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Hurricane Harvey

Aug 16, 2017 to Sep 2, 2017Peak 132 mph937 mb

Hurricane Harvey passed within 50 miles of 45 counties in 2 states. It was strongest near Nueces County, TX, as a Category 4 on August 26, 2017.

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  • Tropical storm
  • Post-tropical
Watch how it happened

Hurricane Harvey · 2017

How it happened

Follow the storm’s path, strength and milestones.

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From space

Hurricane Harvey on August 25, 2017, about 7 hours before landfall in Aransas County, TX.

Hurricane Harvey on August 25, 2017, about 7 hours before landfall in Aransas County, TX.
True-colour image from VIIRS, aboard the Suomi NPP satellite, on its early-afternoon pass, around 19:55 UTC. Imagery: NASA Global Imagery Browse Services (GIBS), part of NASA’s Earth Observing System Data and Information System.

The storm

Peak strength
Category 4
132 mph, 115 kt
Lowest pressure
937 mb
Over the whole track
Counties within 50 miles
45
LA, TX
Counties within 100 miles
81
LA, TX
Strongest near the U.S.
Category 4
Nueces County, TX, 12.5 mi, Aug 26, 2017
Landfalls recorded
5
Anywhere on the track

Every county it passed

Closest approach to each county boundary, with the storm’s strength at that moment.

Counties within 100 miles
Beauregard ParishLA0.0Tropical stormAug 30, 2017
Victoria CountyTX0.0Tropical stormAug 27, 2017
Cameron ParishLA0.0Tropical stormAug 30, 2017
Matagorda CountyTX0.0Tropical stormAug 28, 2017
DeWitt CountyTX0.0Tropical stormAug 26, 2017
Calcasieu ParishLA0.0Tropical stormAug 30, 2017
Calhoun CountyTX0.0Tropical stormAug 28, 2017
Refugio CountyTX0.0Category 3Aug 26, 2017
Goliad CountyTX0.0Category 1Aug 26, 2017
Gonzales CountyTX0.0Tropical stormAug 27, 2017
Aransas CountyTX1.0Category 3Aug 26, 2017
Jackson CountyTX1.5Tropical stormAug 28, 2017
Jefferson Davis ParishLA4.2Tropical stormAug 30, 2017
Karnes CountyTX6.0Tropical stormAug 27, 2017
Wilson CountyTX9.3Tropical stormAug 27, 2017
Bee CountyTX11.5Category 2Aug 26, 2017
Lavaca CountyTX11.9Tropical stormAug 27, 2017
Nueces CountyTX12.5Category 4Aug 26, 2017
San Patricio CountyTX13.0Category 3Aug 26, 2017
Guadalupe CountyTX15.4Tropical stormAug 27, 2017
Orange CountyTX16.6Tropical stormAug 30, 2017
Jefferson CountyTX18.1Tropical stormAug 30, 2017
Newton CountyTX20.8Tropical stormAug 30, 2017
Caldwell CountyTX22.9Tropical stormAug 27, 2017
Wharton CountyTX27.0Tropical stormAug 28, 2017
Acadia ParishLA28.1Tropical stormAug 30, 2017
Kleberg CountyTX30.1Category 4Aug 26, 2017
Jasper CountyTX31.5Tropical stormAug 30, 2017
Colorado CountyTX31.7Tropical stormAug 27, 2017
Bexar CountyTX33.0Tropical stormAug 27, 2017
Fayette CountyTX33.4Tropical stormAug 27, 2017
St. Landry ParishLA35.1Tropical stormAug 30, 2017
Brazoria CountyTX35.4Tropical stormAug 28, 2017
Vermilion ParishLA37.2Tropical stormAug 30, 2017
Live Oak CountyTX37.2Tropical stormAug 26, 2017
Bastrop CountyTX37.7Tropical stormAug 27, 2017
Atascosa CountyTX39.1Tropical stormAug 26, 2017
Hays CountyTX39.4Tropical stormAug 27, 2017
Comal CountyTX39.4Tropical stormAug 27, 2017
Hardin CountyTX41.6Tropical stormAug 30, 2017
Jim Wells CountyTX43.9Category 3Aug 26, 2017
Chambers CountyTX46.6Tropical stormAug 30, 2017
Galveston CountyTX47.4Tropical stormAug 30, 2017
Kenedy CountyTX47.8Category 4Aug 25, 2017
Tyler CountyTX49.0Tropical stormAug 30, 2017
Travis CountyTX50.4Tropical stormAug 27, 2017
McMullen CountyTX56.1Tropical stormAug 26, 2017
Fort Bend CountyTX56.4Tropical stormAug 28, 2017
Liberty CountyTX56.8Tropical stormAug 30, 2017
Lafayette ParishLA57.5Tropical stormAug 30, 2017
Lee CountyTX61.2Tropical stormAug 27, 2017
Blanco CountyTX65.8Tropical stormAug 27, 2017
Kendall CountyTX65.8Tropical stormAug 27, 2017
San Augustine CountyTX66.5Tropical stormAug 30, 2017
Austin CountyTX68.3Tropical stormAug 28, 2017
Duval CountyTX68.5Category 2Aug 26, 2017
Willacy CountyTX70.1Category 3Aug 25, 2017
Angelina CountyTX70.1Tropical stormAug 30, 2017
Polk CountyTX73.1Tropical stormAug 30, 2017
Cameron CountyTX73.1Category 3Aug 25, 2017
Medina CountyTX74.1Tropical stormAug 27, 2017
Frio CountyTX74.1Tropical stormAug 27, 2017
Washington CountyTX74.7Tropical stormAug 27, 2017
Bandera CountyTX76.6Tropical stormAug 27, 2017
Iberia ParishLA77.5Tropical stormAug 30, 2017
Williamson CountyTX77.8Tropical stormAug 27, 2017
Waller CountyTX79.1Tropical stormAug 28, 2017
Harris CountyTX81.5Tropical stormAug 30, 2017
Brooks CountyTX81.7Category 4Aug 26, 2017
La Salle CountyTX82.4Tropical stormAug 26, 2017
Gillespie CountyTX82.9Tropical stormAug 27, 2017
Burnet CountyTX83.9Tropical stormAug 27, 2017
Milam CountyTX84.3Tropical stormAug 27, 2017
Nacogdoches CountyTX84.6Tropical stormAug 30, 2017
Kerr CountyTX85.9Tropical stormAug 27, 2017
Burleson CountyTX86.7Tropical stormAug 27, 2017
San Jacinto CountyTX90.1Tropical stormAug 30, 2017
St. Mary ParishLA93.0Tropical stormAug 30, 2017
Llano CountyTX93.5Tropical stormAug 27, 2017
Montgomery CountyTX98.9Tropical stormAug 30, 2017
Hidalgo CountyTX99.3Category 3Aug 25, 2017

Distances are measured from hourly positions interpolated between the National Hurricane Center’s six-hourly fixes to each county boundary. Strength is shown only where the storm was still tropical. Methodology.

National Hurricane Center HURDAT2. Storm totals cover the Atlantic and Northeast and Central Pacific basins.