HOUSTON — More than 3,000 national and state guard troops are being deployed to assist with relief and recovery efforts as the nation’s fourth-largest city and surrounding areas try to cope with the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey, which has transformed into a disaster of historic proportions. President Trump plans to travel to Texas on Tuesday.
Gov. Greg Abbott (R) said in a news conference that the perpetual rain and dire flash flooding has produced the strongest storm the state has seen in at least 50 years. He could not confirm death totals nor the number of evacuations, but the National Weather Service has said there have been reports of as many as five deaths. The service issued a statement that the storm was “catastrophic” and “beyond anything experienced.”
Outside the Marriott Courtyard Hotel in Southwest Houston, Nichelle Mosby stood up to her knees in floodwater in the parking lot Sunday, grimacing with a towel over her head to block the rain.
Mosby and six family members, including a 4-year-old girl, had come from Louisiana to visit relatives. When Harvey hit over the weekend, they booked into the Courtyard, where they are stranded with dozens of other guests.
“We went through Katrina, but this feels different,” she said. Instead of a gradual buildup of rising water, “this was like a gush of water that came up too fast.”
By Sunday afternoon, the Weather Service was predicting that parts of Texas could receive nearly 50 inches of rain, what would be the largest recorded total in the state’s history. Communities in Southeast Texas, already experiencing water so high that it engulfed vehicles up to their car handles, were continually being beaten down by heavy, sideways rain.
The flood warnings also came with urgent pleas for residents to be cautious, stay indoors and not attempt to travel flooded roadways. Police and rescue workers implored residents who see floodwaters rising near their homes to make their way to the highest point possible — even if it is a roof — while awaiting rescue. On Saturday night, a woman was found dead near her vehicle, believed to have been trapped during a flood.
More than 66,000 homes were without electricity, and local news stations reported that Ben Taub Hospital, one of two trauma centers in the city, would soon have to evacuate.
The U.S. Coast Guard dispatched five helicopters, and Houston is expecting about 40 additional boats to find those in need of help, Mayor Sylvester Turner said in a news conference. He defended the decision not to issue evacuation orders, noting that it would have been a “nightmare” to empty out the population of his city and the county all at once.
“You literally cannot put 6.5 million people on the road,” Turner said.
A refrigerant gas cylinder rests next to a truck in a ditch outside of the Arkema plant, which received major damage from flooding caused by Hurricane and Tropical Storm Harvey on Sept. 4, 2017, in Crosby, Texas.
U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) comforts Hurricane Harvey evacuee Jennifer Nixon as she cries at the NRG Center evacuation center on Sept. 4, 2017, in Houston.
Workers repair a section of Union Pacific railroad tracks that were washed away by flooding during Hurricane and Tropical Storm Harvey on Sept. 4, 2017, in Crosby, Texas.
Gaston Kirby walks through floodwater inside his home in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey, Monday, Sept. 4, 2017, near the Addicks and Barker Reservoirs, in Houston.
Jenny Killingsworth, right, holds the hand of Janeah Tieman, 10, while helping clean up a home damaged by floodwaters in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey on Monday, Sept. 4, 2017, in Houston.
FBI agents check a vehicle at the gate of the Arkema plant, which received major damage from flooding caused by Hurricane and Tropical Storm Harvey on Sept. 4, 2017, in Crosby, Texas.
Members of the Texas Army National Guard from El Paso, Texas, distribute food and water to flood victims in Orange, Texas, after the town was inundated when torrential rains pounded Southeast Texas following Hurricane Harvey.
Chris Kaplan, right, hugs flood victim Betty Locklear during service at Christ United Church in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey Sunday, Sept. 3, 2017, in Cypress, Texas.
Flood victims search through donated items after torrential rains pounded Southeast Texas following Hurricane and Tropical Storm Harvey causing widespread flooding on Sept. 3, 2017 in Orange, Texas.
Floodwater covers the streets in the historic downtown in Orange, Texas, on Sept. 3, 2017, after torrential rains pounded Southeast Texas following Hurricane Harvey causing widespread flooding.
A volunteer with Merging Vets and Players distributes food, water and pet food on Sept. 3, 2017, to flood victims in Orange, Texas, after the town was inundated by Hurricane Harvey.
Tiffany Quillen (L) helps to distribute relief supplies that she and a group of friends brought from North Carolina to flood victims after torrential rains pounded Southeast Texas following Hurricane and Tropical Storm Harvey causing widespread flooding on Sept. 3, 2017 in Orange, Texas.
Volunteers with Merging Vets and Players distribute food water and pet food to flood victims after the town was inundated when torrential rains pounded Southeast Texas following Hurricane and Tropical Storm Harvey causing widespread flooding on Sept. 3, 2017 in Orange, Texas.
Floodwater surrounds a home after torrential rains pounded Southeast Texas following Hurricane Harvey causing widespread flooding on September 3, 2017 in Orange, Texas.
President Donald Trump helps volunteers hand out meals during a visit with flood survivors of Hurricane Harvey at a relief center in Houston, Texas, U.S., Sept. 2, 2017.
Cruz Dargas carries a deer head as he volunteers his time to help bring items out of homes inundated with flood water in an area where a mandatory evacuation is still under effect amidst Hurricane and Tropical Storm Harvey on Sept. 3, 2017 in Houston, Texas.
People use boats to help bring items out of homes in an area where a mandatory evacuation is still under effect after flood water inundated them after torrential rains caused widespread flooding during Hurricane and Tropical Storm Harvey on Sept. 3, 2017 in Houston, Texas.
People stand at the end of a flooded street that were inundated with water in an area where a mandatory evacuation is still under effect after torrential rains caused widespread flooding during Hurricane and Tropical Storm Harvey on Sept. 3, 2017 in Houston, Texas.
Giles Debenport (R) with Lone Star Santas Charities talks with evacuees while passing out toys at the NRG Center evacuation center on Sept. 3, 2017 in Houston, Texas.
Axa Alvarez (C) and her family sort through clothes as they clean out their house that had been inundated with water after torrential rains caused widespread flooding during Hurricane and Tropical Storm Harvey on Sept. 2, 2017 in Houston, Texas.
Members of the Cypress Creek Christian Church hold hands during Sunday services being held at Basel's Gymnastics after their church was severely damaged from flooding during Hurricane Harvey on Sept. 3, 2017 in Spring, Texas.
A volunteer heads out into neighborhood to look for people in need of help after torrential rains pounded Southeast Texas following Hurricane and Tropical Storm Harvey causing widespread flooding on Sept. 3, 2017 in Orange, Texas.
Lung Hui Chen pushes Manuel Terrazas in a wheel barrel across flooded streets as local residents clear out homes damaged in the aftermath of tropical storm Harvey on Sept. 2, 2017, in the Millwood subdivision of Fort Bend County, Texas.
People line up to receive food and water from a Salvation Army truck after their homes were inundated with flood waters during Hurricane and Tropical Storm Harvey on Sept. 2, 2017 in Houston, Texas.
Residents hang out in front of their homes which are surrounded by floodwater after torrential rains pounded Southeast Texas following Hurricane and Tropical Storm Harvey causing widespread flooding on Sept. 2, 2017 in Orange, Texas.
People travel by boat through an intersection in a neighborhood which was flooded when the Barker Reservoir reached capacity in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey on Saturday, Sept. 2, 2017, in Katy, Texas.
Jessica Anderson, with her husband Darrell and daughters Lauren, and Harper view floodwaters in Addicks Reservoir from a closed freeway in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey on Friday, Sept. 1, 2017, in Houston.
Buffalo Bayou, swollen with floodwaters in the wake of Hurricane Harvey, is shown with the Houston skyline in the background on Sept. 1, 2017 in Houston, Texas. Buffalo Bayou is expected to remain at flood levels for at least 10-15 more days.
A U.S. Air Force pararescueman from the 106th Rescue Wing, New York Air National Guard, carries a young girl to the safety of a HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopter.
Displaced families from Hurricane Harvey and Muslim residents gather for Eid Mubarak inside the gym at Dulles High School in Sugar Land, Texas on Sept. 1, 2017.
A sunbather has the beach to herself as tourists have yet to return to the Galveston Island in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey on Sept. 1, 2017, in Galveston, Texas.
Personal items from a once flooded home are seen displayed for insurance adjusters as residents begin the recovery process from Hurricane Harvey on Sept. 1, 2017 in Houston, Texas.
A message encouraging fans to donate to the Red Cross to help the relief effort following Hurricane Harvey in Texas is shown on a video screen at Safeco Field in Seattle.
Spray painted numbers record the changing flood waters from the Guadalupe River spilling over Texas Highway 35 on Sept. 1, 2017, near Tivoli, Texas. The river carries water left by Hurricane Harvey.
Resident Kelsey Johnson tosses away a bag of flood damaged belongings infront of her home in the Westbury neighborhood of southwest Houston, Texas on Sept. 1, 2017.
In this U.S. Air Force handout, Senior Airman Austin Hellweg, 129th Rescue Squadron special missions aviator, carries a dog and leads a family into an HH-60 Pavehawk for extraction to a safer location during the relief effort for Hurricane Harvey, on Aug. 31st, 2017, Beaumont, Texas.
Jenna Fountain and her father Kevin carry a bucket down Regency Drive to try to recover items from their flooded home on Thursday, Sept. 1, 2017, in Port Arthur, Texas, as storm-weary residents began returning home to assess flood damage from Hurricane Harvey.
Volunteers and students from C.E. King High School help to clean up the school after torrential rains caused widespread flooding in the area during Hurricane and Tropical Storm Harvey on Sept. 1, 2017 in Houston, Texas.
Doug Leblanc helps his father, John Leblanc, put on waders to go clean out the fridge in John's flooded home, on Thursday, Sept. 1, 2017, in Port Arthur, Texas.
A man cleans salvaged custom cowboy boots at Jesse's Shoe Repair as residents begin the recovery process from Hurricane Harvey on Sept. 1, 2017 in Houston, Texas.
Motorists watch as flood waters from the Guadalupe River spill over Texas Highway 35 on September 1, 2017 in Tivoli, Texas, north of Rockport. The river carries water left by Hurricane Harvey.
Chris Gaspard uses an axe to remove a portion of his friend Bryan Parson's home while helping to remove damage caused by flooding brought on by Hurricane Harvey on September 1, 2017 in Dickinson, Texas. Dickinson was hit by Hurricane Harvey extremely hard with major flooding in many areas of the city and residents there are beginning the long process of recovery from the storm.
Volunteers from Performance Contractors help co-worker Cornell Beasley recover from damage to his home after torrential rains caused widespread flooding during Hurricane and Tropical Storm Harvey on September 1, 2017 in Houston, Texas. Harvey, which made landfall north of Corpus Christi on August 25, dumped around 50 inches of rain in and around areas of Houston and Southeast Texas.
Residents in a neighborhood near the Barker Reservoir return to their homes to collect belongings on August 31, 2017 in Houston, Texas. The neighborhoods surrounding the reservoir are still experiencing severe flooding due to the accumulation of historic levels of rainfall, though floodwaters are beginning to recede in many parts of the city.
A dog passes a pile of destroyed items that were removed from a once flooded home as residents begin the recovery process from Hurricane Harvey on August 31, 2017 in Houston, Texas.
Liv Gilreath searches for salvageable items from a friend's home after floodwaters from Hurricane Harvey drenched the city on August 31, 2017 in Houston.
Oscar Peru of U.S. Customs and Border Protection searches for flood victims from a helicopter after torrential rains pounded the area following Hurricane and Tropical Storm Harvey on August 31, 2017 near Sugar Land, Texas.
Vice President Mike Pence, center, with his wife Karen, right, speaks to encourage residents affected by Hurricane Harvey during a visit at the First Baptist Church, Thursday, Aug. 31, 2017, in Rockport, Texas.
A military vehicle evacuates about two dozen residents from the Autumn Chase Park apartments while pushing its way through flood waters caused by Tropical Storm Harvey in Port Arthur, Texas, U.S. August 31, 2017.
Vehicles drive through floodwater after torrential rains pounded Southeast Texas following Hurricane and Tropical Storm Harvey on August 31, 2017 near Orange, Texas.
Barbara Nelson from Coastal Industrial and Specialty gas welding supplies store holds a sign that reads, 'no water', after they ran out of bottled water for people that are in need after the water supply to the city of Beaumont was shut down after Hurricane Harvey passed through on August 31, 2017 in Beaumont, Texas.
Members of the Olson family remove debris and damaged items from their father's home in the Twin Oaks Estate after Hurricane Harvey caused widespread flooding in Houston, Texas on August 31, 2017.
Residents of La Vita Bella assisted living facility are seen in waist-deep flooding due to Tropical Storm Harvey in Dickinson, Texas, U.S. August 27, 2017.
Evacuees wait at Woodrow Wilson Middle School for word about what shelter they will be sent to after they were evacuated from the flooding of Hurricane Harvey on August 30, 2017 in Port Arthur, Texas.
Police investigators watch as the van containing the six members of the Saldivar family who died is towed to the road after they crashed their van into Greens Bayou as they tried to flee Hurricane Harvey during heavy flooding in Houston, Texas on August 30, 2017.
A woman is rescued from Tropical Storm Harvey flood waters by a U.S. Navy Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 7 crew in Beaumont, Texas, U.S. in a still image from video August 30, 2017.
