CGTN America
Harvey came ashore along Texas’ Gulf Coast on Friday night as the most powerful hurricane to hit the U.S. in more than a decade. It has since been downgraded from a Category 4 to a tropical storm, but the storm is expected to hover in the region for days and to dump as much as 40 inches (1 meter) of rain in places.
Damage from Harvey in the coastal Texas city where one death has been reported includes toppled power poles, trees torn from their bases, wood framing ripped from houses and the metal sides torn off of a high school gym.
Hurricane Harvey NOAA Satellite
This National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration satellite image taken on August 25, 2017, shows Hurricane Harvey (L) approaching the coast of Texas.
/ AFP PHOTO / NASA/NOAA / HO
NASA Harvey satellite image
At 6 pm CDT, Aug 25, the National Hurricane Center noted that Harvey had strengthened to a Category 4 Hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale. Harvey's winds had increased to 130 mph (215 kph). Credits: NASA/NOAA GOES Project
Hurricane Harvey from NASA satellite
The International Space Station orbited over Hurricane Harvey and photographed the storm bearing down on the Texas coast. Photo Credit/ NASA
Harvey from NASA
On August 25, 2017, NASA astronaut Jack Fischer photographed Hurricane Harvey from the cupola module aboard the International Space Station as it intensified on its way toward the Texas coast. The Expedition 52 crew on the station has been tracking this storm for the past two days and capturing Earth observation photographs and videos from their vantage point in low Earth orbit.
Image Credit: NASA
Hurricane Harvey NOAA Satellite
This August 25, 2017, blended visible/infrared image of Hurricane Harvey obtained from The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shows the storm’s eye as it nears landfall in the southeastern coast of Texas.
/ AFP PHOTO / NOAA
Hurricane Harvey Slams Into Texas Gulf Coast
CORPUS CHRISTI, TX - AUGUST 26: A tree is seen knocked sideways during the passing of Hurricane Harvey on August 26, 2017 in Corpus Christi, Texas. Hurricane Harvey had intensified into a hurricane and hit the Texas coast as damage is being assessed. Joe Raedle/Getty Images/AFP
Hurricane Harvey Slams Into Texas Gulf Coast
A Texas and US flag are seen as rain from Hurricane Henry falls on August 26, 2017 in Texas City, Texas.
Hurricane Harvey slammed into the Texas coast late Friday, unleashing torrents of rain and packing powerful winds, the first major storm to hit the US mainland in 12 years. / AFP PHOTO / Brendan Smialowski
Hurricane Harvey Slams Into Texas Gulf Coast
Strong winds batter seaside houses before the approaching Hurricane Harvey in Corpus Christi, Texas on August 25, 2017.
Hurricane Harvey will soon hit the Texas coast with forecasters saying it's possible for up to 3 feet of rain and 125 mph winds. / AFP PHOTO / MARK RALSTON
Hurricane Harvey Slams Into Texas Gulf Coast
A lies abandoned after heavy damage when Hurricane Harvey hit Rockport, Texas on August 26, 2017.
Hurricane Harvey slammed into the Texas coast late Friday, unleashing torrents of rain and packing powerful winds, the first major storm to hit the US mainland in 12 years. / AFP PHOTO / MARK RALSTON
Hurricane Harvey Slams Into Texas Gulf Coast
ROCKPORT, TX - AUGUST 26: Terry Smith stands in the apartment that had its ceiling collapse when Hurricane Harvey hit on August 26, 2017 in Rockport, Texas. Joe Raedle/Getty Images/AFP
Hurricane Harvey Slams Into Texas Gulf Coast
A badly damaged light plane in its hanger at Rockport Airport after heavy damage when Hurricane Harvey hit Rockport, Texas on August 26, 2017.
Hurricane Harvey slammed into the Texas coast late Friday, unleashing torrents of rain and packing powerful winds, the first major storm to hit the US mainland in 12 years. / AFP PHOTO / MARK RALSTON
Hurricane Harvey Slams Into Texas Gulf Coast
Destroyed houses after heavy damage when Hurricane Harvey hit Rockport, Texas on August 26, 2017.
Hurricane Harvey left a trail of devastation Saturday after the most powerful storm to hit the US mainland in over a decade slammed into Texas, destroying homes, severing power supplies and forcing tens of thousands of residents to flee. / AFP PHOTO / MARK RALSTON
Hurricane Harvey Slams Into Texas Gulf Coast
A sunken boar at Rockport Harbor after heavy damage when Hurricane Harvey hit Rockport, Texas on August 26, 2017.
Hurricane Harvey left a trail of devastation Saturday after the most powerful storm to hit the US mainland in over a decade slammed into Texas, destroying homes, severing power supplies and forcing tens of thousands of residents to flee. / AFP PHOTO / MARK RALSTON
Hurricane Harvey Slams Into Texas Gulf Coast
Badly damaged light planes in their hanger at Rockport Airport after heavy damage when Hurricane Harvey hit Rockport, Texas on August 26, 2017.
Hurricane Harvey left a trail of devastation Saturday after the most powerful storm to hit the US mainland in over a decade slammed into Texas, destroying homes, severing power supplies and forcing tens of thousands of residents to flee. / AFP PHOTO / Mark RALSTON
Hurricane Harvey Slams Into Texas Gulf Coast
Vehicles drive through a flooded street as the effects of Hurricane Henry are seen August 26, 2017 in Galveston, Texas.
Hurricane Harvey left a trail of devastation Saturday after the most powerful storm to hit the US mainland in over a decade slammed into Texas, destroying homes, severing power supplies and forcing tens of thousands of residents to flee. / AFP PHOTO / Brendan Smialowski
NASA Harvey satellite image
At 6 a.m. CDT (7 a.m. EDT) on Aug. 26 as Harvey's center continued to slowly meander over land, NOAA's GOES East satellite provided an infrared picture of the massive storm. Harvey's eye was still apparent in the image.
Credits: NASA/NOAA GOES Project
