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/* Popup Theme 13961: WV Popover – Periwinkle */
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/* Popup Theme 1776: Framed Border */
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/* Popup Theme 1775: Cutting Edge */
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/* Popup Theme 1774: Hello Box */
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/* Popup Theme 1773: Enterprise Blue */
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/* Popup Theme 1772: Light Box */
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/* Popup Theme 1771: Default Theme */
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            <h1 class="entry-title">Hurricane Harvey: Facts, FAQs, and how to help</h1>        </header>

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                    <div class="item gallery-slide"><div class="gallery-image"><img width="850" height="566" src="https://www.worldvision.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/GettyImages-840308456-1-850x566.jpg" class="attachment-post-gallery size-post-gallery" alt="People are rescued from a flooded neighborhood after it was inundated with rain water, remnants of Hurricane Harvey, on Aug. 28, 2017 in Houston. (©2017 World Vision, photo by Scott Olson, Getty Images)" srcset="https://www.worldvision.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/GettyImages-840308456-1-850x567.jpg 850w, https://www.worldvision.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/GettyImages-840308456-1-1280x853.jpg 1280w, https://www.worldvision.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/GettyImages-840308456-1-640x427.jpg 640w, https://www.worldvision.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/GettyImages-840308456-1-200x133.jpg 200w, https://www.worldvision.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/GettyImages-840308456-1-360x240.jpg 360w, https://www.worldvision.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/GettyImages-840308456-1-1140x760.jpg 1140w" sizes="(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px" /></div><div class="gallery-caption"><div aria-hidden="true" class="label">Gallery</div><p>People are rescued from a flooded neighborhood after it was inundated with rain water, remnants of Hurricane Harvey, on Aug. 28, 2017 in Houston. (©2017 World Vision, photo by Scott Olson, Getty Images)</p></div></div><div class="item gallery-slide"><div class="gallery-image"><img width="848" height="566" src="https://www.worldvision.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/D400-1575-019-848x566.jpg" class="attachment-post-gallery size-post-gallery" alt="" srcset="https://www.worldvision.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/D400-1575-019-848x566.jpg 848w, https://www.worldvision.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/D400-1575-019-1280x854.jpg 1280w, https://www.worldvision.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/D400-1575-019-640x427.jpg 640w, https://www.worldvision.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/D400-1575-019-200x133.jpg 200w, https://www.worldvision.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/D400-1575-019-360x240.jpg 360w, https://www.worldvision.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/D400-1575-019-1140x761.jpg 1140w, https://www.worldvision.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/D400-1575-019-850x567.jpg 850w" sizes="(max-width: 848px) 100vw, 848px" /></div><div class="gallery-caption"><div aria-hidden="true" class="label">Gallery</div><p>Hurricane Harvey hit hard in Houston's Fifth Ward. Storm waters flooded houses in about a 3-block radius. Now that the waters have receded, homeowners are back clearing out their water-damaged belongings. They're piled high in front of houses, ready to be taken away. (©2017 World Vision/photo by Laura Reinhardt)</p></div></div><div class="item gallery-slide"><div class="gallery-image"><img width="837" height="566" src="https://www.worldvision.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/D400-1576-098-837x566.jpg" class="attachment-post-gallery size-post-gallery" alt="The Steen family wade through the floodwaters of their Katy, Texas neighborhood. They along with their neighbors faced a mandatory evacuation following Hurricane Harvey, so they were carrying out additional supplies from their home. They walked back and forth a couple of times because the water was too deep for cars. (©2017 World Vision/photo by Laura Reinhardt)" srcset="https://www.worldvision.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/D400-1576-098-837x566.jpg 837w, https://www.worldvision.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/D400-1576-098-1280x865.jpg 1280w, https://www.worldvision.