The Walker and Brown families walk out of the water at Memorial Drive and North Eldridge Parkway in the Energy Corridor of west Houston, Texas where residents rescued from their flooded homes and apartments due to high water coming from the Addicks Reservoir after Hurricane Harvey. Harvey, which made landfall north of Corpus Christi August 25, has dumped more than 50 inches of rain in some areas in and around Houston.
Rescuers from Odessa, Texas make their way along Eldridge Parkway in the Energy Corridor of west Houston on August 30, 2017 in Houston, Texas. Harvey, which made landfall north of Corpus Christi August 25, has dumped more than 50 inches of rain in some areas in and around Houston.
Volunteer rescuer workers help a woman from her home that was inundated with the flooding of Hurricane Harvey on August 30, 2017 in Port Arthur, Texas. Harvey, which made landfall north of Corpus Christi late Friday evening, is expected to dump upwards to 40 inches of rain in Texas over the next couple of days.
Rescue workers and volunteers help to rescue residents of an apartment complex after it was inundated with water following Hurricane Harvey on August 30, 2017 in Houston, Texas. Harvey, which made landfall north of Corpus Christi August 25, has dumped nearly 50 inches of rain in and around Houston.
Mark Boling looks through a flooded house for a person that was said to need help after the flooding of Hurricane Harvey inundated the area on August 30, 2017 in Port Arthur, Texas. Harvey, which made landfall north of Corpus Christi late Friday evening, is expected to dump upwards to 40 inches of rain in Texas over the next couple of days.
Members of the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, and the Louisiana National Guard help rescue with elderly people from the Golden Years Assisted Living home, which was flooded from Tropical Storm Harvey in Orange, Texas, Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2017. The residents and staff were high and dry on the second floor.
Evacuees ride on a truck after they were driven from their homes by the flooding from Hurricane Harvey on August 30, 2017 in Port Arthur, Texas. Harvey, which made landfall north of Corpus Christi late Friday evening, is expected to dump upwards to 40 inches of rain in Texas over the next couple of days.
Flooding continues to be shown near downtown Houston following Hurricane Harvey August 29, 2017 in Houston, Texas. The city of Houston is still experiencing severe flooding in some areas due to the accumulation of historic levels of rainfall, though the storm has moved to the north and east.
An oil refinery is shown near Houston following Hurricane Harvey August 29, 2017 in Houston, Texas. The city of Houston is still experiencing severe flooding in some areas due to the accumulation of historic levels of rainfall, though the storm has moved to the north and east.
Shannon Danley carries a rabbit to a rescue boat after it was found floating in floodwater in an apartment complex after it was inundated with water following Hurricane Harvey on Aug. 30, 2017, in Houston.
Adriana Perez, left, and Clair Hummel help remove drywall damaged by floodwaters from Tropical Storm Harvey from a friend's home, Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2017, in Houston.
Residents try to keep their belongings dry while waiting for rescue at an apartment complex after it was inundated with water following Hurricane Harvey on Aug. 30, 2017, in Houston.
Evacuees escaping Harvey's floodwaters rest at the George R. Brown Convention Center, which has been set up as a shelter, in Houston, Texas on Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2017.
81-year-old Ramona Bennett hugs Texas Army National Guard members Sergio Esquivel after she and other residents were rescued from their flooded Pine Forest Village neighborhood.
A woman holds her dog as she arrives to high ground after evacuating her home due to floods caused by Tropical Storm Harvey along Tidwell Road in east Houston, Texas, U.S. August 28, 2017.
U.S. President Donald Trump waves to the crowd after received a briefing on Tropical Storm Harvey relief efforts at a local fire station in Corpus Christi, Texas, U.S., August 29, 2017.
Youths in a shelter for volunteer rescue workers set up at the Fairfield Baptist Church student building on August 29, 2017 in Cypress, Texas. The shelter was set up as a place for volunteer rescue workers who had come to the Houston area in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey. Harvey has set what forecasters believe is a new rainfall record for the continental US, officials said Tuesday. Harvey, swirling for the past few days off Texas and Louisiana has dumped more than 49 inches (124.5 centimeters) of rain on the region.
Houston Astros ask fans for donations to the American Red Cross for Hurricane Harvey Relief during their game against the Texas Rangers at Tropicana Field on August 29, 2017 in St. Petersburg, Florida.
Madison Hairston searches for items for her children two-year-olds Justice and Jack at an evacuation shelter after their neighborhood was flooded with rain water following Hurricane Harvey on August 29, 2017 in Channelview, Texas. Harvey, which made landfall north of Corpus Christi August 25, has dumped nearly 50 inches of rain in and around Houston.
Larry Koser Jr. (L) and his son Matthew look for important papers and heirlooms inside Larry Koser Sr.'s house after it was flooded by heavy rains from Hurricane Harvey August 29, 2017 in the Bear Creek neighborhood of west Houston, Texas. The neighborhood flooded after water was released from nearby Addicks Reservoir.
Planes are parked at gates of George Bush Intercontinental Airport Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2017, in Houston. The airport has been closed since Hurricane Harvey made landfall.
Rescue workers and volunteers help residents make their way out of a flooded neighborhood after it was inundated with rain water following Hurricane Harvey on August 29, 2017 in Houston, Texas.
Volunteers accept donations at the Lake Charles Civic Center in preparation for Tropical Storm Harvey in Lake Charles, Louisiana, U.S., on August 29, 2017.
Volunteers wait at the entrance to the Delco Center in East Austin on Aug. 29, 2017. Floodwaters have breached a levee south of the city of Houston, officials said Tuesday, urging residents to leave the area immediately.
Local residents check the water level of the Barker Reservoir after the Army Corp of Engineers started to release water into the Clodine district as Hurricane Harvey caused heavy flooding in Houston, Texas on Aug. 29, 2017.
Members of the Houston Astros, including manager A.J. Hinch, left, take part in a moment of silence for the victims of Hurricane Harvey before a baseball game against the Texas Rangers on Aug. 29, 2017, in St. Petersburg, Fla.
Hurricane Harvey evacuees who travelled 18 hours by bus from Victoria, Texas participate in a yoga session at the LB Johnson High School in east Austin on Aug. 29, 2017.
President Donald Trump, flanked by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and first lady Melania Trump speaks during a briefing on Harvey relief efforts, Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2017, at Firehouse 5 in Corpus Christi, Texas.
People walk to a Harris County Sheriff air boat while escaping a flooded neighborhood during the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey on August 29, 2017 in Houston, Texas.
A man walks with belongings after being rescued from a flooded neighborhood during the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey August 29, 2017 in Houston, Texas.
A family arrives to high ground after they fled their home due to floods caused by Tropical Storm Harvey along Tidwell Road in east Houston, Texas, U.S. August 28, 2017.
People cheer outside of the Annaville Fire House after US President Donald Trump attended a briefing on Hurricane Harvey in Corpus Christi, Texas on August 29, 2017.
Charlotte Mills reads her Bible in the warehouse at Gallery Furniture where she has been staying after evacuating her flooded home over the weekend, in Houston, Texas, U.S., August 29, 2017.
President Donald Trump walks with first lady Melania Trump prior to their Marine One departure from the White House on Aug. 29, 2017 in Washington, D.C. President Trump was traveling to Texas to observe the Hurricane Harvey relief efforts.
Rhonda Worthington is lifted into a boat while on her cellphone with a 911 dispatcher after her car became stuck in rising floodwaters from Tropical Storm Harvey in Houston, Texas on Aug. 28.
A man waves down a rescue crew as he tries to leave the area after it was inundated with flooding from Hurricane Harvey on Aug. 28, 2017 in Houston, Texas.
Volunteers sort through donated clothing at a shelter in the George R. Brown Convention Center during the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey on Aug. 28, 2017 in Houston, Texas.
Evacuees fill up cots at the George Brown Convention Center that has been turned into a shelter run by the American Red Cross to house victims of the high water from Hurricane Harvey on Aug. 28, 2017 in Houston, Texas.
Flood evacuee from Houston's 5th Ward Korbey Haley shares a light moment with his son Jordan Haley, 6 at the George Brown Convention Center which has been turned into a shelter run by the American Red Cross to house victims of the high water from Hurricane Harvey on Aug. 28, 2017 in Houston, Texas.
Shardea Harrison looks on at her 3 week old baby Sarai Harrison being held by Dean Mize as he and Jason Legnon used his airboat to rescue them from their home after the area was inundated with flooding from Hurricane Harvey on August 28, 2017 in Houston, Texas. Harvey, which made landfall north of Corpus Christi late Friday evening, is expected to dump upwards to 40 inches of rain in Texas over the next couple of days.
Debris lies on the ground next to a damaged home in the wake of Hurricane Harvey on Monday, Aug. 28, 2017, in Bayside, Texas. Harvey hit the coast as a Category 4 hurricane.
Shawn Hagdorn helps to cover the roof of his father's home that was damaged in the wake of Hurricane Harvey, Monday, Aug. 28, 2017, in Rockport, Texas.
Residents are evacuated from their homes after severe flooding following Hurricane Harvey in the Cedarwood Creek subdivision in north Houston August 28, 2017, in Houston, Texas.
Sgt. Chad Watts, of the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, holds Madelyn Nguyen, 2, after he rescued her and her family by boat from floodwaters of Tropical Storm Harvey, which hit Texas last week as a Category 4 hurricane, in Houston, Monday, Aug. 28, 2017.
Houston Fire Department Dive Team members motor through high water on North Braeswood Blvd looking for victims of the flooding on Aug. 28, 2017 in Houston, Texas.
Harvey, which made landfall north of Corpus Christi late Friday evening, is expected to continue to dump rain in hard-hit areas of Texas over the next couple of days.
People 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, Texas.
Evacuees are airlifted in a U.S. Coast Guard helicopter after flooding due to Hurricane Harvey inundated neighborhoods in Houston, Texas, Aug. 27, 2017.
After helping the driver of the submerged truck get to safety, a man floats on the freeway flooded by Tropical Storm Harvey on Sunday, Aug. 27, 2017, near downtown Houston.
Volunteers rescue people using an air boat from their flooded homes along Beamer Road in Houston, Texas on Sunday, Aug 27, 2017. Rising water from Hurricane Harvey pushed thousands of people to rooftops or higher ground Sunday in Houston.
A rescue helicopter hovers in the background as an elderly woman and her poodle use an air mattress to float above flood waters in Houston, Texas on Aug. 27, 2017.
Mario Qua holds Wilson Qua as they evacuate their flooded home after the area was inundated with flooding from Hurricane Harvey on Aug. 27, 2017 in Houston, Texas. Harvey, which made landfall north of Corpus Christi late Friday evening, is expected to dump upwards to 40 inches of rain in Texas over the next couple of days.
Houston 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 Sunday, Aug. 27, 2017, in Houston.
People walk through the flooded waters of Telephone Rd. in Houston on Aug. 27, 2017 as the US fourth city city battles with tropical storm Harvey and resulting floods.
Robert Zbrane stands next to his sunken boat, Saturday, Aug. 26, 2017, in Rockport, Texas. Zbrane tried to ride out the storms until his boat was damaged and sank.
Donna Raney is helped out of the window by Lee Guerrero and Daisy Graham after Hurricane Harvey destroyed her apartment on Aug. 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.
Hurricane Harvey is pictured off the coast of Texas, U.S. from the cupola aboard the International Space Station in this Aug. 25, 2017 NASA handout photo.
A woman is helped to a bus as she and other are evacuated as the outer bands of Hurricane Harvey began to make landfall, Friday, Aug. 25, 2017, in Corpus Christi, Texas.
In this NOAA handout image, NOAA's GOES East satellite capture of Hurricane Harvey shows the storm making landfall shortly after 8:00pm CDT on Aug. 25, 2017 on the mid-Texas coast.
In this NOAA handout image, the NOAA/NASA Suomi NPP satellite captures this infrared image of Hurricane Harvey just prior to making landfall on Aug. 25, 2017 along the Texas coast.
Todd Witherington searches his trailer that was overturned by the effects of Hurricane Harvey, Monday, Aug. 28, 2017, in Aransas Pass, Texas.
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As officials worked to execute a strategy, desperate families and residents crafted some of their own. At the urging of Houston police, they set out with boats and kayaks to help their friends in need. Families in flooded homes blew up inflatable pool toys to ferry children as they made their way out on foot.
In Katy, Erica Stietenroth, 38, said she was in tears driving around trying to find an open pharmacy to help her 8-year old daughter, who had a 105-degree fever. The emergency room on Saturday night didn’t have the drugs she needed for her strep throat, so doctors wrote her a prescription.
She awoke Sunday morning and started her desperate search, ultimately finding a pharmacy inside a local grocery store — but it was unstaffed because people couldn’t get in to work. An employee who happened to come in to shop for food got permission to mix the medication for her.
“I was crying my eyes out for my baby girl,” she said. “By the grace of God, that employee was there.”
By 7 a.m. Central time Sunday, the National Weather Service had recorded close to 25 inches of rain around Houston, with an additional three to seven inches expected. Warnings for flash flooding and tornadoes remained in place for a large swath of the state, and storm surges are expected along the coast, bringing flooding to typically dry areas. William H. Hobby Airport was shut down.
“There’s flooding all over this city,” Houston Police Chief Art Acevedo said in a live stream video early Sunday morning. “We have one fatality, and a potential second fatality from the floodwaters out here.”
