Mutual Fund and ETF data provided by Refinitiv Lipper. To be quite honest, I’m still at a loss at even comprehending. Photo by 1Lt. Market data provided by Factset. August rains reached a total of 54.73 inches, more than three times the previous wettest August and almost 32 inches more than the previous all-time wettest month (November 1902). The oft-asked question is whether human-caused climate change caused these storms. At landfall near Rockport and Port Aransas, Texas, Harvey was still a strengthening Category 4 hurricane with 130-mph winds. If you’re curious how these sorts of numbers are calculated—and the caveats that must be taken into account—check out this past post that delves into the details. Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. %PDF-1.5 %���� The Harris County Flood Control District estimated that one trillion gallons of water fell in the county in four days. This devastating storm had its origins thousands of miles from the Gulf Coast of Texas as a storm system that left the West African coast during the middle of August. • Aug 31 (Thursday) – The National Hurricane Center stops tracking Harvey. How can we call something a thousand-year storm if we don’t have a thousand years of climate observations? The storm caused massive damage as it moved onshore, leveling buildings throughout Aransas County, leaving the city of Victoria without power or water, and destroying entire blocks in Rockport. National Guard delivers relief supplies to Harvey victims. Beaumont, TX, broke its record for wettest day on record on August 29 when over 26 inches of rain fell—more than double the previous record. As the storm slowly moved east, it brought its record-setting rains with it. However with regard to loss of human life the Hurricane Harvey death toll thankfully was much less than Katrina or Sandy. At landfall near Rockport and Port Aransas, Texas, Harvey was still a strengthening Category 4 hurricane with 130-mph winds. Grab and drag the slider to compare the before (left) and after (right) images of heavy rains and floods in Houston, Texas after Hurricane Harvey in August 2017. Harvey drops 26 inches of rain in 24 hours in Port Arthur. Analysis from other groups also came to similar conclusion. But even then, Harvey’s streak of catastrophic damage was just getting started. Three of the airport’s 5 wettest days since 1930 happened during Harvey (August 26, 27, and 28). At Houston’s Hobby airport, the three-day rainfall from August 26-28 was larger than the previous record for wettest 65-day period. Rainfall measured in feet inundated coastal Texas impacting millions. And a large area east of Houston observed 40 inches of rain. ©2020 FOX News Network, LLC. All rights reserved. A day later, around 16 inches of rain fell. It was the strongest storm to hit Texas since Hurricane Carla in 1961. NOAA climate.gov image using data from NOAA's AHPS. HOUSTON — The death toll from Harvey has risen to at least 60, with 30 of those deaths happening in Harris County. The total Harvey death count extends across 13 counties. Analysis of the five-day rainfall amounts by the company MetSat found that five-day rainfall totals on par with Harvey’s had a 0.004% to 0.0002% chance of occurring in any given year. However, this is the wrong way of looking at it. Hurricane Harvey dropped over 20 inches of rain across a large area in coastal Texas with some areas observing nearly 50 inches of rain. Associated Press contributed to this report. Climate change can warm the waters which hurricanes use for fuel. While it is too soon to tell the economic, public health, and environmental costs of Harvey, it is likely that Harvey will rival some of the worst weather disasters in U.S. history.