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/D400-1576-098-640x433.jpg 640w, https://www.worldvision.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/D400-1576-098-200x135.jpg 200w, https://www.worldvision.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/D400-1576-098-355x240.jpg 355w, https://www.worldvision.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/D400-1576-098-1125x760.jpg 1125w, https://www.worldvision.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/D400-1576-098-850x574.jpg 850w, https://www.worldvision.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/D400-1576-098-1140x770.jpg 1140w, https://www.worldvision.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/D400-1576-098.jpg 1598w" sizes="(max-width: 837px) 100vw, 837px" /></div><div class="gallery-caption"><div aria-hidden="true" class="label">Gallery</div><p>The Steen family wade through the floodwaters of their Katy, Texas neighborhood. They along with their neighbors faced a mandatory evacuation following Hurricane Harvey, so they were carrying out additional supplies from their home. They walked back and forth a couple of times because the water was too deep for cars. (©2017 World Vision/photo by Laura Reinhardt)</p></div></div><div class="item gallery-slide"><div class="gallery-image"><img width="848" height="566" src="https://www.worldvision.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/D400-1572-017-848x566.jpg" class="attachment-post-gallery size-post-gallery" alt="Parishioners and volunteers at Faith Memorial Baptist Church work alongsideWorld Vision U. S. Programs staff in a prayer before they unload relief supplies, which will be shared with people affected by Hurricane Harvey. (©2017 World Vision/photo by Laura Reinhardt)" srcset="https://www.worldvision.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/D400-1572-017-848x566.jpg 848w, https://www.worldvision.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/D400-1572-017-1280x854.jpg 1280w, https://www.worldvision.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/D400-1572-017-640x427.jpg 640w, https://www.worldvision.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/D400-1572-017-200x133.jpg 200w, https://www.worldvision.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/D400-1572-017-360x240.jpg 360w, https://www.worldvision.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/D400-1572-017-1140x761.jpg 1140w, https://www.worldvision.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/D400-1572-017-850x567.jpg 850w" sizes="(max-width: 848px) 100vw, 848px" /></div><div class="gallery-caption"><div aria-hidden="true" class="label">Gallery</div><p>Parishioners and volunteers at Faith Memorial Baptist Church work alongsideWorld Vision U. S. Programs staff in a prayer before they unload relief supplies, which will be shared with people affected by Hurricane Harvey. (©2017 World Vision/photo by Laura Reinhardt)</p></div></div><div class="item gallery-slide"><div class="gallery-image"><img width="848" height="566" src="https://www.worldvision.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/D400-1572-026-848x566.jpg" class="attachment-post-gallery size-post-gallery" alt="Parishioners and volunteers at Faith Memorial Baptist Church work alongsideWorld Vision U. S. Programs staff in a prayer before they unload relief supplies, which will be shared with people affected by Hurricane Harvey. (©2017 World Vision/photo by Laura Reinhardt)" srcset="https://www.worldvision.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/D400-1572-026-848x566.jpg 848w, https://www.worldvision.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/D400-1572-026-1280x854.jpg 1280w, https://www.worldvision.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/D400-1572-026-640x427.jpg 640w, https://www.worldvision.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/D400-1572-026-200x133.jpg 200w, https://www.worldvision.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/D400-1572-026-360x240.jpg 360w, https://www.worldvision.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/D400-1572-026-1140x761.jpg 1140w, https://www.worldvision.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/D400-1572-026-850x567.jpg 850w" sizes="(max-width: 848px) 100vw, 848px" /></div><div class="gallery-caption"><div aria-hidden="true" class="label">Gallery</div><p>Parishioners and volunteers at Faith Memorial Baptist Church work alongsideWorld Vision U. S. Programs staff in a prayer before they unload relief supplies, which will be shared with people affected by Hurricane Harvey. (©2017 World Vision/photo by Laura Reinhardt)</p></div></div><div class="item gallery-slide"><div class="gallery-image"><img width="850" height="566" src="https://www.worldvision.