William “Brock” Long, director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, said he expects the agency to be working in the area for years as Texas recovers from the storm.
As it scrambles to open shelters across Texas, the Red Cross command center in Houston is now “physically isolated” because of floodwaters, said Paul Carden, district director of Red Cross activities in South Texas, which includes Corpus Christi.
“The advice is if you don’t have to be out, don’t be out,” said Bill Begley, a spokesman with the Joint Information Center in Houston around 7:30 a.m. Central time. He said most of the calls for help it has received have come from residents who tried to drive through the storm and wounded up getting stuck in high water.
President Trump praised the way the city’s officials are handling the flood, tweeting at 8:25 a.m. that the “Good news is that we have great talent on the ground.” He promised to head to Texas “as soon as that trip can be made without causing disruption. The focus must be life and safety.”
Southwest Airlines flight attendant Allison Brown estimated that at least 50 flight attendants, a number of pilots, airport staff and hundreds of passengers have been stranded at Hobby Airport since at least 1 a.m. Sunday.
Brown said the airport flooded so quickly that shuttles were unable to get to them out. They were told by police that it would be unsafe to attempt to leave.
“Luckily we have the restaurant staff or else we would’ve been stuck with no food,” Brown said. “Waters in the road are around four feet — minimum — surrounding the airport.”
In Southwest Houston, the Brays Bayou had overflown its banks and completely swamped a bridge near the hotel, with waters rising at least 10 to 20 feet or more since Saturday. Its powerful brown flow carried large tree branches and other debris.
All roads in the area were underwater, and a park across the bayou was completely flooded. A car nearby had been abandoned, its doors left open. City traffic lights were still blinking red and green over the empty and flooded bridge, but most buildings visible in the area seemed to be dark and possibly without power.
In the lobby of the Marriott Courtyard there, John McMillian, 70, sat eating breakfast with his wife, Debbie McMillian, 64, and their daughter, Tara, 29.
They were in town so John McMillian could have five days of treatment for his leukemia at MD Anderson Cancer Center just down the road. He had three days of treatment and was supposed to have his fourth on Sunday, but now they were stranded.
“If push came to shove, we could always wade to the hospital,” he said.
“I’m not going to let him, don’t worry,” his wife added.
She said her new Acura was underwater in the parking lot.
“I haven’t even made the first payment on it yet,” she said.
Local station KHOU went offline while covering a live rescue of a driver in an 18-wheeler stuck in more than 10 feet of water near the Interstate 610 loop.
The reporter was able to flag down a rescue crew, but as the rescue was about to take place, the station went dark. The main office said the station had to evacuated because floodwaters seeped into the building.
Harvey pounded the Texas coast on Saturday, making landfall as a Category 4 hurricane that destroyed buildings and caused widespread power outages as residents evacuated towns. Later downgraded to a tropical storm, Harvey crept inland, then stalled and dropped hours of torrential rain that officials said has caused catastrophic flooding across a broad section of the state.
In Katy, Michele and Joel Antonini were in line at a cavernous HEB supermarket with 20 sacks of groceries. They had come out in the rain to buy food for elderly neighbors they would probably be taking in from Grand Lakes, where they used to live.
They bought sheet cakes, a roast, chips, hot dogs and hamburgers.
“We just want to be ready if they are hungry and can get out,” Michele said. “We just want to be ready to help.”
Amanda Picard, 35, a CrossFit trainer, said that they live behind a creek and that all their neighborhood lakes were flooded. They said they were doing a grocery run in case the storm goes on for days.
“It’s gonna be a long haul,” said Picard, who was shopping for spring mix and frozen pizza with her husband and 6-year-old.
The small coastal town of Rockport, which took a direct hit from the storm, as search and rescue operations continued in ravaged areas that are still largely inaccessible. Officials said Rockport could receive as much as 60 inches of rain through midweek.
“We’ve been devastated,” Rockport Mayor C.J. Wax said in a telephone interview. “There are structures that are either significantly disrupted or completely destroyed. I have some buildings that are lying on the street.”
To the west, San Antonio Mayor Ron Nirenberg urged residents to continue to stay off the roads as Harvey neared the city and brought wind gusts of up to 60 mph and heavy rain. The city is under a flash flood watch and tropical storm warning.
“We don’t want anyone in San Antonio to let their guard down,” Nirenberg said.
The storm made landfall at 10 p.m. Central Time on Friday with 130 mph winds — the first Category 4 storm to hit the United States since Charley in 2004. By late morning Saturday, it had lost some of its punch but still had hurricane-force winds of 80 mph, having drifted to about 25 miles west of the inland city of Victoria. Shortly after noon, the National Hurricane Center downgraded Harvey to a tropical storm, with sustained winds of 70 mph.
Farther east, the hurricane has put officials in New Orleans and across Louisiana on alert, and Gov. John Bel Edwards (D) said Saturday that it could be a week before the state has to cope with flooding. He said the pumping system in New Orleans, which flooded earlier this month after a heavy downpour, is steadily improving. “We’re a long ways from being out of the woods, but we are very thankful it hasn’t been more severe up to now,” he said of the storm.
Trump signed a disaster proclamation for Texas on Friday night after Abbott sent him a written request saying that “Texas is about to experience one of the worst natural disasters in the history of the state.” White House aides said Trump will visit Texas soon.
Trump said in tweets Saturday morning that he is closely monitoring the situation from Camp David, Md., and that federal officials have been on the ground since before the storm hit. He urged residents to “be safe” and pledged a thorough federal response. “We are leaving nothing to chance,” he wrote. “City, State and Federal Govs. working great together!”
Sullivan reported from Houston, Galveston and Victoria. Baddour reported from Houston. Samuels reported from Washington. Tim Craig in Rockport and Corpus Christi, Brittney Martin in San Antonio, Ashley Cusick in New Orleans, Mary Lee Grant in Port Aransas, Tex., Sofia Sokolove in Austin, Emily Wax in Katy, Tex., and Joel Achenbach, Sandhya Somashekhar and Angela Fritz in Washington contributed to this report.
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![Slide 19 of 181: HOUSTON, TX - SEPTEMBER 03: People look at a flooded section of US-90 on September 3, 2017 in Houston, Texas. A week after Hurricane Harvey hit Southern Texas, residents are beginning the long process of recovering from the storm. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)]({"default":{"load":"wait","src":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/AArewTK.img?h=373&w=624&m=6&q=60&o=f&l=f"}} "Harvey - Justin Sullivan/Getty Images")
![Slide 20 of 181: HOUSTON, TX - SEPTEMBER 03: Cruz Dargas carries a deer head as he volunteers his time to help bring items out of homes inundated with flood water in an area where a mandatory evacuation is still under effect after torrential rains caused widespread flooding during Hurricane and Tropical Storm Harvey on September 3, 2017 in Houston, Texas. Harvey, which made landfall north of Corpus Christi on August 25, dumped around 50 inches of rain in and around areas of Houston and Southeast Texas. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)]({"default":{"load":"wait","src":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/AArenQa.img?h=373&w=624&m=6&q=60&o=f&l=f"}} "Harvey - Joe Raedle/Getty Images")
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![Slide 24 of 181: HOUSTON, TX - SEPTEMBER 03: Giles Debenport (R) with Lone Star Santas Charities talks with evacuees while passing out toys at the NRG Center evacuation center on September 3, 2017 in Houston, Texas. A week after Hurricane Harvey hit Southern Texas, residents are beginning the long process of recovering from the storm. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)]({"default":{"load":"wait","src":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/AArewTJ.img?h=373&w=624&m=6&q=60&o=f&l=f&x=858&y=447"}} "Harvey - Justin Sullivan/Getty Images")
![Slide 25 of 181: HOUSTON, TX - SEPTEMBER 02: Axa Alvarez (C) and her family sort through clothes as they clean out their house that had been inundated with water after torrential rains caused widespread flooding during Hurricane and Tropical Storm Harvey on September 2, 2017 in Houston, Texas. Harvey, which made landfall north of Corpus Christi on August 25, dumped around 50 inches of rain in and around areas of Houston and Southeast Texas. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)]({"default":{"load":"wait","src":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/AAresYa.img?h=373&w=624&m=6&q=60&o=f&l=f"}} "Harvey - Joe Raedle/Getty Images")
![Slide 26 of 181: SPRING, TX - SEPTEMBER 03: Members of the Cypress Creek Christian Church hold hands during Sunday services being held at Basel's Gymnastics after their church was severely damaged from flooding during Hurricane Harvey on September 3, 2017 in Spring, Texas. A week after Hurricane Harvey hit Southern Texas, residents are beginning the long process of recovering from the storm. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)]({"default":{"load":"wait","src":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/AAresYh.img?h=373&w=624&m=6&q=60&o=f&l=f&x=1304&y=1155"}} "Harvey - Justin Sullivan/Getty Images")
![Slide 27 of 181: ORANGE, TX - SEPTEMBER 03: A volunteer heads out into neighborhood to look for people in need of help after torrential rains pounded Southeast Texas following Hurricane and Tropical Storm Harvey causing widespread flooding on September 3, 2017 in Orange, Texas. Harvey, which made landfall north of Corpus Christi August 25, has dumped nearly 50 inches of rain in and around areas Houston. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)]({"default":{"load":"wait","src":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/AArewTF.img?h=373&w=624&m=6&q=60&o=f&l=f"}} "Harvey - Scott Olson/Getty Images")
![Slide 28 of 181: FORT BEND COUNTY, TX - SEPTEMBER 2: Lung Hui Chen pushes Manuel Terrazas in a wheel barrel across flooded streets as local residents clear out homes damaged in the aftermath of tropical storm Harvey, in the Millwood subdivision of Fort Bend County, Texas, on Sept. 2, 2017. (Photo by Marcus Yam/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)]({"default":{"load":"wait","src":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/AAr8mTd.img?h=373&w=624&m=6&q=60&o=f&l=f&x=1096&y=927"}} "Harvey - Marcus Yam/Los Angeles Times/Getty Images")
![Slide 29 of 181: HOUSTON, TX - SEPTEMBER 02: People line up to receive food and water from a Salvation Army truck after their homes were inundated with flood waters during Hurricane and Tropical Storm Harvey on September 2, 2017 in Houston, Texas. Harvey, which made landfall north of Corpus Christi on August 25, dumped around 50 inches of rain in and around areas of Houston and Southeast Texas. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)]({"default":{"load":"wait","src":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/AAr8fuX.img?h=373&w=624&m=6&q=60&o=f&l=f&x=1366&y=500"}} "Harvey - Joe Raedle/Getty Images")
![Slide 30 of 181: Men work on a house that was damaged in the wake of Hurricane Harvey, Saturday, Sept. 2, 2017, in Rockport, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)]({"default":{"load":"wait","src":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/AAr8hKZ.img?h=373&w=624&m=6&q=60&o=f&l=f"}} "Harvey - Eric Gay/AP Photo")
![Slide 31 of 181: ORANGE, TX - SEPTEMBER 02: Residents hang out in front of their homes which are surrounded by floodwater after torrential rains pounded Southeast Texas following Hurricane and Tropical Storm Harvey causing widespread flooding on September 2, 2017 in Orange, Texas. Harvey, which made landfall north of Corpus Christi August 25, has dumped nearly 50 inches of rain in and around areas Houston. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)]({"default":{"load":"wait","src":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/AAr8fuZ.img?h=373&w=624&m=6&q=60&o=f&l=f"}} "Harvey - Scott Olson/Getty Images")
![Slide 32 of 181: People travel by boat through an intersection in a neighborhood which was flooded when the Barker Reservoir reached capacity in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey Saturday, Sept. 2, 2017, in Katy, Texas. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)]({"default":{"load":"wait","src":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/AAr8fv0.img?h=373&w=624&m=6&q=60&o=f&l=f&x=1025&y=1083"}} "Harvey - Charlie Riedel/AP Photo")
![Slide 33 of 181: Crews continue to work to restore power to Rockport, Texas, and other parts of the Costal Bend, Saturday, Sept. 2, 2017. Hurricane Harvey knocked out power to much of the region. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)]({"default":{"load":"wait","src":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/AAr8arl.img?h=373&w=624&m=6&q=60&o=f&l=f"}} "Harvey - Eric Gay/AP Photo")
