Hurricane Harvey
storm [2017]
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Houston
- In Houston: History
Hurricane Harvey, the strongest storm to make landfall in the United States in more than a decade, drenched the Houston area in August 2017. The city received more than 16 inches (over 400 mm) of rain in a 24-hour period, and catastrophic flooding claimed several…
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United States
- In United States: Hurricanes Harvey and Maria and the mass shootings in Las Vegas, Parkland, and Santa Fe
In August Hurricane Harvey, the most forceful storm to make landfall in the United States in more than a decade, inundated the Houston area. The city received more than 16 inches (400 mm) of rain in a 24-hour period. Catastrophic flooding claimed several lives, more than 100,000…
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