental Information|year=2017|accessdate=November 17, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite report|agency=National Weather Service Weather Forecast Office in Huntsville, Alabama|title=Alabama Event Report: EF1 Tornado|url=https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=711794|publisher=National Centers for Environmental Information|year=2017|accessdate=November 17, 2017}}</ref> In [[Tennessee]], more than 19,000 people lost electricity in [[Memphis, Tennessee|Memphis]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://weather.com/storms/hurricane/news/beaumont-texas-loses-water-supply-due-to-neches-river-flooding|title=Harvey Beyond Houston: Possible Tornado Causes Damage in Alabama; Tennessee Flooding Prompts Evacuations|date=September 1, 2017|newspaper=The Weather Channel|author=Eric Chaney|access-date=September 1, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170901025413/https://weather.com/storms/hurricane/news/beaumont-texas-loses-water-supply-due-to-neches-river-flooding|archive-date=September 1, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> Low-lying streets in the area were inundated with water. One indirect death occurred in Memphis due to a weather-related head-on collision of a car and a tractor trailer on [[Interstate 40]].<ref name="The Birmingham News">{{cite news|url=http://www.al.com/news/index.ssf/2017/09/harvey_brings_destruction_thro.html|title=Harvey brings destruction through Alabama to Tennessee|date=September 1, 2017|newspaper=[[The Birmingham News]]|access-date=September 1, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170901160919/http://www.al.com/news/index.ssf/2017/09/harvey_brings_destruction_thro.html|archive-date=September 1, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> Heavy rainfall in [[Nashville, Tennessee|Nashville]] inundated a number of roads and flooded an apartment complex, resulting in the evacuation of 13 people. Overall, about 50 people in the city evacuated from flooded areas.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2017/09/01/harvey-remnants-flood-tennessee-kentucky-irma-picks-up-steam-crossing-atlantic/624205001/|title=Harvey floods Tennessee, Kentucky, as Hurricane Irma spins up in the Atlantic|author=Bart Jansen|date=September 1, 2017|newspaper=USA Today|access-date=September 1, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170901182735/https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2017/09/01/harvey-remnants-flood-tennessee-kentucky-irma-picks-up-steam-crossing-atlantic/624205001/|archive-date=September 1, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> An EF1 tornado also touched down in the northeastern side of the city, damaging trees, homes, carports, and power lines.<ref>{{cite report|agency=National Weather Service Weather Forecast Office in Nashville, Tennessee|title=Tennessee Event Report: EF1 Tornado|url=https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=719854|publisher=National Centers for Environmental Information|year=2017|accessdate=November 17, 2017}}</ref> An additional EF0 tornado on the southeastern side of the city damaged trees, a carport, a warehouse, and a garage, while also flipping an 18-wheeler.<ref>{{cite report|agency=National Weather Service Weather Forecast Office in Nashville, Tennessee|title=Tennessee Event Report: EF0 Tornado|url=https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=719856|publisher=National Centers for Environmental Information|year=2017|accessdate=November 17, 2017}}</ref> Rain in Kentucky was blamed for a fatal car accident.<ref>{{cite news|publisher=WKYT|date=September 1, 2017|access-date=September 2, 2017|title=1 person killed in crash on I-40 in Shelby County|url=http://www.wkyt.com/content/news/Deadly-accident-closes-lanes-on-I-75-in-Laurel-County-442475333.