![Slide 34 of 181: Jessica Anderson, with her husband Darrell and daughters Lauren, and Harper view floodwaters in Addicks Reservoir from a closed freeway in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey Friday, Sept. 1, 2017, in Houston. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)]({"default":{"load":"wait","src":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/AAr8cYV.img?h=373&w=624&m=6&q=60&o=f&l=f"}} "Harvey - Charlie Riedel/AP Photo")
![Slide 35 of 181: Church volunteers work to remove Hurricane Harvey flood damage from a home in Houston, Texas, U.S. September 2, 2017. REUTERS/Rick Wilking - RC12BE0827D0]({"default":{"load":"wait","src":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/AAr8kqL.img?h=373&w=624&m=6&q=60&o=f&l=f"}} "Harvey - Rick Wilking/Reuters")
![Slide 36 of 181: Houston Area Begins Slow Recovery From Catastrophic Harvey Storm Damage]({"default":{"load":"wait","src":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/AAr7yZE.img?h=373&w=624&m=6&q=60&o=f&l=f"}} "Houston Area Begins Slow Recovery From Catastrophic Harvey Storm Damage - Win McNamee/Getty Images")
![Slide 37 of 181: A U.S. Air Force pararescueman carries a young girl to safety over flood waters caused by Hurricane Harvey in Houston]({"default":{"load":"wait","src":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/AAr7Bnf.img?h=373&w=624&m=6&q=60&o=f&l=f"}} "A U.S. Air Force pararescueman carries a young girl to safety over flood waters caused by Hurricane ... - USAF/Senior Airman Joshua Hoskins/Handout/Reuters")
![Slide 38 of 181: Displaced families from Hurricane Harvey and muslim residents of Houston gather for Eid Mubarak inside the gym at Dulles High School in Sugar Land Texas on Friday, September 1, 2017.]({"default":{"load":"wait","src":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/AAr7yYo.img?h=373&w=624&m=6&q=60&o=f&l=f"}} "Displaced families from Hurricane Harvey and muslim residents o - John Taggart/The Washington Post/Getty Images")
![Slide 39 of 181: A sunbather has the beach to herself as tourists have yet to return to the Galveston Island in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey Friday, Sept. 1, 2017, in Galveston, Texas.]({"default":{"load":"wait","src":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/AAr7Gqa.img?h=373&w=624&m=6&q=60&o=f&l=f"}} "A sunbather has the beach to herself as tourists have yet to return to the Galveston Island in the a... - Charlie Riedel/AP Photo")
![Slide 40 of 181: Personal items from a once flooded home are seen displayed for insurance adjusters as residents begin the recovery process from Hurricane Harvey September 1, 2017 in Houston, Texas]({"default":{"load":"wait","src":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/AAr7woV.img?h=373&w=624&m=6&q=60&o=f&l=f"}} "US-WEATHER-STORM-HARVEY - Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images")
![Slide 41 of 181: A message encouraging fans to donate to the Red Cross to help the relief effort following Hurricane Harvey in Texas is shown on a video screen at Safeco Field, before a baseball game between the Seattle Mariners and the Oakland Athletics, Friday, Sept. 1, 2017, in Seattle.]({"default":{"load":"wait","src":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/AAr7DPH.img?h=373&w=624&m=6&q=60&o=f&l=f"}} "A message encouraging fans to donate to the Red Cross to help the relief effort following Hurricane ... - Ted S. Warren/AP Photo")
![Slide 42 of 181: Homes are surrounded by water from the flooded Colorado River in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey Friday, Sept. 1, 2017, near Wharton, Texas.]({"default":{"load":"wait","src":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/AAr7p3T.img?h=373&w=624&m=6&q=60&o=f&l=f"}} "Homes are surrounded by water from the flooded Colorado River in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey F... - Charlie Riedel/AP Photo")
![Slide 43 of 181: Spray painted numbers record the changing flood waters from the Guadalupe River spilling over Texas Highway 35, Friday, Sept. 1, 2017, near Tivoli, Texas. The river carries water left by Hurricane Harvey.]({"default":{"load":"wait","src":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/AAr7GoG.img?h=373&w=624&m=6&q=60&o=f&l=f"}} "Spray painted numbers record the changing flood waters from the Guadalupe River spilling over Texas ... - Eric Gay/AP Photo")
![Slide 44 of 181: Resident Kelsey Johnson tosses away a bag of flood damaged belongings infront of her home in the Westbury neighborhood of southwest Houston, Texas on September 1, 2017.]({"default":{"load":"wait","src":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/AAr7GoB.img?h=373&w=624&m=6&q=60&o=f&l=f&x=1816&y=189"}} "US-WEATHER-STORM-RECOVERY - MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images)")
![Slide 45 of 181: A yacht that was washed up onto dry land after Hurricane Harvey caused widespread destruction in Rockport, Texas on September 1, 2017.]({"default":{"load":"wait","src":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/AAr7woT.img?h=373&w=624&m=6&q=60&o=f&l=f"}} "TOPSHOT-US-WEATHER-STORM - MARK RALSTON/AFP/Getty Images")
![Slide 46 of 181: TEXAS - AUGUST 31: In this U.S. Air Force handout, Senior Airman Austin Hellweg, 129th Rescue Squadron special missions aviator, carries a dog and leads a family into an HH-60 Pavehawk for extraction to a safer location during the relief effort for Hurricane Harvey, Aug. 31st, 2017, Beaumont, Texas. The relief efforts have a conglomerate of active, guard and reserve units from all branches aiding the federal government to help Texas recover from Hurricane Harvey. (Photo by Staff Sgt. Jordan Castelan/U.S. Air Force via Getty Images)]({"default":{"load":"wait","src":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/AAr6r0O.img?h=373&w=624&m=6&q=60&o=f&l=f&x=1458&y=809"}} "Harvey - Handout/Getty Images")
![Slide 47 of 181: Rescue crews save residents in Port Arthur, Texas on September 1, 2017. Houston was limping back to life on Friday one week after Hurricane Harvey slammed into America's fourth-largest city and left a trail of devastation across other parts of southeast Texas. As flood waters receded in Houston and residents began slowly returning home other nearby towns such as Rockport, Beaumont and Port Arthur were struggling to get back on their feet. / AFP PHOTO / Emily Kask (Photo credit should read EMILY KASK/AFP/Getty Images)]({"default":{"load":"wait","src":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/AAr6yyF.img?h=373&w=624&m=6&q=60&o=f&l=f"}} "Harvey - EMILY KASK/AFP/Getty Images")
![Slide 48 of 181: A bicyclist looks at a truck flipped into floodwater in Port Arthur, Texas on September 1, 2017. Houston was limping back to life on Friday one week after Hurricane Harvey slammed into America's fourth-largest city and left a trail of devastation across other parts of southeast Texas. As flood waters receded in Houston and residents began slowly returning home other nearby towns such as Rockport, Beaumont and Port Arthur were struggling to get back on their feet. / AFP PHOTO / Emily Kask (Photo credit should read EMILY KASK/AFP/Getty Images)]({"default":{"load":"wait","src":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/AAr6r0H.img?h=373&w=624&m=6&q=60&o=f&l=f"}} "Harvey - EMILY KASK/AFP/Getty Images")
![Slide 49 of 181: Jenna Fountain and her father Kevin carry a bucket down Regency Drive to try to recover items from their flooded home in Port Arthur, Texas, on Thursday, September 1 2017, as storm-weary residents began returning home to assess flood damage from Hurricane Harvey. / AFP PHOTO / [Assignment # goes here] / Emily Kask (Photo credit should read EMILY KASK/AFP/Getty Images)]({"default":{"load":"wait","src":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/AAr6r0I.img?h=373&w=624&m=6&q=60&o=f&l=f&x=1383&y=1677"}} "Harvey - EMILY KASK/AFP/Getty Images")
![Slide 50 of 181: HOUSTON, TX - SEPTEMBER 01: Volunteers and students from C.E. King High School help to clean up the school after torrential rains caused widespread flooding in the area during Hurricane and Tropical Storm Harvey on September 1, 2017 in Houston, Texas. Harvey, which made landfall north of Corpus Christi on August 25, dumped around 50 inches of rain in and around areas of Houston and Southeast Texas. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)]({"default":{"load":"wait","src":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/AAr6FXC.img?h=373&w=624&m=6&q=60&o=f&l=f"}} "Harvey - Scott Olson/Getty Images")
![Slide 51 of 181: Doug Leblanc helps his father, John Leblanc, put on waders to go clean out the fridge in John's flooded home in Port Arthur, Texas, on Thursday, September 1, 2017. Storm-weary residents of Houston and other Texas cities began returning home to assess flood damage from Hurricane Harvey but officials warned the danger was far from over in parts of the battered state. / AFP PHOTO / [Assignment # goes here] / Emily Kask (Photo credit should read EMILY KASK/AFP/Getty Images)]({"default":{"load":"wait","src":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/AAr6FXA.img?h=373&w=624&m=6&q=60&o=f&l=f"}} "Harvey - EMILY KASK/AFP/Getty Images")
![Slide 52 of 181: A man cleans salvaged custom cowboy boots at Jesse's Shoe Repair as residents begin the recovery process from Hurricane Harvey on September 1, 2017 in Houston, Texas. / AFP PHOTO / Brendan Smialowski (Photo credit should read BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP/Getty Images)]({"default":{"load":"wait","src":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/AAr6toq.img?h=373&w=624&m=6&q=60&o=f&l=f"}} "Harvey - BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP/Getty Images")
![Slide 53 of 181: Old Habits, the monster truck, helps residents carry a generator through floods in Port Arthur, Texas, on Thursday, September 1 2017. Storm-weary residents of Houston and other Texas cities began returning home to assess flood damage from Hurricane Harvey but officials warned the danger was far from over in parts of the battered state. / AFP PHOTO / [Assignment # goes here] / Emily Kask (Photo credit should read EMILY KASK/AFP/Getty Images)]({"default":{"load":"wait","src":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/AAr6otB.img?h=373&w=624&m=6&q=60&o=f&l=f"}} "Harvey - EMILY KASK/AFP/Getty Images")
![Slide 54 of 181: A flooded residential road in Port Arthur, Texas, Thursday, September 1, 2017. Storm-weary residents of Houston and other Texas cities began returning home to assess flood damage from Hurricane Harvey but officials warned the danger was far from over in parts of the battered state. / AFP PHOTO / [Assignment # goes here] / Emily Kask (Photo credit should read EMILY KASK/AFP/Getty Images)]({"default":{"load":"wait","src":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/AAr6Dmc.img?h=373&w=624&m=6&q=60&o=f&l=f"}} "Harvey - EMILY KASK/AFP/Getty Images")
![Slide 55 of 181: Motorists watch as flood waters from the Guadalupe River spill over Texas Highway 35, Friday, Sept. 1, 2017, in Tivoli, Texas, north of Rockport. The river carries water left by Hurricane Harvey. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)]({"default":{"load":"wait","src":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/AAr5GQh.img?h=373&w=624&m=6&q=60&o=f&l=f&x=1033&y=1213"}} "Motorists watch as flood waters from the Guadalupe River spill over Texas Highway 35, Friday, Sept. ... - Eric Gay/AP")
![Slide 56 of 181: DICKINSON, TX - SEPTEMBER 01: Chris Gaspard (R) uses an axe to remove a portion of his friend Bryan Parson's home while helping to remove damage caused by flooding brought on by Hurricane Harvey September 1, 2017 in Dickinson, Texas. Dickinson was hit by Hurricane Harvey extremely hard with major flooding in many areas of the city and residents there are beginning the long process of recovery from the storm. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)]({"default":{"load":"wait","src":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/AAr5BSb.img?h=373&w=624&m=6&q=60&o=f&l=f"}} "Houston Area Begins Slow Recovery From Catastrophic Harvey Storm Damage - Win McNamee/Getty Images")
![Slide 57 of 181: HOUSTON, TX - SEPTEMBER 01: Volunteers from Performance Contractors help co-worker Cornell Beasley recover from damage to his home after torrential rains caused widespread flooding during Hurricane and Tropical Storm Harvey on September 1, 2017 in Houston, Texas. Harvey, which made landfall north of Corpus Christi on August 25, dumped around 50 inches of rain in and around areas of Houston and Southeast Texas. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)]({"default":{"load":"wait","src":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/AAr5uqU.img?h=373&w=624&m=6&q=60&o=f&l=f"}} "Houston Area Begins Slow Recovery From Catastrophic Harvey Storm Damage - Scott Olson/Getty Images")
![Slide 58 of 181: HOUSTON, TX - AUGUST 31: Residents in a neighborhood near the Barker Reservoir return to their homes to collect belongings August 31, 2017 in Houston, Texas. The neighborhoods surrounding the reservoir are still experiencing severe flooding due to the accumulation of historic levels of rainfall, though floodwaters are beginning to recede in many parts of the city. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)]({"default":{"load":"wait","src":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/AAr5HFU.img?h=373&w=624&m=6&q=60&o=f&l=f&x=1247&y=1205"}} "Epic Flooding Inundates Houston After Hurricane Harvey - Win McNamee/Getty Images")
