As of Friday night, Harvey became a Category 4 storm, with sustained winds increasing to 130 mph (209 kph). That makes Harvey the worst storm to hit the U.S. since Hurricane Wilma bore down on Florida in October 2005.
A Look at the Devastating Destruction Caused by Hurricane Harvey
Samaritans help push a boat with evacuees to high ground during a rain storm caused by Tropical Storm Harvey along Tidwell Road in east Houston, on Aug. 28, 2017. Adrees Latif—ReutersRescue boats fill a flooded street as flood victims are evacuated floodwaters from Tropical Storm Harvey rise, Aug. 28, 2017, in Houston.David J. Phillip—APAlexendre Jorge evacuates Ethan Colman, 4, from a neighborhood inundated by floodwaters from Tropical Storm Harvey in Houston, on Aug. 28, 2017.Charlie Riedel—APPeople walk down a flooded street as they evacuate their homes after the area was inundated with flooding from Hurricane Harvey on Aug. 28, 2017 in Houston. Joe Raedle—Getty ImagesPeople wait to be rescued from their homes after the area was inundated with flooding from Hurricane Harvey on Aug. 28, 2017 in Houston.Joe Raedle—Getty ImagesRescue workers and civilians wait for emergency crews in Houston, Aug. 27, 2017.Alyssa Schukar—The New York TimesResidents with a dog sit in the back of a truck while waiting to be rescued from rising floodwaters due to Hurricane Harvey in Spring, Texas, on Aug. 28, 2017.Luke Sharrett—Bloomberg/Getty ImagesPeople wait to be rescued from their flooded homes after the area was inundated with flooding from Hurricane Harvey on August 28, 2017 in Houston, Texas. Joe Raedle—Getty ImagesA person waves to rescuers as he walks through a flooded street after the area was inundated with flooding from Hurricane Harvey on Aug. 28, 2017 in Houston.Joe Raedle—Getty ImagesRescuers help a man and children from flooding from Hurricane Harvey on Aug. 28, 2017 in Houston. Joe Raedle—Getty ImagesPeople walk down a flooded street as they evacuate their homes after the area was inundated with flooding from Hurricane Harvey on Aug. 28, 2017 in Houston.Joe Raedle—Getty ImagesEvacuees from areas of the city flooded by Hurricane Harvey arrive in the back of city dump trucks at a red cross shelter set up at a convention center on Aug. 27.Michael Stravato—PolarisA stalled car gets a push amid heavy rain on a section of Interstate 610 in Houston, Aug. 27, 2017.Alyssa Schukar—The New York TimeEvacuees wade down a flooded section of Interstate 610 as floodwaters from Tropical Storm Harvey rise, Aug. 27, 2017, in Houston.David J. Phillip—APA truck driver walks while checking the depth of an underpass during the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey on Aug. 28, 2017 in Houston.Brendan Smialowski—AFP/Getty ImagesA woman looks out from a door at a shelter in the George R. Brown Convention Center during the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey on Aug. 28, 2017 in Houston. Brendan Smialowski—AFP/Getty ImagesFlooded downtown is seen from JP Morgan Chase Tower after Hurricane Harvey inundated the Texas Gulf coast with rain causing widespread flooding, in Houston, Texas, U.S. August 27, 2017 in this picture obtained from social media. Christian Tycksen—ReutersWilford Martinez, bottom, grabs the median as he is rescued from his flooded car along Interstate 610 in floodwaters from Tropical Storm Harvey on Aug. 27, 2017, in Houston. David J. Phillip—APA child makes his way through floodwaters from Tropical Storm Harvey while checking on neighbors at his apartment complex in Houston, Sunday, Aug. 27, 2017. The remnants of Hurricane Harvey sent devastating floods pouring into Houston Sunday as rising water chased thousands of people to rooftops or higher ground. (AP Photo/LM Otero)LM Otero—APWaters rush from a large sinkhole on Highway FM 762 in Rosenberg, Texas, near Houston, Sunday, Aug. 27, 2017.John Mone—APPeople wait in a city dump truck on an I-610 overpass for evacuation during the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey Aug. 27, 2017 in Houston.Brendan Smialowski—AFP/Getty ImagesEvacuation residents from the Meyerland wait on an I-610 overpass for further help during the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey Aug. 27, 2017 in Houston.Brendan Smialowski—AFP/Getty ImagesAfter helping the driver of the submerged truck get to safety, a man floats on the freeway flooded by Tropical Storm Harvey on Aug. 27, 2017, near downtown Houston.Charlie Riedel—APHouston Police SWAT officer Daryl Hudeck carries Catherine Pham and her 13-month-old son Aiden after rescuing them from their home surrounded by floodwaters from Tropical Storm Harvey in Houston, on Aug. 27, 2017. David J. Phillip—APNeighbors used their personal boats to rescue Jane Rhodes in Friendswood, Texas, on Aug. 27, 2017. Steve Gonzales—APDonna 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 in Rockport, Texas, on Aug. 26, 2017. Joe Raedle—Getty ImagesLisa Rehr holds her four-year old son Maximus, after they lost their home to Hurricane Harvey, as they await to be evacuated with their belongings from Rockport, Texas, Aug. 26, 2017.Adrees Latif—Reuters