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170901231733/http://www.wkyt.com/content/news/Deadly-accident-closes-lanes-on-I-75-in-Laurel-County-442475333.html|archive-date=September 1, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> On September 1, the outer bands of Harvey's remnants passed through [[North Carolina]]. Severe weather was reported across the central part of the state. High wind knocked out power in Fuquay-Varina, Sanford, and Holly Springs, and large hail hit parts of Wake, Harnett, and Johnston counties. In Willow Spring, hail larger than softballs damaged homes and cars. [[Flash flood]]ing hit Greenville further east. Tornadoes were also reported in Angier, Clayton, and Smithfield, but they were unconfirmed. ===Energy production=== {{see also|2017 Arkema plant explosion}} Energy production in the [[Gulf of Mexico]] declined in the wake of Harvey by approximately 21% — the output dropped to 378,633 barrels per day from the original 1.75 million [[Barrel of oil|barrels of oil]] produced each day. The [[Eagle Ford Group|Eagle Ford Rock Formation]] (shale oil and gas) in southern Texas reduced production by 300,000 to 500,000 <abbr title="barrels per day">bpd</abbr>, according to the [[Texas Railroad Commission]]. Many energy-related ports and terminals closed, delaying about fourteen crude oil tankers. About 2.25 million bpd of refining capacity was<!--is?--> offline for several days; that is about 12% of total US capacity, with refineries affected at Corpus Christi, and later [[Port Arthur, Texas|Port Arthur]] and [[Beaumont, Texas|Beaumont]], and [[Lake Charles, Louisiana]]. The price of [[Brent crude]] ''versus'' [[West Texas Intermediate]] crude oil achieved a split of [[USD|U.S. $]]5.<ref name="2017-08-28_Stratfor">{{cite web |url=https://worldview.stratfor.com/article/us-hurricane-harvey-s-toll-texas-energy |title=U.S.: Hurricane Harvey's Toll on Texas Energy |publisher=[[Stratfor]] |date=August 28, 2017 |access-date=August 30, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170830152229/https://worldview.stratfor.com/article/us-hurricane-harvey-s-toll-texas-energy |archive-date=August 30, 2017 |url-status=live }}</ref> Two [[ExxonMobil]] refineries had to be shut down following related storm damage and releases of hazardous pollutants.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/energy-environment/wp/2017/08/29/exxonmobil-refineries-damaged-in-hurricane-harvey-releasing-hazardous-pollutants|title=ExxonMobil refineries are damaged in Hurricane Harvey, releasing hazardous pollutants|date=August 29, 2017|newspaper=The Washington Post|access-date=August 29, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170829194723/https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/energy-environment/wp/2017/08/29/exxonmobil-refineries-damaged-in-hurricane-harvey-releasing-hazardous-pollutants/|archive-date=August 29, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> Two oil storage tanks owned by Burlington Resources Oil and Gas collectively spilled 30,000 gallons of crude in [[DeWitt County, Texas|DeWitt County]]. An additional 8,500 gallons of wastewater was spilled in the incidents.<ref>{{cite news|newspaper=Miami Herald|date=August 30, 2017|access-date=August 31, 2017|title=The Latest: Death toll 31 as 6 more fatalities confirmed|url=http://www.miamiherald.com/latest-news/article170147332.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170904225822/http://www.miamiherald.com/latest-news/article170147332.html|archive-date=September 4, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> On August 30, the CEO of [[Arkema]] warned one of its chemical plants in [[Crosby, Texas]], could explode or be subject to intense fire due to the loss of "critical refrigeration" of materials.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.foxnews.com/us/2017/08/30/harvey-aftershock-chemical-plant-near-houston-could-explode-ceo-says.html|title=Harvey aftershock: Chemical plant near Houston could explode, CEO says|date=August 30, 2017|publisher=Fox News Channel|access-date=August 31, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170831042023/http://www.foxnews.com/us/2017/08/30/harvey-aftershock-chemical-plant-near-houston-could-explode-ceo-says.html|archive-date=August 31, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> All workers at the facility and residents within {{convert|1.5|mi|km|abbr=on}} were evacuated. Eight of the plant's nine refrigeration units failed without power, enabling the stored chemicals to decompose and become combustible. Two explosions occurred around 2:00 a.m. on August 31; 21 emergency personnel were briefly hospitalized.<ref>{{cite news|work=The New York Times|date=August 31, 2017|access-date=August 31, 2017|title=Harvey Live Updates: In Crosby, Texas, Blasts at a Chemical Plant and More Are Feared|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/31/us/harvey-houston-texas-flood.