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/D400-1586-55-850x566.jpg" class="attachment-post-gallery size-post-gallery" alt="Quincy Walker, site manager at World Vision&#039;s Pacific Northwest field site near Seattle loads pallets of emergency relief goods and supplies into a truck destined for the Grand Prairie, Texas, warehouse. From there these supplies will be delivered to a church partner in the Houston area to distribute to victims of Hurricane Harvey. (©2017 World Vision/photo by Chris Huber)" srcset="https://www.worldvision.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/D400-1586-55-850x567.jpg 850w, https://www.worldvision.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/D400-1586-55-1280x853.jpg 1280w, https://www.worldvision.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/D400-1586-55-640x427.jpg 640w, https://www.worldvision.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/D400-1586-55-200x133.jpg 200w, https://www.worldvision.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/D400-1586-55-360x240.jpg 360w, https://www.worldvision.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/D400-1586-55-1140x760.jpg 1140w" sizes="(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px" /></div><div class="gallery-caption"><div aria-hidden="true" class="label">Gallery</div><p>Quincy Walker, site manager at World Vision's Pacific Northwest field site near Seattle loads pallets of emergency relief goods and supplies into a truck destined for the Grand Prairie, Texas, warehouse. From there these supplies will be delivered to a church partner in the Houston area to distribute to victims of Hurricane Harvey. (©2017 World Vision/photo by Chris Huber)</p></div></div><div class="item gallery-slide"><div class="gallery-image"><img width="850" height="566" src="https://www.worldvision.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/D400-1586-166-850x566.jpg" class="attachment-post-gallery size-post-gallery" alt="Quincy Walker, site manager at World Vision&#039;s Pacific Northwest field site near Seattle loads pallets of emergency relief goods and supplies into a truck destined for the Grand Prairie, Texas, warehouse. From there these supplies will be delivered to a church partner in the Houston area to distribute to victims of Hurricane Harvey. (©2017 World Vision/photo by Chris Huber)" srcset="https://www.worldvision.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/D400-1586-166-850x567.jpg 850w, https://www.worldvision.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/D400-1586-166-1280x853.jpg 1280w, https://www.worldvision.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/D400-1586-166-640x427.jpg 640w, https://www.worldvision.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/D400-1586-166-200x133.jpg 200w, https://www.worldvision.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/D400-1586-166-360x240.jpg 360w, https://www.worldvision.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/D400-1586-166-1140x760.jpg 1140w" sizes="(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px" /></div><div class="gallery-caption"><div aria-hidden="true" class="label">Gallery</div><p>Quincy Walker, site manager at World Vision's Pacific Northwest field site near Seattle loads pallets of emergency relief goods and supplies into a truck destined for the Grand Prairie, Texas, warehouse. From there these supplies will be delivered to a church partner in the Houston area to distribute to victims of Hurricane Harvey. (©2017 World Vision/photo by Chris Huber)</p></div></div><div class="item gallery-slide"><div class="gallery-image"><img width="850" height="566" src="https://www.worldvision.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/D400-1586-210-850x566.jpg" class="attachment-post-gallery size-post-gallery" alt="Larry Tall, a World Vision warehouse specialist, helps a truck driver secure emergency relief supplies for shipment from World Vision&#039;s Pacific Northwest field site to its site in Grand Prairie, Texas. The supplies will be distributed to victims of Hurricane Harvey. (©2017 World Vision/photo by Chris Huber)" srcset="https://www.worldvision.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/D400-1586-210-850x567.jpg 850w, https://www.worldvision.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/D400-1586-210-1280x853.jpg 1280w, https://www.worldvision.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/D400-1586-210-640x427.jpg 640w, https://www.worldvision.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/D400-1586-210-200x133.jpg 200w, https://www.worldvision.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/D400-1586-210-360x240.jpg 360w, https://www.worldvision.