Harvey came ashore as the fiercest hurricane to hit the U.S. in 13 years and the strongest to strike Texas since 1961’s Hurricane Carla, the most powerful Texas hurricane on record.
Harvey came ashore as the fiercest hurricane to hit the U.S. in 13 years and the strongest to strike Texas since 1961’s Hurricane Carla, the most powerful Texas hurricane on record.
The storm’s approach sent tens of thousands of people fleeing inland.
A pickup truck is towed to safety after stalling out while attempting to cross a creek in Friendswood, Texas, Sunday, Aug. 27, 2017.
(Kevin M. Cox/The Galveston County Daily News via AP)
Kevin M. Cox/The Galveston County Daily News via AP
Felipe Grande removes his two dogs from his apartment at Bayou Parc at Oak Forest, Sunday, Aug. 27, 2017, in Houston. The remnants of Hurricane Harvey sent devastating floods pouring into Houston Sunday as rising water chased thousands of people to rooftops or higher ground./Houston Chronicle via AP)
( Marie D. De Jesus / Houston Chronicle )
Marie D. De Jesus / Houston Chronicle
CORRECTS FROM CONNIE TO CATHERINE – Houston Police SWAT officer Daryl Hudeck carries Catherine Pham and her 13-month-old son Aiden after rescuing them from their home surrounded by floodwaters from Tropical Storm Harvey Sunday, Aug. 27, 2017, in Houston. The remnants of Hurricane Harvey sent devastating floods pouring into Houston Sunday as rising water chased thousands of people to rooftops or higher ground.
(AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
AP Photo/David J. Phillip
Deleon Gambel, 14, fights the current from the overflow of Buffalo Bayou as he makes his way through floodwaters from Tropical Storm Harvey while checking on neighbors in his apartment complex in Houston, Sunday, Aug. 27, 2017. The remnants of Hurricane Harvey sent devastating floods pouring into Houston Sunday as rising water chased thousands of people to rooftops or higher ground.
(AP Photo/LM Otero)
AP Photo/LM Otero
A man and woman try to navigate through floodwaters from Tropical Storm Harvey Sunday, Aug. 27, 2017, in Houston, Texas.
(AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
AP Photo/David J. Phillip
Neighbors used their personal boats to rescue Jane Rhodes, Sunday, Aug. 27, 2017, in Friendswood, Texas. Harvey made landfall in Texas on Friday night as the strongest hurricane to hit the U.S. in more than a decade. By Saturday afternoon it had been downgraded into a tropical storm, but it had dumped over a dozen inches of rain on some areas and forecasters were warning that it could cause catastrophic flooding in the coming days.
(Steve Gonzales/Houston Chronicle via AP)
Steve Gonzales/Houston Chronicle via AP
Evacuees wade down a flooded section of Interstate 610 as floodwaters from Tropical Storm Harvey rise Sunday, Aug. 27, 2017, in Houston. The remnants of Hurricane Harvey sent devastating floods pouring into Houston Sunday as rising water chased thousands of people to rooftops or higher ground.
(AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
AP Photo/David J. Phillip
A man helps a woman in floodwaters from Tropical Storm Harvey Sunday, Aug. 27, 2017, in Houston, Texas. The remnants of Hurricane Harvey sent devastating floods pouring into Houston Sunday as rising water chased thousands of people to rooftops or higher ground.
(AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
AP Photo/David J. Phillip
Residents are rescued from their homes surrounded by floodwaters from Tropical Storm Harvey on Sunday, Aug. 27, 2017, in Houston, Texas.
(AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
AP Photo/David J. Phillip
Two kayakers try to beat the current pushing them down an overflowing Brays Bayou from Tropical Storm Harvey in Houston, Texas, Sunday, Aug. 27, 2017.
(Mark Mulligan/Houston Chronicle via AP)
Mark Mulligan/Houston Chronicle via AP
Residents wade through floodwaters from Tropical Storm Harvey Sunday, Aug. 27, 2017, in Houston, Texas.
(AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
AP Photo/David J. Phillip
Residents sit on a fence surrounded by floodwaters from Tropical Storm Harvey on Sunday, Aug. 27, 2017, in Houston, Texas.
(AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
AP Photo/David J. Phillip
A family evacuates their Meyerland home in Houston, Sunday, Aug. 27, 2017. Rescuers answered hundreds of calls for help Sunday as floodwaters from the remnants of Hurricane Harvey rose high enough to begin filling second-story homes, and authorities urged stranded families to seek refuge on their rooftops.
(Mark Mulligan/Houston Chronicle via AP)
Mark Mulligan/Houston Chronicle via AP
Residents wade through floodwaters from Tropical Storm Harvey Sunday, Aug. 27, 2017, in Houston, Texas.
(AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
AP Photo/David J. Phillip
A family evacuates their Meyerland home in Houston, Sunday, Aug. 27, 2017. Rescuers answered hundreds of calls for help Sunday as floodwaters from the remnants of Hurricane Harvey rose high enough to begin filling second-story homes, and authorities urged stranded families to seek refuge on their rooftops.
