CASE STUDY HURRICANE HARVEY THE 1,000-YEAR STORM Harvey was a devastating and record-breaking hurricane that dumped rain on the Houston area for five long days. The storm made landfall as a Category 4 hurricane around Rockport, Texas early on the morning of August 26 with winds of 130 mph and a diameter of 280 miles. The storm was reduced to a Category 1 hurricane by Saturday morning, however it lingered over and around the Houston area for five long days, dumping up to 60 inches of rain in some places. Hurricane Harvey broke the U.S. record for the greatest amount of rainfall observed from a tropical cyclone, dumping an estimated 33 trillion gallons of water. Over 300,000 structures were reported flooded in southeast Texas, and the total cost of damages from Hurricane Harvey are estimated

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