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/D400-1586-210-1140x760.jpg 1140w" sizes="(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px" /></div><div class="gallery-caption"><div aria-hidden="true" class="label">Gallery</div><p>Larry Tall, a World Vision warehouse specialist, helps a truck driver secure emergency relief supplies for shipment from World Vision's Pacific Northwest field site to its site in Grand Prairie, Texas. The supplies will be distributed to victims of Hurricane Harvey. (©2017 World Vision/photo by Chris Huber)</p></div></div><div class="item gallery-slide"><div class="gallery-image"><img width="848" height="566" src="https://www.worldvision.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/DSC_8829-848x566.jpg" class="attachment-post-gallery size-post-gallery" alt="A building lies in ruins after Hurricane Harvey ripped through Aransas Pass, Texas late Friday night and early Saturday. (©2017 World Vision/photo by Kevin Vandivier, Genesis Photos)" srcset="https://www.worldvision.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/DSC_8829-848x566.jpg 848w, https://www.worldvision.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/DSC_8829-1280x854.jpg 1280w, https://www.worldvision.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/DSC_8829-640x427.jpg 640w, https://www.worldvision.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/DSC_8829-200x133.jpg 200w, https://www.worldvision.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/DSC_8829-360x240.jpg 360w, https://www.worldvision.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/DSC_8829-1140x761.jpg 1140w, https://www.worldvision.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/DSC_8829-850x567.jpg 850w" sizes="(max-width: 848px) 100vw, 848px" /></div><div class="gallery-caption"><div aria-hidden="true" class="label">Gallery</div><p>A building lies in ruins after Hurricane Harvey ripped through Aransas Pass, Texas, late Friday night and early Saturday. (©2017 World Vision/photo by Kevin Vandivier, Genesis Photos)</p></div></div><div class="item gallery-slide"><div class="gallery-image"><img width="848" height="566" src="https://www.worldvision.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/DSC_9020-848x566.jpg" class="attachment-post-gallery size-post-gallery" alt="Palm trees bend as Hurricane Harvey lands in Rockport, Texas. (©2017 World Vision/photo by Kevin Vandivier, Genesis Photos)" srcset="https://www.worldvision.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/DSC_9020-848x566.jpg 848w, https://www.worldvision.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/DSC_9020-1280x854.jpg 1280w, https://www.worldvision.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/DSC_9020-640x427.jpg 640w, https://www.worldvision.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/DSC_9020-200x133.jpg 200w, https://www.worldvision.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/DSC_9020-360x240.jpg 360w, https://www.worldvision.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/DSC_9020-1140x761.jpg 1140w, https://www.worldvision.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/DSC_9020-850x567.jpg 850w" sizes="(max-width: 848px) 100vw, 848px" /></div><div class="gallery-caption"><div aria-hidden="true" class="label">Gallery</div><p>Palm trees bend as Hurricane Harvey lands in Rockport, Texas. (©2017 World Vision/photo by Kevin Vandivier, Genesis Photos)</p></div></div><div class="item gallery-slide"><div class="gallery-image"><img width="848" height="566" src="https://www.worldvision.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/DSC_8943-848x566.jpg" class="attachment-post-gallery size-post-gallery" alt="Hurricane Harvey left a path of destruction, including downing power lines in Aransas Pass, Texas. (©2017 World Vision/photo by Kevin Vandivier, Genesis Photos)" srcset="https://www.worldvision.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/DSC_8943-848x566.jpg 848w, https://www.worldvision.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/DSC_8943-1280x854.jpg 1280w, https://www.worldvision.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/DSC_8943-640x427.jpg 640w, https://www.worldvision.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/DSC_8943-200x133.jpg 200w, https://www.worldvision.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/DSC_8943-360x240.jpg 360w, https://www.worldvision.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/DSC_8943-1140x761.jpg 1140w, https://www.worldvision.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/DSC_8943-850x567.jpg 850w" sizes="(max-width: 848px) 100vw, 848px" /></div><div class="gallery-caption"><div aria-hidden="true" class="label">Gallery</div><p>Hurricane Harvey left a path of destruction, including downing power lines in Aransas Pass, Texas. (©2017 World Vision/photo by Kevin Vandivier, Genesis Photos)</p></div></div><div class="item gallery-slide"><div class="gallery-image"><img width="848" height="566" src="https://www.worldvision.