Hurricane Harvey, the first major hurricane to make landfall in the United States in more than a decade, made landfall on the Texas coast late Friday as a Category 4 storm, destroying homes, overturning vehicles and sinking boats, severing power lines, and forcing tens of thousands of residents to flee. As Harvey, now downgraded to a tropical storm, lingers over Texas, record amounts of rain are predicted, which could spawn even more destruction in the form of catastrophic flooding.
Photos: The Aftermath of Hurricane Harvey
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Donna Raney makes her way out of the wreckage of her home as Daisy Graham tells her she will help her out of the window after Hurricane Harvey destroyed the apartment on August 26, 2017, in Rockport, Texas. Donna was hiding in the shower after the roof blew off and the walls of her home caved in by the winds of Hurricane Harvey. #
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Steve Culver cries with his dog Otis as he talks about what he said was the "most terrifying event in his life," when Hurricane Harvey blew in and destroyed most of his home while he and his wife took shelter there on August 26, 2017, in Rockport, Texas. #
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Jessica Campbell hugs Jonathan Fitzgerald after riding out Hurricane Harvey in an apartment on August 26, 2017, in Rockport, Texas. Jessica said it became very scary once Hurricane Harvey hit their town. #
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A Rockport firefighter goes door to door on a search and rescue mission as he looks for people who may need help after Hurricane Harvey passed through on August 26, 2017, in Rockport, Texas. #
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People line up for groceries at one of the few convenience stores open for business after Hurricane Harvey made landfall on the Texas coast in Corpus Christi, Texas, on August 26, 2017. #
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Terry Smith stands in the kitchen as Henry McKay sleeps in an apartment where the ceiling collapsed when Hurricane Harvey hit on August 26, 2017, in Rockport, Texas. Ms. Smith said she has never been as terrified in her life as when the winds started roaring through town. #
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Housing surrounded by floodwaters caused by Hurricane Harvey, seen from a U.S. Coast Guard helicopter during an overflight from Port Aransas to Port O'Connor, Texas, on August 26, 2017. #
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Aaron Tobias, who said he lost everything, stands in what is left of his home after Hurricane Harvey blew in and destroyed most of the house on August 26, 2017, in Rockport, Texas. Mr. Tobias said he was able to get his wife and kids out before the storm arrived but he stayed there and rode it out. #
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Lisa Rehr holds her 4-year-old son Maximus after they lost their home to Hurricane Harvey as they wait to be evacuated with their belongings from Rockport, Texas, on August 26, 2017. #
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