![Slide 59 of 181: A dog passes a pile of destroyed items that were removed from a once flooded home as residents begin the recovery process from Hurricane Harvey August 31, 2017 in Houston, Texas. / AFP PHOTO / Brendan Smialowski (Photo credit should read BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP/Getty Images)]({"default":{"load":"wait","src":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/AAr5uqZ.img?h=373&w=624&m=6&q=60&o=f&l=f"}} "US-POLITICS-WEATHER-STORM-HARVEY - BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP/Getty Images")
![Slide 60 of 181: Liv Gilreath searches for salvageable items from a friend's home after floodwaters from Hurricane Harvey drenched the city, Thursday, Aug. 31, 2017, in Houston. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)]({"default":{"load":"wait","src":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/AAr5GRd.img?h=373&w=624&m=6&q=60&o=f&l=f"}} "Liv Gilreath searches for salvageable items from a friend's home after floodwaters from Hurricane Ha... - Gregory Bull/AP")
![Slide 61 of 181: Vehicles on Interstate 10 navigate through flood waters caused by Tropical Storm Harvey in Vidor, Texas, U.S. August 31, 2017.]({"default":{"load":"wait","src":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/AAr4cF0.img?h=373&w=624&m=6&q=60&o=f&l=f"}} "Tropical Storm Harvey - Adrees Latif/Reuters")
![Slide 62 of 181: Oscar Peru of U.S. Customs and Border Protection searches for flood victims from a helicopter after torrential rains pounded the area following Hurricane and Tropical Storm Harvey on August 31, 2017 near Sugar Land, Texas. Harvey, which made landfall north of Corpus Christi August 25, has dumped nearly 50 inches of rain in and around areas Houston.]({"default":{"load":"wait","src":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/AAr47zm.img?h=373&w=624&m=6&q=60&o=f&l=f&x=1604&y=703"}} "Tropical Storm Harvey - Scott Olson/Getty Images")
![Slide 63 of 181: A group of people carry supplies through flood waters caused by Tropical Storm Harvey in Port Arthur, Texas, U.S. August 31, 2017.]({"default":{"load":"wait","src":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/AAr45cp.img?h=373&w=624&m=6&q=60&o=f&l=f"}} "Tropical Storm Harvey - Adrees Latif/Reuters")
![Slide 64 of 181: Vice President Mike Pence, center, with his wife Karen, right, speaks to encourage residents affected by Hurricane Harvey during a visit at the First Baptist Church, Thursday, Aug. 31, 2017, in Rockport, Texas.]({"default":{"load":"wait","src":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/AAr4hsh.img?h=373&w=624&m=6&q=60&o=f&l=f"}} "Tropical Storm Harvey - Eric Gay/AP Photo")
![Slide 65 of 181: A military vehicle evacuates about two dozen residents from the Autumn Chase Park apartments while pushing its way through flood waters caused by Tropical Storm Harvey in Port Arthur, Texas, U.S. August 31, 2017.]({"default":{"load":"wait","src":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/AAr4htu.img?h=373&w=624&m=6&q=60&o=f&l=f&x=1299&y=1139"}} "Tropical Storm Harvey - Adrees Latif/Reuters")
![Slide 66 of 181: Vehicles drive through floodwater after torrential rains pounded Southeast Texas following Hurricane and Tropical Storm Harvey on August 31, 2017 near Orange, Texas. Harvey, which made landfall north of Corpus Christi August 25, has dumped nearly 50 inches of rain in and around areas Houston.]({"default":{"load":"wait","src":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/AAr4htn.img?h=373&w=624&m=6&q=60&o=f&l=f"}} "Tropical Storm Harvey - Scott Olson/Getty Images")
![Slide 67 of 181: A fire burns at the flooded plant of French chemical maker Arkema SA after Tropical Storm Harvey passed in Crosby, Texas, U.S., August 31, 2017.]({"default":{"load":"wait","src":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/AAr4fag.img?h=373&w=624&m=6&q=60&o=f&l=f"}} "Tropical Storm Harvey - Adrees Latif/Reuters")
![Slide 68 of 181: Barbara Nelson from Coastal Industrial and Specialty gas welding supplies store holds a sign that reads, 'no water', after they ran out of bottled water for people that are in need after the water supply to the city of Beaumont was shut down after Hurricane Harvey passed through on August 31, 2017 in Beaumont, Texas. Harvey, which made landfall north of Corpus Christi August 25, has dumped more than 50 inches of rain in some areas in and around Houston.]({"default":{"load":"wait","src":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/AAr45f3.img?h=373&w=624&m=6&q=60&o=f&l=f&x=1309&y=196"}} "Tropical Storm Harvey - Joe Raedle/Getty Images")
![Slide 69 of 181: People wait in line in hopes of buying water at a grocery store after the water supply to the city of Beaumont was shut down after Hurricane Harvey passed through on August 31, 2017 in Beaumont, Texas. Harvey, which made landfall north of Corpus Christi August 25, has dumped more than 50 inches of rain in some areas in and around Houston.]({"default":{"load":"wait","src":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/AAr4cHD.img?h=373&w=624&m=6&q=60&o=f&l=f&x=485&y=837"}} "Tropical Storm Harvey - Joe Raedle/Getty Images")
![Slide 70 of 181: This combination of satellite images provided by DigitalGlobe shows Simonton, Texas, west of Houston, on Nov. 20, 2016 and Aug. 30, 2017. Hurricane Harvey made landfall at Rockport, Texas on Friday, Aug. 25, 2017.]({"default":{"load":"wait","src":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/AAr4ab8.img?h=373&w=624&m=6&q=60&o=f&l=f"}} "Tropical Storm Harvey - DigitalGlobe/AP Photo")
![Slide 71 of 181: Members of the Olson family remove debris and damaged items from their father's home in the Twin Oaks Estate after Hurricane Harvey caused widespread flooding in Houston, Texas on August 31, 2017. In Houston, America's fourth-largest city, some of the 2.3 million residents got relief as the raging waters receded. But in several other towns in the Lone Star State doused by days of torrential rains since Harvey smashed into the US Gulf Coast almost a week ago, as a Category Four hurricane, the situation was dire.]({"default":{"load":"wait","src":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/AAr45gI.img?h=373&w=624&m=6&q=60&o=f&l=f"}} "Tropical Storm Harvey - Mark Ralston/AFP/Getty Images")
![Slide 72 of 181: Residents of La Vita Bella assisted living facility are seen in waist-deep flooding due to Tropical Storm Harvey in Dickinson, Texas, U.S. August 27, 2017. Photo taken August 27, 2017.]({"default":{"load":"wait","src":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/AAr0JpT.img?h=373&w=624&m=6&q=60&o=f&l=f"}} "Hurricane Harvey - Social Media/Courtesy of Trudy Lampson/ Reuters")
![Slide 73 of 181: Evacuees wait at Woodrow Wilson Middle School for word about what shelter they will be sent to after they were evacuated from the flooding of Hurricane Harvey on August 30, 2017 in Port Arthur, Texas. Harvey, which made landfall north of Corpus Christi late Friday evening, is expected to dump upwards to 40 inches of rain in Texas over the next couple of days.]({"default":{"load":"wait","src":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/AAr0Ooj.img?h=373&w=624&m=6&q=60&o=f&l=f&x=750&y=716"}} "Hurricane Harvey - Joe Raedle/Getty Images")
![Slide 74 of 181: A man heads out to fish on the Laguna Madre, Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2017, in North Padre Island, Texas. Waters in the area have calmed now that Hurricane Harvey as moved past.]({"default":{"load":"wait","src":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/AAr0GPF.img?h=373&w=624&m=6&q=60&o=f&l=f"}} "Hurricane Harvey - Eric Gay/AP Photo")
![Slide 75 of 181: Police investigators watch as the van containing the six members of the Saldivar family who died is towed to the road after they crashed their van into Greens Bayou as they tried to flee Hurricane Harvey during heavy flooding in Houston, Texas on August 30, 2017.]({"default":{"load":"wait","src":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/AAr0Tzh.img?h=373&w=624&m=6&q=60&o=f&l=f"}} "Hurricane Harvey - Mark Ralston/AFP/Getty Images")
![Slide 76 of 181: A woman is rescued from Tropical Storm Harvey flood waters by a U.S. Navy Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 7 crew in Beaumont, Texas, U.S. in a still image from video August 30, 2017.]({"default":{"load":"wait","src":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/AAr0TyJ.img?h=373&w=624&m=6&q=60&o=f&l=f"}} "Hurricane Harvey - U.S. Navy/Petty Officer 1st Class Ernest Scott/Handout/Reuters")
![Slide 77 of 181: The Walker and Brown families walk out of the water at Memorial Drive and North Eldridge Parkway in the Energy Corridor of west Houston, Texas where residents rescued from their flooded homes and apartments due to high water coming from the Addicks Reservoir after Hurricane Harvey. Harvey, which made landfall north of Corpus Christi August 25, has dumped more than 50 inches of rain in some areas in and around Houston.]({"default":{"load":"wait","src":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/AAr0OnV.img?h=373&w=624&m=6&q=60&o=f&l=f&x=863&y=487"}} "Hurricane Harvey - Erich Schlegel/Getty Images")
![Slide 78 of 181: Rescuers from Odessa, Texas make their way along Eldridge Parkway in the Energy Corridor of west Houston on August 30, 2017 in Houston, Texas. Harvey, which made landfall north of Corpus Christi August 25, has dumped more than 50 inches of rain in some areas in and around Houston.]({"default":{"load":"wait","src":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/AAr0OnX.img?h=373&w=624&m=6&q=60&o=f&l=f"}} "Hurricane Harvey - Erich Schlegel/Getty Images")
![Slide 79 of 181: Volunteer rescuer workers help a woman from her home that was inundated with the flooding of Hurricane Harvey on August 30, 2017 in Port Arthur, Texas. Harvey, which made landfall north of Corpus Christi late Friday evening, is expected to dump upwards to 40 inches of rain in Texas over the next couple of days.]({"default":{"load":"wait","src":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/AAr0Tz4.img?h=373&w=624&m=6&q=60&o=f&l=f&x=1192&y=821"}} "Hurricane Harvey - Joe Raedle/Getty Images")
![Slide 80 of 181: Rescue workers and volunteers help to rescue residents of an apartment complex after it was inundated with water following Hurricane Harvey on August 30, 2017 in Houston, Texas. Harvey, which made landfall north of Corpus Christi August 25, has dumped nearly 50 inches of rain in and around Houston.]({"default":{"load":"wait","src":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/AAr0R3r.img?h=373&w=624&m=6&q=60&o=f&l=f"}} "Hurricane Harvey - Scott Olson/Getty Images")
![Slide 81 of 181: Mark Boling looks through a flooded house for a person that was said to need help after the flooding of Hurricane Harvey inundated the area on August 30, 2017 in Port Arthur, Texas. Harvey, which made landfall north of Corpus Christi late Friday evening, is expected to dump upwards to 40 inches of rain in Texas over the next couple of days.]({"default":{"load":"wait","src":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/AAr0YLI.img?h=373&w=624&m=6&q=60&o=f&l=f"}} "Hurricane Harvey - Joe Raedle/Getty Images")
![Slide 82 of 181: Members of the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, and the Louisiana National Guard help rescue with elderly people from the Golden Years Assisted Living home, which was flooded from Tropical Storm Harvey in Orange, Texas, Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2017. The residents and staff were high and dry on the second floor.]({"default":{"load":"wait","src":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/AAr0WbB.img?h=373&w=624&m=6&q=60&o=f&l=f&x=1227&y=872"}} "Hurricane Harvey - Gerald Herbert/AP Photo")
![Slide 83 of 181: Evacuees ride on a truck after they were driven from their homes by the flooding from Hurricane Harvey on August 30, 2017 in Port Arthur, Texas. Harvey, which made landfall north of Corpus Christi late Friday evening, is expected to dump upwards to 40 inches of rain in Texas over the next couple of days.]({"default":{"load":"wait","src":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/AAr0GSv.img?h=373&w=624&m=6&q=60&o=f&l=f&x=1443&y=277"}} "Hurricane Harvey - Joe Raedle/Getty Images")
![Slide 84 of 181: Flooding continues to be shown near downtown Houston following Hurricane Harvey August 29, 2017 in Houston, Texas. The city of Houston is still experiencing severe flooding in some areas due to the accumulation of historic levels of rainfall, though the storm has moved to the north and east.]({"default":{"load":"wait","src":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/AAr0Tz3.img?h=373&w=624&m=6&q=60&o=f&l=f"}} "Hurricane Harvey - Win McNamee/Getty Images")
![Slide 85 of 181: Search and rescue volunteers sit in floodwater traffic as they figure out a place to launch their boats from in Port Arthur, Texas, on Aug. 30, 2017.]({"default":{"load":"wait","src":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/AAr0WbA.img?h=373&w=624&m=6&q=60&o=f&l=f"}} "Hurricane Harvey - Marcus Yam/Los Angeles Times/Getty Images")
![Slide 86 of 181: Residents are evacuated through flood waters caused by Tropical Storm Harvey in West Houston, Texas, U.S. August 30, 2017.]({"default":{"load":"wait","src":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/AAr0GSG.img?h=373&w=624&m=6&q=60&o=f&l=f"}} "Hurricane Harvey - Adrees Latif/Reuters")
![Slide 87 of 181: An oil refinery is shown near Houston following Hurricane Harvey August 29, 2017 in Houston, Texas. The city of Houston is still experiencing severe flooding in some areas due to the accumulation of historic levels of rainfall, though the storm has moved to the north and east.]({"default":{"load":"wait","src":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/AAr0M1q.img?h=373&w=624&m=6&q=60&o=f&l=f"}} "Hurricane Harvey - Win McNamee/Getty Images")