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/DSC_8986-848x566.jpg" class="attachment-post-gallery size-post-gallery" alt="Hurricane Harvey wrought 130-mph winds when it made landfall late Friday night in Rockport, Texas. (©2017 World Vision/photo by Kevin Vandivier, Genesis Photos)" srcset="https://www.worldvision.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/DSC_8986-848x566.jpg 848w, https://www.worldvision.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/DSC_8986-1280x854.jpg 1280w, https://www.worldvision.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/DSC_8986-640x427.jpg 640w, https://www.worldvision.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/DSC_8986-200x133.jpg 200w, https://www.worldvision.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/DSC_8986-360x240.jpg 360w, https://www.worldvision.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/DSC_8986-1140x761.jpg 1140w, https://www.worldvision.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/DSC_8986-850x567.jpg 850w" sizes="(max-width: 848px) 100vw, 848px" /></div><div class="gallery-caption"><div aria-hidden="true" class="label">Gallery</div><p>Hurricane Harvey wrought 130-mph winds when it made landfall late Friday night in  Rockport, Texas. (©2017 World Vision/photo by Kevin Vandivier, Genesis Photos)</p></div></div>                </div>

                
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                <div class="addtoany_share_save_container addtoany_content addtoany_content_top"><div class="a2a_kit a2a_kit_size_32 addtoany_list" data-a2a-url="https://www.worldvision.org/disaster-relief-news-stories/hurricane-harvey-facts" data-a2a-title="Hurricane Harvey: Facts, FAQs, and how to help"><a class="a2a_button_email" href="https://www.addtoany.com/add_to/email?linkurl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.worldvision.org%2Fdisaster-relief-news-stories%2Fhurricane-harvey-facts&amp;linkname=Hurricane%20Harvey%3A%20Facts%2C%20FAQs%2C%20and%20how%20to%20help" title="Email" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"></a><a class="a2a_button_facebook" href="https://www.addtoany.com/add_to/facebook?linkurl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.worldvision.org%2Fdisaster-relief-news-stories%2Fhurricane-harvey-facts&amp;linkname=Hurricane%20Harvey%3A%20Facts%2C%20FAQs%2C%20and%20how%20to%20help" title="Facebook" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"></a><a class="a2a_button_pinterest" href="https://www.addtoany.com/add_to/pinterest?linkurl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.worldvision.org%2Fdisaster-relief-news-stories%2Fhurricane-harvey-facts&amp;linkname=Hurricane%20Harvey%3A%20Facts%2C%20FAQs%2C%20and%20how%20to%20help" title="Pinterest" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"></a><a class="a2a_button_twitter" href="https://www.addtoany.com/add_to/twitter?linkurl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.worldvision.org%2Fdisaster-relief-news-stories%2Fhurricane-harvey-facts&amp;linkname=Hurricane%20Harvey%3A%20Facts%2C%20FAQs%2C%20and%20how%20to%20help" title="Twitter" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"></a><a class="a2a_dd addtoany_share_save addtoany_share" href="https://www.addtoany.com/share"></a></div></div><p>When Hurricane Harvey made landfall in Texas Aug. 25 as a Category 4 hurricane, it became the country’s first major — Category 3 or higher — hurricane since Hurricane Wilma hit Florida in October 2005 and the <a href="http://www.weather.gov/crp/hurricane_harvey" target="_blank" rel="noopener">first major hurricane to strike southern Texas</a> since Celia in 1970.</p>
<p>Hurricane Wilma was stronger than Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Rita, both part of the same storm season. While Superstorm Sandy in 2012 was one of the most destructive and costly in U.S. history, it hit the eastern seaboard as a Category 2 storm. Hurricane Matthew, in late 2016, had been downgraded to a Category 1 by the time it made landfall on the East Coast.</p>
<p>With Hurricane Harvey now dissipated, Texas is working to move forward and rebuild.</p>
<p>&#8220;This is going to be a massive, massive cleanup process,&#8221; Texas Governor Greg Abbott told &#8220;<a href="http://abcnews.go.com/US/hurricane-harvey-recovery-multi-year-project-texas-governor/story?id=49560131" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Good Morning America</a>&#8221; Sept. 1. &#8220;People need to understand this is not going to be a short-term project. This is going to be a multi-year project for Texas to be able to dig out of this catastrophe.&#8221;</p>
<p>Here’s what you need to know about the disaster.</p>