(Mark Mulligan/Houston Chronicle via AP)
Mark Mulligan/Houston Chronicle via AP
A man wades through floodwaters from Tropical Storm Harvey on Sunday, Aug. 27, 2017, in Houston, Texas.
(AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
AP Photo/David J. Phillip
Residents wade through floodwaters from Tropical Storm Harvey Sunday, Aug. 27, 2017, in Houston, Texas.
(AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
AP Photo/David J. Phillip
A man wades through floodwaters from Tropical Storm Harvey Sunday, Aug. 27, 2017, in Houston, Texas.
(AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
AP Photo/David J. Phillip
A truck pushes through floodwaters from Tropical Storm Harvey on Sunday, Aug. 27, 2017, in Houston, Texas.
(AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
AP Photo/David J. Phillip
An abandoned vehicle sits in flood waters on the I-10 highway in Houston, Texas, Sunday, Aug. 27, 2017.
(AP Photo/LM Otero)
AP Photo/LM Otero
Wanda Carpenter holds her seven-year-old daughter Samantha at the Fulton 4-5 Learning Center after waiting out Hurricane Harvey on Saturday, Aug. 26, 2017, in Fulton, Texas.
(Courtney Sacco/Corpus Christi Caller-Times via AP)
Courtney Sacco/Corpus Christi Caller-Times via AP
Roger Carriere stands among fallen tree branches as he walks to his front door in Fulton, Texas after surviving Hurricane Harvey, Saturday, Aug. 26, 2017.
(Coutney Sacco/Corpus Christi Caller-Times via AP)
Coutney Sacco/Corpus Christi Caller-Times via AP
Brenda Newsom holds her dog, Mousey, as she looks at the damage and debris in her front yard on Live Oak Street in Rockport, Texas, after Hurricane Harvey, Saturday, Aug. 26, 2017.
(Coutney Sacco/Corpus Christi Caller-Times via AP)
Coutney Sacco/Corpus Christi Caller-Times via AP
Aransas County Judge Bert Mills, left, and Fulton Mayor Jimmy Kendrick speaks during a news conference in Rockport, Texas, regarding Hurricane Harvey, Saturday, Aug. 26, 2017.
(Coutney Sacco/Corpus Christi Caller-Times via AP)
Coutney Sacco/Corpus Christi Caller-Times via AP
A damaged car sits outside a heavily damaged apartment complex in Rockport, Texas, after Hurricane Harvey struck the area, Saturday, Aug. 26, 2017.
(Courtney Sacco/Corpus Christi Caller-Times via AP)
Courtney Sacco/Corpus Christi Caller-Times via AP
Michael Thomas and his brother Deeantre try to collect belongings in their Saltgrass Landing apartment complex, destroyed by Hurricane Harvey, in Rockport, Texas Saturday, Aug. 26, 2017.
(Courtney Sacco/Corpus Christi Caller-Times via AP)
Courtney Sacco/Corpus Christi Caller-Times via AP
A passing motorist stops to look at a flipped truck in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey Saturday, Aug. 26, 2017, north of Victoria, Texas.
(AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
AP Photo/Charlie Riedel
A truck in flood waters passes a home damaged in the wake of Hurricane Harvey, Saturday, Aug. 26, 2017, in Aransas Pass, Texas. Harvey rolled over the Texas Gulf Coast on Saturday, smashing homes and businesses and lashing the shore with wind and rain so intense that drivers were forced off the road because they could not see in front of them.
(AP Photo/Eric Gay)
AP Photo/Eric Gay
A drives moves through flood waters left behind by Hurricane Harvey, Saturday, Aug. 26, 2017, in Aransas Pass, Texas. Harvey rolled over the Texas Gulf Coast on Saturday, smashing homes and businesses and lashing the shore with wind and rain so intense that drivers were forced off the road because they could not see in front of them.
(AP Photo/Eric Gay)
AP Photo/Eric Gay
A business was wiped off it’s foundation in the wake of Hurricane Harvey, Saturday, Aug. 26, 2017, in Rockport, Texas.
(AP Photo/Eric Gay)
AP Photo/Eric Gay
A home damaged by Hurricane Harvey remains surrounded by flood waters, Saturday, Aug. 26, 2017, in Rockport, Texas.
(AP Photo/Eric Gay)
AP Photo/Eric Gay
Toppled boats hang in the debris of a boat storage facility that was damaged by Hurricane Harvey, Saturday, Aug. 26, 2017, in Rockport, Texas.
(AP Photo/Eric Gay)
AP Photo/Eric Gay
A laundromat’s machines sit exposed in the elements after Hurricane Harvey ripped through Rockport, Texas, on Saturday, Aug. 26, 2017. The fiercest hurricane to hit the U.S. in more than a decade spun across hundreds of miles of coastline where communities had prepared for life-threatening storm surges — walls of water rushing inland.