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170831131428/https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/31/us/harvey-houston-texas-flood.html|archive-date=August 31, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> Due to the shutdown in refineries, [[Gasoline and diesel usage and pricing|gas prices]] did see an increase nationwide.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-storm-harvey-energy/texas-refineries-begin-restart-after-hit-from-harvey-idUSKCN1BD0B9 |title=Texas refineries begin restart after hit from Harvey |work=Reuters |date=September 2, 2017 |access-date=September 3, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170903063939/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-storm-harvey-energy/texas-refineries-begin-restart-after-hit-from-harvey-idUSKCN1BD0B9 |archive-date=September 3, 2017 |url-status=live }}</ref> However, the increase was not as [[Economic effects of Hurricane Katrina|extensive as Hurricane Katrina]].<ref name="CBS">{{cite news |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/gas-prices-up-to-2-year-high-after-hurricane-harvey/ |title=Gas prices up to 2-year high after Hurricane Harvey |work=CBS News |date=September 1, 2017 |access-date=September 4, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170903225719/https://www.cbsnews.com/news/gas-prices-up-to-2-year-high-after-hurricane-harvey/ |archive-date=September 3, 2017 |url-status=live }}</ref> Additionally, Harvey's impact coincided with [[Labor Day Weekend]], which sees a traditional increase in gas prices due to the heavy travel for that weekend.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.nj.com/traffic/index.ssf/2017/09/harvey_spikes_nj_gas_prices_ahead_of_holiday_weekend_how_high_will_they_go.html |title=Harvey spikes N.J. gas prices ahead of holiday weekend. How high will they go? |publisher=NJ.com |date=September 2017 |access-date=September 4, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170903225708/http://www.nj.com/traffic/index.ssf/2017/09/harvey_spikes_nj_gas_prices_ahead_of_holiday_weekend_how_high_will_they_go.html |archive-date=September 3, 2017 |url-status=live }}</ref> Nonetheless, the spike brought the highest gas prices in two years.<ref name="CBS" /> ===Sports=== [[File:Astros_Strong.png|upright=0.75|right|thumb|In the aftermath of the storm, the Houston Astros began wearing this patch during the 2017 season in support of the storm's victims in Houston. They eventually went on to win the [[2017 World Series|World Series]].]] The flooding in Houston from the storm required the traditional [[Governor's Cup (Texas)|Governor's Cup]] [[National Football League]] preseason game between the [[Dallas Cowboys]] and the [[Houston Texans]] scheduled for August 31 to be moved from [[NRG Stadium]] in Houston to [[AT&T Stadium]] in [[Arlington, Texas]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Cowboys-Texans game relocated to AT&T Stadium |url=http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000836313/article/cowboystexans-game-relocated-to-att-stadium |publisher=NFL |date=August 28, 2017 |access-date=August 28, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170829044254/http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000836313/article/cowboystexans-game-relocated-to-att-stadium |archive-date=August 29, 2017 |url-status=live }}</ref> The game was later cancelled to allow the Houston Texans players to return to Houston after the storm.<ref>{{cite news|author=Jori Epstein|title=Cowboys-Texans game canceled to give Houston players chance to go home after Harvey|work=The Dallas Morning News|date=August 30, 2017|url=https://sportsday.dallasnews.com/dallas-cowboys/cowboys/2017/08/28/cowboys-texans-officially-relocate-thursdays-nfl-preseason-game-att-stadium-houston|access-date=August 30, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170831225717/https://sportsday.dallasnews.com/dallas-cowboys/cowboys/2017/08/28/cowboys-texans-officially-relocate-thursdays-nfl-preseason-game-att-stadium-houston|archive-date=August 31, 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> In addition, the [[Houston Astros]] were forced to move their August 29–31 series with the [[Texas Rangers (baseball)|Texas Rangers]] from [[Minute Maid Park]] in Houston to [[Tropicana Field]] in [[St. Petersburg, Florida]];<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.astros.mlb.com/news/article/251073866/astros-to-play-at-rays-ballpark-due-to-storm |title=TEX-HOU moved to Rays' park; millions donated |publisher=MLB |date=August 29, 2017 |access-date=August 30, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170830144859/http://m.astros.mlb.com/news/article/251073866/astros-to-play-at-rays-ballpark-due-to-storm/ |archive-date=August 30, 2017 |url-status=live }}</ref> ironically, just two weeks later, [[Hurricane Irma]] would force the stadium's regular tenants, the [[Tampa Bay Rays]], to move three home games to [[Citi Field]] in New York City.