What we know about monster storm Harvey

Here is what we know about the deadly storm, which has devastated swathes of Texas and is continuing to linger over the area: Harvey made landfall on the Texas coast late Friday as a Category Four hurricane, bringing lashing rain and sustained winds of 130 miles per hour. The National Hurricane Center called it the biggest rainstorm on record, with rainfall potentially reaching 50 inches in some places, including in Houston, the fourth-largest city in America.

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Houston endures more rain and chaos; 6 feared drowned in van

Officials released more water from Houston-area reservoirs overwhelmed by Harvey early Monday in a move aimed at protecting the city's downtown from devastating floods but that could still endanger thousands of homes, even as the nation's fourth-largest city anticipated more rain. Harvey, which made landfall late Friday as a Category 4 hurricane and has lingered just off the coast dropping heavy rain as a tropical storm, sent devastating floods pouring into Houston on Sunday.

The Latest: Harvey drifting ‘erratically’ back toward Gulf

The National Hurricane Center says Harvey is drifting "erratically" back toward the Gulf Coast after having moved inland since making landfall late Friday. An advisory Monday afternoon from the center says life-threatening flooding continues for Houston and the broader southeastern Texas region.

Hurricane Harvey Boosts Gasoline Prices, Applications for Government Assistance

The Valero Houston Refinery is threatened by the swelling waters of the Buffalo Bayou after Hurricane Harvey inundated the Texas Gulf coast with rain, in Houston, Aug. 27, 2017. Gasoline prices have been rising and oil costs have been changing as Hurricane Harvey's winds and rising floodwaters slam into a part of Texas that has a significant portion of the nation's oil industry, particularly oil refineries, shipping, and production.

The Latest: Storm could be ‘new ground’ for Louisiana parish

An emergency response official in southwest Louisiana says the threat of flooding from Harvey's torrential rains could be "new ground for us." Danny Lavergne, director of Cameron Parish's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness, said about 30 roads in the parish were covered with water but remained passable Monday morning.

450,000 could seek disaster assistance, FEMA chief says

Providing some idea of the number of victims that Harvey is leaving it its wake, FEMA Administrator Brock Long said he expects the storm will drive about 30,000 people into shelters, and 450,000 people will seek some sort of disaster assistance. However, he warned, that it is a "dynamic" situation and "every number we put out right now is going to change in 30 minutes."

Deluged Houston evokes painful memories of Katrina

Officials in Texas battling the after-effects of Hurricane Harvey hope to avoid a repeat of the 2005 fiasco in New Orleans As people waded in chest-high floodwaters, Houston turned its main convention centre into a shelter Sunday, evoking memories of Hurricane Katrina, when breached levees in New Orleans stranded tens of thousands of people in squalid conditions at that city's football stadium and convention centre. Elected officials have vowed to heed the lessons from Katrina in 2005, when about 30,000 evacuees spent days packed inside the sweltering Superdome with limited power and water and a roof that was shredded in the howling wind.

Harvey: No let-up for rescuers in drenched Texas

Rescue workers and volunteers are braced for a busy night with more rain predicted as "catastrophic and life-threatening flooding" continues in southeastern Texas. The remnants of former Hurricane Harvey continue to menace the drenched state with bands of storm repeatedly pummeling the same areas as it moves slowly towards Louisiana.

Trump to visit hurricane-ravaged Texas

Houston/Washington: US President Donald Trump will visit storm-ravaged Texas on Tuesday, the White House said today, even as the administration ramps up its response to the most powerful hurricane to hit America in 13 years. Hurricane Harvey left a trail of destruction as it "We continue to keep all of those affected in our thoughts and prayers," she added.

Rescuers pluck hundreds from rising floodwaters in Houston

Tropical Storm Harvey sent devastating floods pouring into the nation's fourth-largest city Sunday as rising water chased thousands of people to rooftops or higher ground and overwhelmed rescuers who could not keep up with the constant calls for help. The incessant rain covered much of Houston in turbid, gray-green water and turned streets into rivers navigable only by boat.

Full extent of Harvey’s aftermath starts to come into chilling focus

The full extent of Hurricane Harvey's aftermath started to come into chilling focus Sunday in Houston and across much of Central Texas, as rain measured in feet, not inches, overwhelmed lakes, rivers and bayous, leaving several people dead and thousands displaced in a weather disaster described as "beyond anything experienced." Across the nation's fourth-largest city and suburbs many miles away, families scrambled to get out of their fast-flooding homes.

Trump meets and tweets as Texas gov praises Harvey response

President Donald Trump sought to showcase the federal government's response to Hurricane Harvey in a tweetstorm of his own Sunday, marveling over its size like a TV host and announcing a visit to Texas with the natural disaster only just beginning to take its catastrophic toll. In a series of tweets, Trump said his administration was handling its responsibilities well and, in a tangential aside, hawked a book on race and crime in America written by a supporter.

Houston evokes painful memories of Katrina

As people waded in chest-high floodwaters in the United States' fourth-largest city, Houston's mayor announced Sunday that the main convention center would be opening as a shelter, evoking memories of Hurricane Katrina, when breached levees in New Orleans stranded tens of thousands of people in squalid conditions at the football stadium and convention center. Elected officials have vowed to heed the lessons from Katrina in 2005, when about 30,000 evacuees spent days packed inside the sweltering Superdome without electricity or running water.

Trump keeps tabs on Harvey and its aftermath from Camp David

President Donald Trump monitored Hurricane Harvey from the seclusion of his official mountaintop retreat on Saturday, sending a flurry of tweets before and after the powerful storm made landfall in Texas in an effort to reassure the public that he was fully in control of managing the first natural disaster since he took office. "Closely monitoring #HurricaneHarvey from Camp David.

Nat. Weather Service: Harvey Flooding ‘Unprecedented’

The Trump administration Sunday ramped up its response to deadly Hurricane Harvey amid reports of Texas families trapped in their homes and a Weather Service pronouncement of "unprecedented" impacts - including up to 50 inches of rain predicted, and elevated highways under water. In Washington, President Donald Trump was headed into a late-morning Cabinet tele-conference on the disaster, tweeting "Even experts have said they've never seen one like this!" Going to a Cabinet Meeting at 11:00 A.M. on #Harvey .