In Pictures: Harvey Wreaks Havoc Across Texas

One way or another, the damage inflicted by Tropical Storm Harvey is likely to be felt for a very long time. It roared ashore Friday in Texas as a Category 4 hurricane, but by Sunday flooding had taken over as the main threat from the strongest storm to strike the U.S. since 2004, with up to 50 inches of rain forecast to fall in some areas. Several deaths have been attributed to the storm so far, thousands of people have been forced to flee their homes, flights at multiple Texas airports have been cancelled, and drinking water supplies, crops and energy production are also under threat. “It is simply a tragedy of epic proportions,” said Todd Crawford, chief meteorologist at The Weather Company in Andover, Massachusetts.