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/20636736/new-york-yankees-tampa-bay-rays-play-citi-field-due-potential-impact-hurricane-irma|title=Yanks-Rays series off to Citi Field due to Irma|date=September 8, 2017|access-date=September 8, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170909001606/http://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/20636736/new-york-yankees-tampa-bay-rays-play-citi-field-due-potential-impact-hurricane-irma|archive-date=September 9, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> In the aftermath, the [[2017 Houston Astros season|Houston Astros]] began to wear patches which had the logo of the team with the word "Strong" on the bottom of the patch, as well as promoting the hashtag ''Houston Strong'', prominently displaying them as the Astros won the [[2017 World Series]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Pingue|first=Frank|title=Astros give Houston boost during Hurricane Harvey recovery|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-baseball-mlb-worldseries-hou-harvey/astros-give-houston-boost-during-hurricane-harvey-recovery-idUSKBN1CS1QH|work=[[Reuters]]|date=October 23, 2017|access-date=October 30, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107025834/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-baseball-mlb-worldseries-hou-harvey/astros-give-houston-boost-during-hurricane-harvey-recovery-idUSKBN1CS1QH|archive-date=November 7, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Dart|first=Tom|title=World Series unites Houston as road to hurricane recovery winds on|url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/oct/27/world-series-unites-houston-as-road-to-hurricane-recovery-winds-on|newspaper=[[The Guardian]]|date=October 28, 2017|access-date=October 30, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171029062334/https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/oct/27/world-series-unites-houston-as-road-to-hurricane-recovery-winds-on|archive-date=October 29, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> Manager [[A. J. Hinch]] has stated in an interview that the team wasn't just playing for a title, but to help boost moral support for the city.<ref>{{cite news|last=Baxter|first=Kevin|title=Astros playing for more than a title in hurricane-ravaged Houston|url=http://www.latimes.com/sports/mlb/la-sp-astros-report-20171028-story.html|newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]]|date=October 28, 2017|access-date=October 30, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171030013155/http://www.latimes.com/sports/mlb/la-sp-astros-report-20171028-story.html|archive-date=October 30, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> The annual [[Texas Kickoff]] game that was to feature [[2017 BYU Cougars football team|BYU]] and [[2017 LSU Tigers football team|LSU]] to kick off the [[2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season|2017 college football season]] was moved to the [[Mercedes-Benz Superdome]] in [[New Orleans]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.sbnation.com/college-football/2017/8/27/16210992/hurricane-harvey-lsu-byu-game-houston-2017|title=LSU-BYU game moving from Houston to New Orleans|work=[[SB Nation]]|date=August 27, 2017|access-date=August 29, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170829033144/https://www.sbnation.com/college-football/2017/8/27/16210992/hurricane-harvey-lsu-byu-game-houston-2017|archive-date=August 29, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> The NCAA FBS football game between [[2017 Houston Cougars football team|Houston]] and [[2017 UTSA Roadrunners football team|UTSA]] was postponed due to the aftermath of the storm. It was originally scheduled for September 2 at the [[Alamodome]] in San Antonio and was ultimately canceled.