![Slide 88 of 181: Workers begin repairs to a wall that was lost in the wake of Hurricane Harvey, Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2017, in Rockport, Texas.]({"default":{"load":"wait","src":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/AAr0d6A.img?h=373&w=624&m=6&q=60&o=f&l=f"}} "Harvey - Eric Gay/AP Photo")
![Slide 89 of 181: Shannon Danley carries a rabbit to a rescue boat after it was found floating in floodwater in an apartment complex after it was inundated with water following Hurricane Harvey on August 30, 2017 in Houston, Texas.]({"default":{"load":"wait","src":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/AAr05k9.img?h=373&w=624&m=6&q=60&o=f&l=f&x=1266&y=660"}} "Harvey - Scott Olson/Getty Images")
![Slide 90 of 181: David Gonzalez comforts his wife Kathy after being rescued from their home flooded by Tropical Storm Harvey in Orange, Texas, U.S., August 30, 2017.]({"default":{"load":"wait","src":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/AAr0d6x.img?h=373&w=624&m=6&q=60&o=f&l=f&x=1048&y=612"}} "Harvey - Jonathan Bachman/Reuters")
![Slide 91 of 181: Michael Saghian walks across the living room of his home damaged by floodwaters from Tropical Storm Harvey on Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2017, in Houston.]({"default":{"load":"wait","src":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/AAr0d6t.img?h=373&w=624&m=6&q=60&o=f&l=f"}} "Harvey - David J. Phillip/AP Photo")
![Slide 92 of 181: People wait in line to buy groceries at a Food Town during the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey on August 30, 2017 in Houston, Texas.]({"default":{"load":"wait","src":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/AAr0ieG.img?h=373&w=624&m=6&q=60&o=f&l=f"}} "Harvey - Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images")
![Slide 93 of 181: A family is evacuated by boat from Tropical Storm Harvey floodwaters in western Houston, Texas August 30, 2017.]({"default":{"load":"wait","src":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/AAr00e0.img?h=373&w=624&m=6&q=60&o=f&l=f"}} "Harvey - Rick Wilking/Reuters")
![Slide 94 of 181: Adriana Perez, left, and Clair Hummel help remove drywall damaged by floodwaters from Tropical Storm Harvey from a friends home Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2017, in Houston.]({"default":{"load":"wait","src":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/AAr02P9.img?h=373&w=624&m=6&q=60&o=f&l=f"}} "Harvey - David J. Phillip/AP Photo")
![Slide 95 of 181: Residents try to keep their belongings dry while waiting for rescue at an apartment complex after it was inundated with water following Hurricane Harvey on August 30, 2017 in Houston, Texas.]({"default":{"load":"wait","src":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/AAr02P3.img?h=373&w=624&m=6&q=60&o=f&l=f&x=1703&y=777"}} "Harvey - Scott Olson/Getty Images")
![Slide 96 of 181: A woman is overcome with grief after being rescued from her home flooded by Tropical Storm Harvey in Orange, Texas, U.S., August 30, 2017.]({"default":{"load":"wait","src":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/AAr02P5.img?h=373&w=624&m=6&q=60&o=f&l=f&x=1601&y=316"}} "Harvey - Jonathan Bachman/Reuters")
![Slide 97 of 181: Shoes and boots dry out after flood waters receded during the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey on August 30, 2017 in Houston, Texas.]({"default":{"load":"wait","src":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/AAr0fFH.img?h=373&w=624&m=6&q=60&o=f&l=f"}} "Harvey - Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images")
![Slide 98 of 181: Portions of the Interstate 10 remains flooded in the wake of Hurricane Harvey after it dumped up to 50 inches of rain in Houston, Texas, on Aug. 29, 2017.]({"default":{"load":"wait","src":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/AAqZeb5.img?h=373&w=624&m=6&q=60&o=f&l=f"}} "6 - Marcus Yam/Los Angeles Times/Getty Images")
![Slide 99 of 181: Evacuees escaping the floodwaters from Tropical Storm Harvey rest at the George R. Brown Convention Center that has been set up as a shelter in Houston, Texas, Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2017.]({"default":{"load":"wait","src":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/AAqZ6MK.img?h=373&w=624&m=6&q=60&o=f&l=f&x=1263&y=1211"}} "1 - LM Otero/AP")
![Slide 100 of 181: <p>Residents use boats to evacuate flood waters from Tropical Storm Harvey along Tidwell Road east Houston, Texas, U.S. August 28, 2017.</p>]({"default":{"load":"wait","src":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/AAqZpiW.img?h=373&w=624&m=6&q=60&o=f&l=f"}} "Adrees Latif/Reuters")
![Slide 101 of 181: Cars are pushed together as during heavy flood in the center of a hotel compound, in Houston, Texas, on Aug. 29, 2017.]({"default":{"load":"wait","src":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/AAqZ9CW.img?h=373&w=624&m=6&q=60&o=f&l=f"}} "4 - Marcus Yam/Los Angeles Times/Getty Images")
![Slide 102 of 181: 81-year-old Ramona Bennett hugs Texas Army National Guard members Sergio Esquivel after she and other residents were rescued from their flooded mPine Forest Village neighborhood due to high water from Hurricane Harvey August 29, 2017 in Houston, Texas. Harvey, which made landfall north of Corpus Christi late Friday evening, is expected to dump upwards to 40 inches of rain in areas of Texas over the next couple of days.]({"default":{"load":"wait","src":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/AAqZguE.img?h=373&w=624&m=6&q=60&o=f&l=f&x=1300&y=573"}} "2 - Erich Schlegel/Getty Images")
![Slide 103 of 181: A woman holds her dog as she arrives to high ground after evacuating her home due to floods caused by Tropical Storm Harvey along Tidwell Road in east Houston, Texas, U.S. August 28, 2017.]({"default":{"load":"wait","src":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/AAqZedn.img?h=373&w=624&m=6&q=60&o=f&l=f"}} "10 - Adrees Latif/Reuters")
![Slide 104 of 181: U.S. President Donald Trump waves to the crowd after received a briefing on Tropical Storm Harvey relief efforts at a local fire station in Corpus Christi, Texas, U.S., August 29, 2017.]({"default":{"load":"wait","src":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/AAqZgyl.img?h=373&w=624&m=6&q=60&o=f&l=f"}} "10 - Carlos Barria/Reuters")
![Slide 105 of 181: A house sits completely submerged in flood water in the wake of Hurricane Harvey in Houston, Texas, on Aug. 29, 2017.]({"default":{"load":"wait","src":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/AAqZ9Dv.img?h=373&w=624&m=6&q=60&o=f&l=f&x=1279&y=783"}} "5 - Marcus Yam/Los Angeles Times/Getty Images")
![Slide 106 of 181: Youths in a shelter for volunteer rescue workers set up at the Fairfield Baptist Church student building on August 29, 2017 in Cypress, Texas. The shelter was set up as a place for volunteer rescue workers who had come to the Houston area in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey. Harvey has set what forecasters believe is a new rainfall record for the continental US, officials said Tuesday. Harvey, swirling for the past few days off Texas and Louisiana has dumped more than 49 inches (124.5 centimeters) of rain on the region.]({"default":{"load":"wait","src":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/AAqZ9F5.img?h=373&w=624&m=6&q=60&o=f&l=f"}} "8 - Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images")
![Slide 107 of 181: A line of ambulances moves toward Hurricane Harvey floodwaters near East Columbia, Texas August 29, 2017.]({"default":{"load":"wait","src":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/AAqZc57.img?h=373&w=624&m=6&q=60&o=f&l=f"}} "11 - Rick Wilking/Reuters")
![Slide 108 of 181: Houston Astros ask fans for donations to the American Red Cross for Hurricane Harvey Relief during their game against the Texas Rangers at Tropicana Field on August 29, 2017 in St. Petersburg, Florida.]({"default":{"load":"wait","src":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/AAqZ9EF.img?h=373&w=624&m=6&q=60&o=f&l=f"}} "7 - Jason Behnken/Getty Images")
![Slide 109 of 181: Madison Hairston searches for items for her children two-year-olds Justice and Jack at an evacuation shelter after their neighborhood was flooded with rain water following Hurricane Harvey on August 29, 2017 in Channelview, Texas. Harvey, which made landfall north of Corpus Christi August 25, has dumped nearly 50 inches of rain in and around Houston.]({"default":{"load":"wait","src":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/AAqZe9v.img?h=373&w=624&m=6&q=60&o=f&l=f&x=1845&y=619"}} "3 - Scott Olson/Getty Images")
![Slide 110 of 181: A car dealership is covered by Hurricane Harvey floodwaters near Houston, Texas August 29, 2017.]({"default":{"load":"wait","src":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/AAqZiNg.img?h=373&w=624&m=6&q=60&o=f&l=f"}} "A car dealership is covered by Hurricane Harvey floodwaters near Houston - Rick Wilking/Reuters")
![Slide 111 of 181: A view of Hurricane Harvey's storm clouds move east revealing clearer skies, in Houston, Texas, on Aug. 29, 2017.]({"default":{"load":"wait","src":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/AAqXUmu.img?h=373&w=624&m=6&q=60&o=f&l=f"}} "Houston - Marcus Yam/Los Angeles Times/Getty Images")
![Slide 112 of 181: Larry Koser Jr. (L) and his son Matthew look for important papers and heirlooms inside Larry Koser Sr.'s house after it was flooded by heavy rains from Hurricane Harvey August 29, 2017 in the Bear Creek neighborhood of west Houston, Texas. The neighborhood flooded after water was release from nearby Addicks Reservoir.]({"default":{"load":"wait","src":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/AAqXIMj.img?h=373&w=624&m=6&q=60&o=f&l=f&x=935&y=605"}} "Houston - Erich Schlegel/Getty Images")
![Slide 113 of 181: Planes are parked at gates at George Bush Intercontinental Airport Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2017, in Houston. The airport has been closed since Hurricane Harvey made landfall.]({"default":{"load":"wait","src":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/AAqXNrO.img?h=373&w=624&m=6&q=60&o=f&l=f"}} "Houston - David J. Phillip/AP Photo")
![Slide 114 of 181: Rescue workers and volunteers help residents make their way out of a flooded neighborhood after it was inundated with rain water following Hurricane Harvey on August 29, 2017 in Houston, Texas. Harvey, which made landfall north of Corpus Christi August 25, has dumped nearly 50 inches of rain in and around Houston.]({"default":{"load":"wait","src":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/AAqXPZc.img?h=373&w=624&m=6&q=60&o=f&l=f&x=2008&y=532"}} "Houston - Scott Olson/Getty Images")
![Slide 115 of 181: Volunteers accept donations at the Lake Charles Civic Center in preparation for Tropical Storm Harvey in Lake Charles, Louisiana, U.S., on August 29, 2017.]({"default":{"load":"wait","src":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/AAqXWtR.img?h=373&w=624&m=6&q=60&o=f&l=f"}} "Houston - Jonathan Bachman/Reuters")
![Slide 116 of 181: Volunteers wait at the entrance to the Delco Center in East Austin on August 29, 2017, where 220 Hurricane Harvey evacuees are currently being hosted. Floodwaters have breached a levee south of the city of Houston, officials said Tuesday, urging residents to leave the area immediately.]({"default":{"load":"wait","src":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/AAqXmvR.img?h=373&w=624&m=6&q=60&o=f&l=f"}} "US-WEATHER-STORM - SUZANNE CORDEIRO/AFP/Getty Images")
![Slide 117 of 181: Local residents check the water level of the Barker Reservoir after the Army Corp of Engineers started to release water into the Clodine district as Hurricane Harvey caused heavy flooding in Houston, Texas on August 29, 2017. Harvey has set what forecasters believe is a new rainfall record for the continental US, officials said Tuesday. Harvey, swirling for the past few days off Texas and Louisiana has dumped more than 49 inches (124.5 centimeters) of rain on the region.]({"default":{"load":"wait","src":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/AAqXtIM.img?h=373&w=624&m=6&q=60&o=f&l=f"}} "US-WEATHER-STORM - MARK RALSTON/AFP/Getty Images")
![Slide 118 of 181: Members of the Houston Astros, including manager A.J. Hinch, left, take part in a moment of silence for the victims of Hurricane Harvey before a baseball game against the Texas Rangers on Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2017, in St. Petersburg, Fla. The Astros moved their three-game home series against the Rangers to St. Petersburg because of unsafe conditions from Harvey.]({"default":{"load":"wait","src":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/AAqXtIQ.img?h=373&w=624&m=6&q=60&o=f&l=f"}} "Members of the Houston Astros - Chris O'Meara/AP Photo")
![Slide 119 of 181: A helicopter carries an evacuee during the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey on August 29, 2017 in Houston, Texas. Floodwaters have breached a levee south of the city of Houston, officials said Tuesday, urging residents to leave the area immediately]({"default":{"load":"wait","src":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/AAqXoH7.img?h=373&w=624&m=6&q=60&o=f&l=f"}} "US-WEATHER-STORM - Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images")
![Slide 120 of 181: Volunteers organize donated ermegency supplies at the temporary shelter at the Lakewood Church August 29, 2017 in Houston, Texas. Thousands of Houston area residents are currently residing in shelters due to flooding caused by the impact of Hurrican Harvey.]({"default":{"load":"wait","src":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/AAqXdDM.img?h=373&w=624&m=6&q=60&o=f&l=f&x=712&y=241"}} "Epic Flooding Inundates Houston After Hurricane Harvey - Win McNamee/Getty Images")
