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Hurricane Harvey near peak intensity prior to landfall in southern Texas on August 25 |
Formed | August 17, 2017 (2017-08-17) |
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Dissipated | September 2, 2017 (2017-09-02) |
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(Extratropical after September 1) |
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Highest winds | 1-minute sustained: 130 mph (215 km/h)
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Lowest pressure | 937 mbar (hPa); 27.67 inHg |
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Fatalities | 68 direct, 39 indirect |
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Damage | $125 billion (2017 USD) (Tied as costliest tropical cyclone on record) |
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Areas affected | Windward Islands, Suriname, Guyana, Nicaragua, Honduras, Belize, Cayman Islands, Yucatán Peninsula, Southern and Eastern United States (especially Texas, Louisiana) |
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Part of the 2017 Atlantic hurricane season |
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