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.uhcougars.com/genrel/082917aab.html|title=No Houston Teams to Compete This Weekend|website=UHCOUGARS.com|date=August 29, 2017|access-date=August 30, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170830002219/http://www.uhcougars.com/genrel/082917aab.html|archive-date=August 30, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> The [[Houston Dynamo]] rescheduled a planned [[Major League Soccer]] match against [[Sporting Kansas City]] on August 26 to October 11. The [[Houston Dash]] of the [[National Women's Soccer League]] rescheduled their August 27 match against the [[North Carolina Courage]] to a later date.<ref>{{cite news |author=Corey Roepken |date=August 25, 2017 |title=Dynamo, Dash games postponed due to Hurricane Harvey |url=http://www.chron.com/sports/dynamo/article/Dynamo-Dash-games-postponed-due-Hurricane-Harvey-11957958.php |work=Houston Chronicle |access-date=August 31, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170901230054/http://www.chron.com/sports/dynamo/article/Dynamo-Dash-games-postponed-due-Hurricane-Harvey-11957958.php |archive-date=September 1, 2017 |url-status=live }}</ref> Both teams moved their training camps to [[Toyota Stadium (Texas)|Toyota Stadium]] in [[Frisco, Texas]] (near Dallas) while preparing for their next matches; the Dash's match the following week, against the [[Seattle Reign]], was played in Frisco, with all proceeds from ticket sales benefiting an [[American Red Cross]] relief fund for hurricane victims.<ref>{{cite news |date=August 30, 2017 |title=Houston Dynamo & Dash to train in North Texas for remainder of the week |url=https://www.houstondynamo.com/post/2017/08/30/houston-dynamo-dash-train-north-texas-remainder-week |publisher=[[Houston Dynamo]] |access-date=August 31, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170901025701/https://www.houstondynamo.com/post/2017/08/30/houston-dynamo-dash-train-north-texas-remainder-week |archive-date=September 1, 2017 |url-status=live }}</ref> The Dynamo and Major League Soccer also donated a combined $1 million into the hurricane relief fund, while also opening [[BBVA Compass Stadium]] to accept donated supplies for processing and distribution.<ref>{{cite news |author=Corey Roepken |date=August 31, 2017 |title=Dynamo, MLS combine for $1 million Hurricane Harvey donation |url=http://www.chron.com/sports/dynamo/article/Dynamo-MLS-combine-for-1-million-Hurricane-Harvey-12165107.php |work=Houston Chronicle |access-date=August 31, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170831224201/http://www.chron.com/sports/dynamo/article/Dynamo-MLS-combine-for-1-million-Hurricane-Harvey-12165107.php |archive-date=August 31, 2017 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=August 30, 2017 |title=BBVA Compass Stadium at capacity; no longer collecting donations for storm relief |url=https://www.houstondynamo.com/post/2017/08/30/bbva-compass-stadium-capacity-no-longer-collecting-donations-storm-relief |publisher=Houston Dynamo |access-date=August 31, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170901022047/https://www.houstondynamo.com/post/2017/08/30/bbva-compass-stadium-capacity-no-longer-collecting-donations-storm-relief |archive-date=September 1, 2017 |url-status=live }}</ref> Athletic events were rescheduled as far away as [[Kentucky]], where the storm's remnants were expected to cause heavy rains on September 1, interfering with Friday night [[high school football]]. More than 50 high schools in the state moved games that had been scheduled for Friday to either Thursday or Saturday.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.kentucky.com/sports/high-school/prep-football/article170162842.html |title=List of high school football games moving due to Hurricane Harvey weather system |author=Josh Moore |newspaper=[[Lexington Herald-Leader]] |location=[[Lexington, Kentucky]] |date=August 30, 2017 |access-date=August 31, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170901105911/http://www.kentucky.com/sports/high-school/prep-football/article170162842.html |archive-date=September 1, 2017 |url-status=live }}</ref> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. 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