![Slide 121 of 181: Lawn ornaments are seen on a flooded street during the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey August 29, 2017 in Houston, Texas. Harvey has set what forecasters believe is a new rainfall record for the continental US, officials said Tuesday. Harvey, swirling for the past few days off Texas and Louisiana has dumped more than 49 inches (124.5 centimeters) of rain on the region.]({"default":{"load":"wait","src":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/AAqXr9S.img?h=373&w=624&m=6&q=60&o=f&l=f"}} "US-WEATHER-STORM - Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images")
![Slide 122 of 181: Hurricane Harvey evacuees who travelled 18 hours by bus from Victoria, Texas participate in a yoga session at the LB Johnson High School in east Austin on August 29, 2017.]({"default":{"load":"wait","src":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/AAqXdFA.img?h=373&w=624&m=6&q=60&o=f&l=f"}} "US-WEATHER-STORM - SUZANNE CORDEIRO/AFP/Getty Images")
![Slide 123 of 181: President Donald Trump, flanked by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and first lady Melania Trump speaks during a briefing on Harvey relief efforts, Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2017, at Firehouse 5 in Corpus Christi, Texas.]({"default":{"load":"wait","src":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/AAqWNke.img?h=373&w=624&m=6&q=60&o=f&l=f&x=1165&y=1128"}} "Harvey - Evan Vucci/AP Photo")
![Slide 124 of 181: People walk to a Harris County Sheriff air boat while escaping a flooded neighborhood during the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey on August 29, 2017 in Houston, Texas.]({"default":{"load":"wait","src":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/AAqWNkg.img?h=373&w=624&m=6&q=60&o=f&l=f&x=1215&y=631"}} "Harvey - Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images")
![Slide 125 of 181: A man walks with belongings after being rescued from a flooded neighborhood during the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey August 29, 2017 in Houston, Texas.]({"default":{"load":"wait","src":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/AAqWUrf.img?h=373&w=624&m=6&q=60&o=f&l=f&x=1326&y=543"}} "Harvey - Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images")
![Slide 126 of 181: Water from Addicks Reservoir flows into neighborhoods as floodwaters from Tropical Storm Harvey rise Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2017, in Houston.]({"default":{"load":"wait","src":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/AAqWICD.img?h=373&w=624&m=6&q=60&o=f&l=f"}} "Harvey - David J. Phillip/AP Photo")
![Slide 127 of 181: A family arrives to high ground after they fled their home due to floods caused by Tropical Storm Harvey along Tidwell Road in east Houston, Texas, U.S. August 28, 2017.]({"default":{"load":"wait","src":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/AAqWWo8.img?h=373&w=624&m=6&q=60&o=f&l=f&x=1019&y=532"}} "Harvey - Adrees Latif/Reuters")
![Slide 128 of 181: People cheer outside of the Annaville Fire House after US President Donald Trump attended a briefing on Hurricane Harvey in Corpus Christi, Texas on August 29, 2017.]({"default":{"load":"wait","src":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/AAqWPUO.img?h=373&w=624&m=6&q=60&o=f&l=f&x=1075&y=889"}} "Harvey - Jim Watson/AFP/Getty Images")
![Slide 129 of 181: Charlotte Mills reads her Bible in the warehouse at Gallery Furniture where she has been staying after evacuating her flooded home over the weekend, in Houston, Texas, U.S., August 29, 2017.]({"default":{"load":"wait","src":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/AAqWNkh.img?h=373&w=624&m=6&q=60&o=f&l=f"}} "Harvey - Nick Oxford/Reuters")
![Slide 130 of 181: U.S. President Donald Trump walks with first lady Melania Trump prior to their Marine One departure from the White House August 29, 2017 in Washington, DC. President Trump was traveling to Texas to observe the Hurricane Harvey relief efforts.]({"default":{"load":"wait","src":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/AAqWhi6.img?h=373&w=624&m=6&q=60&o=f&l=f&x=1130&y=252"}} "President Trump Departs White House En Route To Texas - Alex Wong/Getty Images")
![Slide 131 of 181: A shopping center is overtaken by floodwater after Hurricane Harvey inundated the Texas Gulf coast with rain causing widespread flooding, in Houston, Texas, U.S. August 28, 2017.]({"default":{"load":"wait","src":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/AAqWlOt.img?h=373&w=624&m=6&q=60&o=f&l=f"}} "A shopping center is overtaken by floodwater after Hurricane Harvey inundated the Texas Gulf coast w... - Nick Oxford/Reuters")
![Slide 132 of 181: Texas National Guard soldiers respond to the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey in Texas, U.S., August 27, 2017. Picture taken August 27 2017.]({"default":{"load":"wait","src":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/AAqWlKl.img?h=373&w=624&m=6&q=60&o=f&l=f"}} "Texas National Guard soldiers respond to the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey in Texas - Handout /Reuters")
![Slide 133 of 181: HOUSTON, TX - AUGUST 28: A man sleeps as people seek shelter at the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston, TX on Monday, Aug 28, 2017. Rising water from Hurricane now Tropical Storm Harvey pushed thousands of people to rooftops or higher ground Sunday as the had to flee their homes in Houston. (Photo by Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty Images)]({"default":{"load":"wait","src":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/AAqVbk9.img?h=373&w=624&m=6&q=60&o=f&l=f"}} "Hurricane Harvey - Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post/Getty Images")
![Slide 134 of 181: HOUSTON, TX - AUGUST 28: People get off busses after being rescued as they seek shelter at the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston, TX on Monday, Aug 28, 2017. Rising water from Hurricane now Tropical Storm Harvey pushed thousands of people to rooftops or higher ground Sunday as the had to flee their homes in Houston. (Photo by Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty Images)]({"default":{"load":"wait","src":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/AAqV4pm.img?h=373&w=624&m=6&q=60&o=f&l=f&x=1153&y=587"}} "Hurricane Harvey - Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post/Getty Images")
![Slide 135 of 181: Rhonda Worthington is lifted into a boat while on her cellphone with a 911 dispatcher after her car became stuck in rising floodwaters from Tropical Storm Harvey in Houston, Texas, Monday, Aug. 28, 2017. (AP Photo/LM Otero)]({"default":{"load":"wait","src":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/AAqV8Xo.img?h=373&w=624&m=6&q=60&o=f&l=f&x=671&y=422"}} "Hurrican Harvey - LM Otero/AP Photo")
![Slide 136 of 181: HOUSTON, TX - AUGUST 28: A man waves down a rescue crew as he tries to leave the area after it was inundated with flooding from Hurricane Harvey on August 28, 2017 in Houston, Texas. Harvey, which made landfall north of Corpus Christi late Friday evening, is expected to dump upwards to 40 inches of rain in Texas over the next couple of days. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)]({"default":{"load":"wait","src":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/AAqVdAk.img?h=373&w=624&m=6&q=60&o=f&l=f"}} "Epic Flooding Inundates Houston After Hurricane Harvey - Joe Raedle/Getty Images")
![Slide 137 of 181: Volunteers sort through donated clothing at a shelter in the George R. Brown Convention Center during the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey on August 28, 2017 in Houston, Texas. Rescue teams in boats, trucks and helicopters scrambled Monday to reach hundreds of Texans marooned on flooded streets in and around the city of Houston before monster storm Harvey returns.]({"default":{"load":"wait","src":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/AAqUkb4.img?h=373&w=624&m=6&q=60&o=f&l=f"}} "Harvey - Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images")
![Slide 138 of 181: Evacuees fill up cots at the George Brown Convention Center that has been turned into a shelter run by the American Red Cross to house victims of the high water from Hurricane Harvey on August 28, 2017 in Houston, Texas. Harvey, which made landfall north of Corpus Christi late Friday evening, is expected to dump upwards to 40 inches of rain in areas of Texas over the next couple of days.]({"default":{"load":"wait","src":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/AAqUAg8.img?h=373&w=624&m=6&q=60&o=f&l=f"}} "Harvey - Erich Schlegel/Getty Images")
![Slide 139 of 181: Flood evacuee from Houston's 5th Ward Korbey Haley shares a light moment with his son Jordan Haley, 6 at the George Brown Convention Center which has been turned into a shelter run by the American Red Cross to house victims of the high water from Hurricane Harvey on August 28, 2017 in Houston, Texas. Harvey, which made landfall north of Corpus Christi late Friday evening, is expected to dump upwards to 40 inches of rain in areas of Texas over the next couple of days.]({"default":{"load":"wait","src":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/AAqUyiY.img?h=373&w=624&m=6&q=60&o=f&l=f"}} "Harvey - Erich Schlegel/Getty Images")
![Slide 140 of 181: Shardea Harrison looks on at her 3 week old baby Sarai Harrison being held by Dean Mize as he and Jason Legnon used his airboat to rescue them from their home after the area was inundated with flooding from Hurricane Harvey on August 28, 2017 in Houston, Texas. Harvey, which made landfall north of Corpus Christi late Friday evening, is expected to dump upwards to 40 inches of rain in Texas over the next couple of days.]({"default":{"load":"wait","src":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/AAqUmA9.img?h=373&w=624&m=6&q=60&o=f&l=f&x=1621&y=694"}} "Harvey - Joe Raedle/Getty Images")
![Slide 141 of 181: A lineman works to restore the damages left by Hurricane Harvey, Monday, Aug. 28, 2017, in Rockport, Texas.]({"default":{"load":"wait","src":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/AAqUtD5.img?h=373&w=624&m=6&q=60&o=f&l=f"}} "Harvey - Eric Gay/AP Photo")
![Slide 142 of 181: Todd Witherington searches his trailer that was overturned by the effects of Hurricane Harvey, Monday, Aug. 28, 2017, in Aransas Pass, Texas.]({"default":{"load":"wait","src":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/AAqUtD4.img?h=373&w=624&m=6&q=60&o=f&l=f"}} "Harvey - Eric Gay/AP Photo")
![Slide 143 of 181: Debris lies on the ground next to a damaged home in the wake of Hurricane Harvey on Monday, Aug. 28, 2017, in Bayside, Texas. Harvey hit the coast as a Category 4 hurricane.]({"default":{"load":"wait","src":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/AAqUrLf.img?h=373&w=624&m=6&q=60&o=f&l=f"}} "Harvey - DroneBase /AP Phto")
![Slide 144 of 181: Isiah Courtney carries his dog Bruce through flood waters from Tropical Storm Harvey in Beaumont Place, Texas, U.S., on August 28, 2017.]({"default":{"load":"wait","src":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/AAqRZkm.img?h=373&w=624&m=6&q=60&o=f&l=f&x=1118&y=478"}} "Harvey - Jonathan Bachman/Reuters")
![Slide 145 of 181: Shawn Hagdorn helps to cover the roof of his father's home that was damaged in the wake of Hurricane Harvey, Monday, Aug. 28, 2017, in Rockport, Texas.]({"default":{"load":"wait","src":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/AAqS4rA.img?h=373&w=624&m=6&q=60&o=f&l=f"}} "Harvey - Eric Gay/AP Photo")
![Slide 146 of 181: Domenique Scales is consoled by a friend after being rescued from the flood waters of Tropical Storm Harvey in Beaumont Place, Texas, U.S., August 28, 2017.]({"default":{"load":"wait","src":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/AAqS1T2.img?h=373&w=624&m=6&q=60&o=f&l=f&x=1482&y=432"}} "Harvey - Jonathan Bachman/Reuters")
![Slide 147 of 181: Residents wade through flood waters from Tropical Storm Harvey in Beaumont Place, Texas, U.S., on August 28, 2017.]({"default":{"load":"wait","src":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/AAqRWOJ.img?h=373&w=624&m=6&q=60&o=f&l=f"}} "Harvey - Jonathan Bachman/Reuters")
![Slide 148 of 181: Residents are evacuated from their homes after severe flooding following Hurricane Harvey in the Cedarwood Creek subdivision in north Houston August 28, 2017 in Houston, Texas.]({"default":{"load":"wait","src":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/AAqS4rS.img?h=373&w=624&m=6&q=60&o=f&l=f"}} "Harvey - Win McNamee/Getty Images")
![Slide 149 of 181: Sgt. Chad Watts, of the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, holds Madelyn Nguyen, 2, after he rescued her and her family by boat from floodwaters of Tropical Storm Harvey, which hit Texas last week as a Category 4 hurricane, in Houston, Monday, Aug. 28, 2017.]({"default":{"load":"wait","src":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/AAqRUf2.img?h=373&w=624&m=6&q=60&o=f&l=f"}} "Harvey - Gerald Herbert/AP Photo")
![Slide 150 of 181: Houston Fire Department Dive Team members motor through high water on North Braeswood Blvdlooking for victims of the flooding from Hurricane Harvey August 28, 2017 in Houston, Texas.]({"default":{"load":"wait","src":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/AAqR7FI.img?h=373&w=624&m=6&q=60&o=f&l=f&x=1040&y=640"}} "Harvey - Erich Schlegel/Getty Images")
![Slide 151 of 181: People walk down a flooded street as they evacuate their homes after the area was inundated with flooding from Hurricane Harvey on August 28, 2017 in Houston, Texas.]({"default":{"load":"wait","src":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/AAqR9wS.img?h=373&w=624&m=6&q=60&o=f&l=f&x=1168&y=416"}} "Harvey - Joe Raedle/Getty Images")