<h2 id="top">FAQs: What you need to know about Hurricane Harvey, and learn how you can help</h2>
<ul>
<li><strong><a href="#strength">How did Hurricane Harvey develop?</a></strong></li>
<li><strong><a href="#landfall">Where and when did Harvey make landfall?</a></strong></li>
<li><strong><a href="#damage">How much damage did Harvey cause?</a></strong></li>
<li><strong><a href="#flooding">How bad was the flooding?</a></strong></li>
<li><strong><a href="#recover">How long will it take to recover?</a></strong></li>
<li><strong><a href="#world-vision">How is World Vision responding?</a></strong></li>
<li><strong><a href="#help">How can I help victims of Hurricane Harvey?</a></strong></li>
</ul>
<h2 id="strength">How did Hurricane Harvey develop?</h2>
<p>Harvey began Aug. 17 as a <a href="http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2017/al09/al092017.discus.002.shtml" target="_blank" rel="noopener">slow-moving tropical storm</a> in the Gulf of Mexico, originating from <a href="http://www.weather.gov/crp/hurricane_harvey" target="_blank" rel="noopener">a tropical wave off the west coast of Africa Aug. 13</a>. Tropical Storm Harvey hit the Windward Islands Aug. 18, then weakened to a tropical wave Aug. 19.</p>
<p>Tropical Depression Harvey reformed Aug. 23. It grew into a Category 1 hurricane with 80-mph winds Aug. 24 and continued to gain strength as it churned toward Texas. The National Hurricane Center upgraded the storm to a Category 4 hurricane Aug. 25, with sustained winds of up to 130 mph.</p>
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<h2 id="landfall">Where and when did Harvey make landfall?</h2>
<p>Harvey first <a href="http://abcnews.go.com/US/hurricane-harvey-makes-landfall-texas-category-storm/story?id=49412285" target="_blank" rel="noopener">made landfall over San Jose Island and then near Rockport, in south-central Texas</a>, late Aug. 25 as a Category 4 hurricane, threatening millions of residents with 130-mph winds, heavy rains, and a massive storm surge that swamped coastal areas. It <a href="https://weather.com/storms/hurricane/news/tropical-storm-harvey-forecast-texas-louisiana-arkansas" target="_blank" rel="noopener">stalled around southern Texas for days</a> as a weakening hurricane producing catastrophic flash and river flooding. Harvey then downgraded to a tropical storm over the weekend.</p>
<p>By Aug. 27, winds died down to as much as 40 mph, but the storm dumped a year’s-worth of rain in less than a week on Houston and much of southeastern Texas.</p>
<p>By Aug. 29, two flood-control reservoirs had breached, increasing water levels throughout the Houston area.</p>
<p>Harvey made its third and final landfall Aug. 30 near Port Arthur, Texas, and Cameron, Louisiana, bringing widespread catastrophic flooding. While authorities and <a href="http://www.cnn.com/2017/08/26/us/gallery/hurricane-harvey/index.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">first responders handled as many as 10,000 rescue missions</a> around Houston, at least 30,000 people fled to temporary shelters.</p>
<p>Tropical Storm Harvey was then <a href="https://www.voanews.com/a/harvey-weakens-but-casualties-damages-grow-steadily/4008048.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">downgraded to a tropical depression</a> late Aug. 30, but it continued to dump massive amounts of rain on parts of eastern Texas, Louisiana, and southern Arkansas.</p>
<p>Still alive a week after making landfall, Harvey caused abnormally high rainfall and gust 35 mph winds while <a href="https://weather.com/storms/hurricane/news/harvey-deadly-storm-flooding-houston-south-texas-impacts" target="_blank" rel="noopener">traveling northeast through Tennessee and Kentucky</a> before dissipating.</p>
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<figure id="attachment_23348" style="max-width: 720px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img class="size-full wp-image-23348" src="/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/rb-animated.gif" alt="Hurricane Harvey made landfall late Friday night as a Category 4 storm. (©2017 courtesy of NOAA)" width="720" height="480" /><figcaption class="wp-caption-text">Hurricane Harvey made landfall late Friday, Aug. 25, over Rockport, Texas, as a Category 4 storm. (©2017 courtesy of NOAA)</figcaption></figure>
<h2 id="damage">How much damage did Harvey cause?</h2>
