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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Read moreA driver works his way through a maze of fallen utility poles damaged in the wake of Hurricane Harvey, on August 26, 2017, in Taft, Texas. #
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Read moreThis photo, made available by NASA, shows Hurricane Harvey over Texas on August 26, 2017, as seen from the International Space Station. #
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Read moreRain is blown past palm trees as Hurricane Harvey makes landfall on August 25, 2017, in Corpus Christi, Texas. #
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Read moreA cow struggles to keep its head above floodwaters during Hurricane Harvey near Fulton, Texas, on August 26, 2017. #
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Read moreA traffic signal toppled by the winds of Hurricane Harvey lies in an intersection of downtown Corpus Christi, Texas, on August 26, 2017. #
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Read moreDestroyed building and vehicles at Rockport Airport after heavy damage when Hurricane Harvey hit Rockport, Texas on August 26, 2017. #
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Read moreA U.S. flag lies tangled in power lines as strong winds from Hurricane Harvey hit Corpus Christi, Texas on August 25, 2017. #
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Read moreA helicopter flies over a destroyed apartment complex after Hurricane Harvey passed through on August 26, 2017, in Rockport, Texas. #
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Read moreA passerby tries to pick up a fallen McDonald's sign as the effects of Hurricane Harvey are seen on August 26, 2017, in Galveston, Texas. #
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Read moreDonna 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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Read moreA passing motorist stops to look at a flipped truck in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey on August 26, 2017, north of Victoria, Texas. #
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Read moreSteve 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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Read moreA badly-damaged airplane in its hanger at Rockport Airport after heavy damage when Hurricane Harvey hit Rockport, Texas on August 26, 2017. #
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Read moreA pelican injured during Hurricane Harvey limps across a bridge on August 26, 2017, in Port Lavaca, Texas. #
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Read moreA boat is partially submerged in the wake of Hurricane Harvey in Rockport, Texas, on August 26, 2017. #
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Read moreBarbara Koster stands on her front door as she surveys her property, which was left devastated by Hurricane Harvey in Rockport, Texas, on August 26, 2017. #
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Read moreJessica 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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Read moreBoats are seen destroyed in a storage facility hit by Hurricane Harvey in Rockport, Texas, on August 26, 2017. #
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Read moreA 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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Read morePeople 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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Read moreTerry 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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Read moreA woman reads a book at the Good Samaritan Rescue Mission during Hurricane Harvey in Corpus Christi, Texas, on August 25, 2017. #
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Read moreBentley, a 10-year-old Maltese, takes refuge with his owner in a school after they lost their home to Hurricane Harvey in Rockport, Texas, on August 26, 2017. #
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Read moreAn oil tank damaged by Hurricane Harvey near Seadrift, Texas, on August 26, 2017. #
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Read moreCrockery in a cupboard and an intact dining room set in a roofless house after Hurricane Harvey struck Fulton, Texas, on August 26, 2017. #
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Read moreHousing 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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Read moreA truck moves through floodwaters left behind by Hurricane Harvey on August 26, 2017, in Aransas Pass, Texas. #
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Read moreDamage to a store after Hurricane Harvey hit Rockport, Texas, on August 26, 2017. #
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Read morePeople stand on a sinking boat awaiting rescue from a U.S. Coast Guard helicopter, after Hurricane Harvey passed near Port Aransas, Texas, on August 26, 2017. #
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Read moreTrees stripped bare of leaves after Hurricane Harvey hit Rockport, Texas, on August 26, 2017. #
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Read moreAaron 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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Read moreA home damaged by Hurricane Harvey remains surrounded by floodwaters in Rockport, Texas, on August 26, 2017. #
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Read moreLisa 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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Read moreMoses Juarez, left, and Anselmo Padilla wade through floodwaters from Hurricane Harvey on August 27, 2017, in Houston, Texas. #
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