![Slide 152 of 181: Evacuees are airlifted in a U.S. Coast Guard helicopter after flooding due to Hurricane Harvey inundated neighborhoods in Houston, Texas, August 27, 2017.]({"default":{"load":"wait","src":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/AAqPyvq.img?h=373&w=624&m=6&q=60&o=f&l=f&x=1730&y=805"}} "Evacuees are airlifted in a U.S. Coast Guard helicopter after flooding due to Hurricane Harvey inund... - Handout/Reuters")
![Slide 153 of 181: Evacuees leave a U.S. Coast Guard helicopter after being rescued from flooding due to Hurricane Harvey in Houston, Texas, August 27, 2017.]({"default":{"load":"wait","src":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/AAqPp8N.img?h=373&w=624&m=6&q=60&o=f&l=f"}} "5 - Handout/Reuters")
![Slide 154 of 181: After helping the driver of the submerged truck get to safety, a man floats on the freeway flooded by Tropical Storm Harvey on Sunday, Aug. 27, 2017, near downtown Houston.]({"default":{"load":"wait","src":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/AAqPwc7.img?h=373&w=624&m=6&q=60&o=f&l=f"}} "1 - Charlie Riedel/AP")
![Slide 155 of 181: Volunteers rescue people using an air boat from their flooded homes along Beamer Road in Houston, TX on Sunday, Aug 27, 2017. Rising water from Hurricane Harvey pushed thousands of people to rooftops or higher ground Sunday in Houston.]({"default":{"load":"wait","src":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/AAqPmBs.img?h=373&w=624&m=6&q=60&o=f&l=f"}} "4 - The Washington Post/Getty Images")
![Slide 156 of 181: A rescue helicopter hovers in the background as an elderly woman and her poodle use an air mattress to float above flood waters from Tropical Storm Harvey while waiting to be rescued from Scarsdale Boulevard in Houston, Texas, U.S. August 27, 2017.]({"default":{"load":"wait","src":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/AAqOSU1.img?h=373&w=624&m=6&q=60&o=f&l=f"}} "A rescue helicopter hovers - Adrees Latif/Reuters")
![Slide 157 of 181: Residents use a truck to navigate through flood waters from Tropical Storm Harvey in Houston, Texas, U.S. August 27, 2017.]({"default":{"load":"wait","src":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/AAqOEIE.img?h=373&w=624&m=6&q=60&o=f&l=f"}} "Residents use a truck to navigate through flood waters from Tropical Storm Harvey in Houston, Texas, - Adrees Latif/Reuters")
![Slide 158 of 181: Interstate highway 45 is submerged from the effects of Hurricane Harvey seen during widespread flooding in Houston, Texas, U.S. August 27, 2017. REUTERS/Richard Carson TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY - RTX3DL7M]({"default":{"load":"wait","src":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/AAqOptr.img?h=373&w=624&m=6&q=60&o=f&l=f&x=1630&y=1139"}} "Harvey - Richard Carson/Reuters")
![Slide 159 of 181: HOUSTON, TX - AUGUST 27: Mario Qua holds Wilson Qua as they evacuate their flooded home after the area was inundated with flooding from Hurricane Harvey on August 27, 2017 in Houston, Texas. Harvey, which made landfall north of Corpus Christi late Friday evening, is expected to dump upwards to 40 inches of rain in Texas over the next couple of days. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)]({"default":{"load":"wait","src":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/AAqOptp.img?h=373&w=624&m=6&q=60&o=f&l=f"}} "Harvey - Joe Raedle/Getty Images")
![Slide 160 of 181: Houston 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 Sunday, Aug. 27, 2017, in Houston.]({"default":{"load":"wait","src":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/AAqO4bE.img?h=373&w=624&m=6&q=60&o=f&l=f&x=1423&y=520"}} "Houston Police SWAT officer Daryl Hudeck carries Catherine Pham and her 13-month-old son Aiden after... - David J. Phillip/AP Photo")
![Slide 161 of 181: People walk through the flooded waters of Telephone Rd. in Houston on August 27, 2017 as the US fourth city city battles with tropical storm Harvey and resulting floods.]({"default":{"load":"wait","src":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/AAqO0T2.img?h=373&w=624&m=6&q=60&o=f&l=f"}} "Harvey - Thomas B. Shea/AFP/Getty Images")
![Slide 162 of 181: Residents are rescued from their homes surrounded by floodwaters from Tropical Storm Harvey on Sunday, Aug. 27, 2017, in Houston, Texas.]({"default":{"load":"wait","src":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/AAqO99S.img?h=373&w=624&m=6&q=60&o=f&l=f&x=1016&y=1416"}} "Harvey - David J. Phillip/AP Photo")
![Slide 163 of 181: Damaged houses and flooding are seen in Rockport, TX as Hurricane Harvey hits the Texas coast on Saturday, Aug 26, 2017.]({"default":{"load":"wait","src":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/AAqN5bi.img?h=373&w=624&m=6&q=60&o=f&l=f"}} "Hurricane Harvey - Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post/Getty Images")
![Slide 164 of 181: A condominium complex is reduced to rubble after Hurricane Harvey struck in Rockport, Texas, August 26, 2017.]({"default":{"load":"wait","src":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/AAqN9Xz.img?h=373&w=624&m=6&q=60&o=f&l=f"}} "Hurricane Harvey - Rick Wilking/Reuters")
![Slide 165 of 181: Robert Zbrane stands next to his sunken boat, Saturday, Aug. 26, 2017, in Rockport, Texas. Zbrane tried to ride out the storms o Hurricane Harvey until his boat was damaged an sunk.]({"default":{"load":"wait","src":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/AAqN9XA.img?h=373&w=624&m=6&q=60&o=f&l=f"}} "Hurricane Harvey - Eric Gay/AP Photo")
![Slide 166 of 181: Jennifer Bryant looks over the debris from her family business destroyed by Hurricane Harvey Saturday, Aug. 26, 2017, in Katy, Texas. Harvey rolled over the Texas Gulf Coast on Saturday, smashing homes and businesses and lashing the shore with wind and rain so intense that drivers were forced off the road because they could not see in front of them.]({"default":{"load":"wait","src":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/AAqK9w2.img?h=373&w=624&m=6&q=60&o=f&l=f&x=1732&y=613"}} "Hurricane Harvey - David J. Phillip/AP Photo")
![Slide 167 of 181: A light plane sits upside done at Rockport Airport after heavy damage when Hurricane Harvey hit Rockport, Texas on August 26, 2017.]({"default":{"load":"wait","src":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/AAqKofS.img?h=373&w=624&m=6&q=60&o=f&l=f"}} "Harvey - Mark Ralston/AFP/Getty Images")
![Slide 168 of 181: ROCKPORT, TX - AUGUST 26: Donna Raney is helped out of the window by Lee Guerrero and Daisy Graham after Hurricane Harvey destroyed her 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. Harvey made landfall shortly after 11 p.m. Friday, just north of Port Aransas as a Category 4 storm and is being reported as the strongest hurricane to hit the United States since Wilma in 2005. Forecasts call for as much as 30 inches of rain to fall by next Wednesday.]({"default":{"load":"wait","src":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/AAqJUQ6.img?h=373&w=624&m=6&q=60&o=f&l=f"}} "Hurricane Harvey - Joe Raedle/Getty Images")
![Slide 169 of 181: The roof of a gas station sits in flood waters in the wake of Hurricane Harvey, Saturday, Aug. 26, 2017, in Aransas Pass, Texas. Harvey rolled over the Texas Gulf Coast on Saturday, smashing homes and businesses and lashing the shore with wind and rain so intense that drivers were forced off the road because they could not see in front of them.]({"default":{"load":"wait","src":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/AAqJXel.img?h=373&w=624&m=6&q=60&o=f&l=f"}} "Hurricane Harvey - Eric Gay/AP Photo")
![Slide 170 of 181: Fallen bricks from a home damaged by Hurricane Harvey sit on the ground Saturday, Aug. 26, 2017, in Missouri City, Texas. Harvey rolled over the Texas Gulf Coast on Saturday, smashing homes and businesses and lashing the shore with wind and rain so intense that drivers were forced off the road because they could not see in front of them.]({"default":{"load":"wait","src":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/AAqJSmj.img?h=373&w=624&m=6&q=60&o=f&l=f"}} "Hurricane Harvey - David J. Phillip/AP Photo")
![Slide 171 of 181: ROCKPORT, TX - AUGUST 26: A damaged home is seen after Hurricane Harvey passed through on August 26, 2017 in Rockport, Texas. Harvey made landfall shortly after 11 p.m. Friday, just north of Port Aransas as a Category 4 storm and is being reported as the strongest hurricane to hit the United States since Wilma in 2005. Forecasts call for as much as 30 inches of rain to fall in the next few days.]({"default":{"load":"wait","src":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/AAqJXek.img?h=373&w=624&m=6&q=60&o=f&l=f"}} "Hurricane Harvey - Joe Raedle/Getty Images")
![Slide 172 of 181: Traffic lights lie on a street after being knocked down, as Hurricane Harvey approaches in Corpus Christi, Texas, U.S. August 25, 2017.]({"default":{"load":"wait","src":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/AAqIZiV.img?h=373&w=624&m=6&q=60&o=f&l=f&x=1474&y=1242"}} "Hurricane Harvey - Adrees Latif/Reuters")
![Slide 173 of 181: A burnt out house and cars that caught fire are seen after Hurricane Harvey hit Corpus Christi, Texas on August 26, 2017. Hurricane Harvey slammed into the Texas coast late Friday, unleashing torrents of rain and packing powerful winds, the first major storm to hit the US mainland in 12 years.]({"default":{"load":"wait","src":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/AAqJNZt.img?h=373&w=624&m=6&q=60&o=f&l=f"}} "Hurricane Harvey - Mark Ralston/AFP/Getty Images")
![Slide 174 of 181: Hurricane Harvey is pictured off the coast of Texas, U.S. from the cupola aboard the International Space Station in this August 25, 2017 NASA handout photo.]({"default":{"load":"wait","src":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/AAqIFJk.img?h=373&w=624&m=6&q=60&o=f&l=f"}} "Hurricane Harvey - NASA/Handout/Reuters")
![Slide 175 of 181: A woman is helped to a bus as she and other are evacuated as the outer bands of Hurricane Harvey begin to make landfall, Friday, Aug. 25, 2017, in Corpus Christi, Texas. Harvey intensified into a hurricane Thursday and steered for the Texas coast with the potential for up to 3 feet of rain, 125 mph winds and 12-foot storm surges in what could be the fiercest hurricane to hit the United States in almost a dozen years.]({"default":{"load":"wait","src":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/AAqIFJB.img?h=373&w=624&m=6&q=60&o=f&l=f&x=1508&y=616"}} "Hurricane Harvey - Eric Gay/AP Photo")
![Slide 176 of 181: In this NOAA handout image, NOAA's GOES East satellite capture of Hurricane Harvey shows the storm making landfall shortly after 8:00pm CDT on August 25, 2017 on the mid-Texas coast. Now at category 4 strength, Harvey's maximum sustained winds had increased to 130 miles per hour.]({"default":{"load":"wait","src":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/AAqItyj.img?h=373&w=624&m=6&q=60&o=f&l=f"}} "Hurricane Harvey - NASA/NOAA GOES Project/Getty Images")
![Slide 177 of 181: Monica Burgos takes shelter from Hurricane Harvey at a Good Samaritan Rescue Mission which is over capacity with people looking for shelter on August 25, 2017 in Corpus Christi, Texas. Hurricane Harvey has intensified into a hurricane and is aiming for the Texas coast with the potential for up to 3 feet of rain and 125 mph winds.]({"default":{"load":"wait","src":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/AAqIy8p.img?h=373&w=624&m=6&q=60&o=f&l=f&x=963&y=492"}} "Hurricane Harvey - Joe Raedle/Getty Images")
![Slide 178 of 181: UNITED STATES - AUGUST 25: In this NOAA handout image, the NOAA/NASA Suomi NPP satellite captures this infrared image of Hurricane Harvey just prior to making landfall at 18:55 UTC on August 25, 2017 along the Texas coast. NOAA's National Hurricane Center has clocked Harvey's maximum sustained winds at 110 miles per hour with higher gusts. Infrared images like this one can help meteorologists identify the areas of the greatest intensity within large storm systems, such as the areas with the most intense convection, known as overshooting cloud tops (dark orange), surrounding the eye and along the outer bands. (Photo by NOAA via Getty Images)]({"default":{"load":"wait","src":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/AAqI0Uj.img?h=373&w=624&m=6&q=60&o=f&l=f&x=867&y=506"}} "Hurricane Harvey - NOAA via Getty Images")
![Slide 179 of 181: Matt Looingvill struggles with his umbrella as he tries to walk in the wind and rain, Friday, Aug. 25, 2017, in Corpus Christi, Texas. Harvey intensified into a hurricane Thursday and steered for the Texas coast with the potential for up to 3 feet of rain, 125 mph winds and 12-foot storm surges in what could be the fiercest hurricane to hit the United States in almost a dozen years.(AP Photo/Eric Gay)]({"default":{"load":"wait","src":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/AAqHvsl.img?h=373&w=624&m=6&q=60&o=f&l=f&x=1108&y=678"}} "HH - Eric Gay/AP Photo")
![Slide 180 of 181: Hurricane Harvey is seen in the Texas Gulf Coast, U.S., in this NOAA GOES satellite image on August 24, 2017. NOAA/Handout via Reuters THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. IT IS DISTRIBUTED, EXACTLY AS RECEIVED BY REUTERS, AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS. - RTS1D7AP]({"default":{"load":"wait","src":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/AAqELk8.img?h=373&w=624&m=6&q=60&o=f&l=f&x=787&y=521"}} "Hurricane Harvey is seen in the Texas Gulf Coast - NOAA/Handout via Reuters")
![Slide 181 of 181: Todd Witherington searches his trailer that was overturned by the effects of Hurricane Harvey, Monday, Aug. 28, 2017, in Aransas Pass, Texas.]({"default":{"load":"wait","src":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/AAqW5Gf.img?h=373&w=624&m=6&q=60&o=f&l=f"}} "Todd Witherington - Eric Gay/AP Photo")