Climate Changed
Harvey Hits U.S. Oil Hub With Massive Winds, Torrential Rain
- Storm downgraded to Category 2 after making Texas landfall
- Widespread power outages, impacts to U.S. fuel producers seen
Hurricane Harvey Intensifies as Texas Prepares
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Harvey became the strongest hurricane to hit Texas in more than 50 years, making landfall in the heart of the U.S. energy sector and bringing the danger of a life-threatening storm surge.
Harvey came ashore as a Category 4 storm between Port Aransas and Port O’Connor, Texas, packing gusts strong enough to strip the roof off houses and menacing Houston, the country’s fourth-largest city, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said in an advisory at 10 p.m. local time Friday. By 3 a.m., winds had slowed and the storm had been downgraded to Category 2 after earlier making a second landfall on the northeastern shore of Copano Bay.