<p>The damage from Hurricane Harvey is <a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2017/08/did-climate-change-intensify-hurricane-harvey/538158/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">likely to exceed the worst forecasts that preceded the storm</a>. A week after Harvey made landfall in the Houston area, Texas Governor Greg Abbott said it <a href="http://thehill.com/homenews/sunday-talk-shows/349038-abbott-harvey-recovery-will-cost-probably-150-to-180-billion" target="_blank" rel="noopener">may cost as much as $180 billion</a> — <a href="https://www.reuters.com/article/us-storm-harvey-abbott/texas-may-need-more-than-125-billion-u-s-aid-for-harvey-recovery-governor-idUSKCN1BA2TQ" target="_blank" rel="noopener">$125 billion of which coming from federal aid</a> — to rebuild the state, which would make it the <a href="http://www.history.com/news/why-harvey-is-likely-the-most-expensive-hurricane-for-now" target="_blank" rel="noopener">costliest natural disaster in U.S. history</a>. Hurricane Katrina currently holds that title.</p>
<p>&#8220;The geographic area and the population affected by this horrific hurricane and flooding &#8230; is far larger than the population and geographic area of Katrina,&#8221; Abbott said on &#8220;Fox News Sunday.&#8221;</p>
<p>After Katrina devastated New Orleans in 2005, the federal government spent $120.5 billion — with inflation, that’d be $150 billion in 2017. Sandy inflicted more than <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150623020336/http:/www.aoml.noaa.gov/hrd/tcfaq/costliesttable.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">$70 billion</a> in damages in 2012, and Matthew cost the U.S. as much as <a href="http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/international/2016/11/10/432019.htm" target="_blank" rel="noopener">$15 billion</a> in 2016.</p>
<p>Although Harvey’s damage is still being assessed, an estimated <a href="https://globalnews.ca/news/3708870/hurricane-harvey-south-asian-floods/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">13 million people have been affected</a>, <a href="https://www.bizjournals.com/houston/news/2017/09/14/this-is-how-many-homes-were-damaged-by-harvey-in.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">nearly 135,000 homes have been damaged or destroyed</a> in the historic flooding, and up to <a href="https://www.wired.com/story/harvey-houston-cars-ruined/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">a million cars have been wrecked</a>. The <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/texas-officials-hurricane-harvey-death-toll-at-82-mass-casualties-have-absolutely-not-happened/2017/09/14/bff3ffea-9975-11e7-87fc-c3f7ee4035c9_story.html?utm_term=.a9dcf27cfe60" target="_blank" rel="noopener">official death toll</a> currently sits at 82.</p>
<p>FEMA Administrator William Long told the Weather Channel he anticipates <a href="https://weather.com/storms/hurricane/news/harvey-houston-texas-flooding-evacuations" target="_blank" rel="noopener">at least 450,000 people will need emergency assistance</a>. The number of Americans filing for <a href="https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-economy/hurricane-harvey-boosts-u-s-jobless-claims-to-more-than-two-year-high-idUSKCN1BI1MV" target="_blank" rel="noopener">unemployment benefits has also jumped to a more than two-year high</a> amid a surge in applications from Texas. The surge in claims reported by the Labor Department offers an early glimpse of Hurricane Harvey’s impact on the economy.</p>
<p>More than 250 out of about 280 total Houston public schools were <a href="http://www.npr.org/sections/ed/2017/09/11/550218485/houston-public-schools-open-after-delays-from-hurricane-harvey" target="_blank" rel="noopener">finally able to start the school year Sept. 11</a>, but several dozen campuses remain closed pending repairs from the flooding. The Houston district has planned rolling start dates through Sept. 25.</p>
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<h2 id="flooding">How bad was the flooding after Harvey?</h2>
<p>The storm dumped more than <a href="http://www.cnn.com/specials/us/hurricane-harvey" target="_blank" rel="noopener">27 trillion gallons of rain</a> over Texas, making Harvey the <a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2017/08/hurricane-harvey-is-the-rainiest-atlantic-hurricane-ever-measured/538407/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">wettest Atlantic hurricane ever measured</a>. Some parts of Houston received more than 50 inches of rainfall — so much that the <a href="http://www.weather.gov/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">National Weather Service</a> had to <a href="https://twitter.com/nws/status/902174274571689984?lang=en" target="_blank" rel="noopener">update the colors</a> it uses on its weather charts to properly account for it. With <a href="http://www.foxnews.com/us/2017/09/03/toxic-waste-site-near-houston-reportedly-flooded.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">one-third of Houston completely flooded</a>, the <a href="http://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/houston/article/Heavy-water-Harvey-sinks-Houston-temporarily-12176813.php" target="_blank" rel="noopener">weight of the water also sank the city temporarily</a> by two centimeters (almost an inch), according to a California geophysicist.</p>
