Hurricane Harvey nearing landfall on August 25th, 2017.(Credit: CIRA/GOES/RAMMB)A historic storm, Harvey made landfall near Rockport, TX as a powerful category four hurricane with winds of 130mph, and a pressure of 934 millibars at 10pm CDT on the 25th.Despite Harvey's impressive intensity, the greatest threat from the storm became record-setting rainfall, which resulted in incredible totals, as some areas recorded fifty inches of rain.As of 2022, Hurricane Harvey still remains as one of the costliest natural disasters in US history, with a price tag estimated at $134 billion.Sadly, 89 lives were lost during the disaster.Five years later, the storm serves as a poignant reminder of the power of mother nature, as well as the inevitability of natural disasters.Storm SynopsisDespite most, if not all, damages caused by Hurricane Harvey being located in Texas, Louisiana and surrounding areas, Harvey developed over 2,500 miles away from the coast of Texas, developing from a tropical wave in the main development region on August 18th.As a weak tropical storm, the storm moved west and made two landfalls, one in Barbados and the other in St." /> Hurricane Harvey nearing landfall on August 25th, 2017.(Credit: CIRA/GOES/RAMMB)A historic storm, Harvey made landfall near Rockport, TX as a powerful category four hurricane with winds of 130mph, and a pressure of 934 millibars at 10pm CDT on the 25th.Despite Harvey's impressive intensity, the greatest threat from the storm became record-setting rainfall, which resulted in incredible totals, as some areas recorded fifty inches of rain.As of 2022, Hurricane Harvey still remains as one of the costliest natural disasters in US history, with a price tag estimated at $134 billion.Sadly, 89 lives were lost during the disaster.Five years later, the storm serves as a poignant reminder of the power of mother nature, as well as the inevitability of natural disasters.Storm SynopsisDespite most, if not all, damages caused by Hurricane Harvey being located in Texas, Louisiana and surrounding areas, Harvey developed over 2,500 miles away from the coast of Texas, developing from a tropical wave in the main development region on August 18th.As a weak tropical storm, the storm moved west and made two landfalls, one in Barbados and the other in St." />

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