<p>Now all of the sodden drywall, flooring, furniture, clothing and toys adds up to an estimated <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/hurricane-harvey-clean-up-texas-houston-trash-garbage/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">8 million cubic yards of garbage in Houston alone</a>, enough to fill up the Texans stadium two times over.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/pictures/houston-harvey-floods-before-and-after/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">View satellite image of neighborhoods in Texas before and after the flooding</a>.</p>
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<h2 id="recover">How long will it take to recover?</h2>
<p>Texas state and local officials are currently making garbage cleanup a priority, although they have not provided any specific timelines. Houston is pushing to complete a <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/hurricane-harvey-clean-up-texas-houston-trash-garbage/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">&#8220;first pass&#8221; of debris removal within 30 days</a>, said Derek Mebane, deputy assistant director of Houston&#8217;s solid waste department, but it could take months. Recovery could also be slowed if resources are diverted toward Florida because <a href="/disaster-response-news-stories/hurricane-irma">Hurricane Irma</a>, which made landfall in the Florida Keys Sept. 10 as a Category 4.</p>
<p>People returning to flooded areas and those who remained also face <a href="http://www.webmd.com/a-to-z-guides/news/20170907/health-concerns-linger-after-hurricane-harvey" target="_blank" rel="noopener">health hazards</a> related to polluted air, contaminated water, infected wounds, mold, contagious diseases, carbon monoxide, and mosquitoes.</p>
<p>&#8220;Going back into the flood environment has risks,&#8221; said Albert Rizzo, MD, senior medical adviser for the American Lung Association. The cleanup itself can be hazardous, he said.</p>
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<h2 id="world-vision">How is World Vision responding?</h2>
<p>Our team of staff, <a href="https://www.charismanews.com/opinion/67086-what-harvey-reveals-about-the-authentic-church" target="_blank" rel="noopener">local churches</a>, and community partners is mobilizing to reach 300,000 people affected by the disaster. As of Sept. 21, World Vision has delivered 44 truckloads of supplies to partners in Houston, Corpus Christi, and Lake Charles — enough to help up to 110,000 people.</p>
<p>Each trailer carries enough supplies to help about 2,500 people, said Reed Slattery, World Vision’s national gifts-in-kind program director, who is helping coordinate the response.</p>
<p>“The need is so great on the ground, we’re just trying to be able to respond as quickly as we can, to try to meet that need as best as we can,” Reed said.</p>
<p>Emergency supplies headed to the disaster zone include tents, pillows, sleeping bags, coolers, food kits, pet food, personal hygiene items, women’s toiletry kits, school supplies, toys, socks, clothes, diapers, toilet paper, cleaning supplies, and latex gloves. Products are being distributed through local churches and partner organizations.</p>
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<p>Getting supplies from World Vision to pass on to shelters and people in need is “a huge blessing to this community,” said Dan Worrell, operations minister for Houston Northwest Baptist Church which received one of the first truckloads of supplies Wednesday from the Grand Prairie warehouse. “We’re able to distribute in a level greater than we did previously.”</p>
<p>One truck loaded with supplies was delivered to Faith Memorial Baptist Church, on Houston’s east side, according to Pastor Andrew Johnson.</p>
<p>“We’re glad we can set up a more localized site for our community. We’re grateful for World Vision partnering with us,” said Johnson.</p>
<p>Shipments contain everything from sleeping bags and tarps to diapers and Women’s Hope Kits — totes donated by Thirty-One Gifts and filled with toiletries.</p>
<p>“Our heart in who we are is giving back and empowering women, and Hope Kits do that,” said Jill Rhea, a Dallas independent director for Thirty-One Gifts, a direct-seller of totes, purses, and accessories. “They provide hope and dignity.”</p>
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<h2 id="help">How can I help victims of Hurricane Harvey?</h2>
<p>Right now, World Vision’s warehouse staff, truck drivers, and local partners are delivering relief supplies to affected communities as quickly and safely as possible.</p>
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