(Nick Wagner/Austin American-Statesman via AP)
Nick Wagner/Austin American-Statesman via AP
A passing motorist stops to look at a flipped truck in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey Saturday, Aug. 26, 2017, north of Victoria, Texas.
(AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
AP Photo/Charlie Riedel
Antonio Barron, right, looks back to his girlfriend, Melissa Rocha, as they run through the street during a band of heavy rain from Hurricane Harvey Saturday, Aug. 26, 2017, in Palacios, Texas.
(AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
AP Photo/David J. Phillip
Henry Isaac removes broken tree limbs after Hurricane Harvey Saturday, Aug. 26, 2017, in Missouri City, Texas. Harvey rolled over the Texas Gulf Coast on Saturday, smashing homes and businesses and lashing the shore with wind and rain so intense that drivers were forced off the road because they could not see in front of them.
(AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
AP Photo/David J. Phillip
A boat is partially submerged in the wake of Hurricane Harvey, Saturday, Aug. 26, 2017, in Rockport, Texas.
(AP Photo/Eric Gay)
AP Photo/Eric Gay
A gas station’s awning blocks a street after Hurricane Harvey ripped through in Rockport, Texas, on Saturday, Aug. 26, 2017. The fiercest hurricane to hit the U.S. in more than a decade spun across hundreds of miles of coastline where communities had prepared for life-threatening storm surges, walls of water rushing inland.
(Nick Wanger/Austin American-Statesman via AP)
Nick Wanger/Austin American-Statesman via AP
A vehicle sits in standing water after Hurricane Harvey ripped through Rockport, Texas, on Saturday, Aug. 26, 2017. The fiercest hurricane to hit the U.S. in more than a decade spun across hundreds of miles of coastline where communities had prepared for life-threatening storm surges, walls of water rushing inland.
(Nick Wanger/Austin American-Statesman via AP)
Nick Wanger/Austin American-Statesman via AP
Fallen bricks from a home damaged by Hurricane Harvey sit on the ground Saturday, Aug. 26, 2017, in Missouri City, Texas. Harvey rolled over the Texas Gulf Coast on Saturday, smashing homes and businesses and lashing the shore with wind and rain so intense that drivers were forced off the road because they could not see in front of them.
(AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
AP Photo/David J. Phillip
Miguel Debernardis cleans up debris in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey Saturday, Aug. 26, 2017, in Katy, Texas. Harvey rolled over the Texas Gulf Coast on Saturday, smashing homes and businesses and lashing the shore with wind and rain so intense that drivers were forced off the road because they could not see in front of them.
(AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
AP Photo/David J. Phillip
A truck in flood waters passes a home damaged in the wake of Hurricane Harvey, Saturday, Aug. 26, 2017, in Aransas Pass, Texas. Harvey rolled over the Texas Gulf Coast on Saturday, smashing homes and businesses and lashing the shore with wind and rain so intense that drivers were forced off the road because they could not see in front of them.
(AP Photo/Eric Gay)
AP Photo/Eric Gay
Roofers repair damage after a tornado from Hurricane Harvey Saturday, Aug. 26, 2017, in Missouri City, Texas. Harvey rolled over the Texas Gulf Coast on Saturday, smashing homes and businesses and lashing the shore with wind and rain so intense that drivers were forced off the road because they could not see in front of them.
(AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
AP Photo/David J. Phillip
A vehicle drives through flooded roads after Hurricane Harvey ripped through Rockport, Texas, on Saturday, Aug. 26, 2017. The fiercest hurricane to hit the U.S. in more than a decade spun across hundreds of miles of coastline where communities had prepared for life-threatening storm surges — walls of water rushing inland.
(Nick Wanger/Austin American-Statesman via AP)
Nick Wanger/Austin American-Statesman via AP
An overturned trailer sits in a park in the wake of Hurricane Harvey, Saturday, Aug. 26, 2017, in Aransas Pass, Texas. Harvey rolled over the Texas Gulf Coast on Saturday, smashing homes and businesses and lashing the shore with wind and rain so intense that drivers were forced off the road because they could not see in front of them.
(AP Photo/Eric Gay)
AP Photo/Eric Gay
A driver moves through flood waters left behind by Hurricane Harvey, Saturday, Aug. 26, 2017, in Aransas Pass, Texas. Harvey rolled over the Texas Gulf Coast on Saturday, smashing homes and businesses and lashing the shore with wind and rain so intense that drivers were forced off the road because they could not see in front of them.
(AP Photo/Eric Gay)
AP Photo/Eric Gay
A fishing boat is left partial submerged after Hurricane Harvey swept through the area, Saturday, Aug. 26, 2017, in Corpus Christi, Texas. Harvey has been further downgraded to a Category 1 hurricane as it churns slowly inland from the Texas Gulf Coast, already depositing more than 9 inches of rain in South Texas.
(AP Photo/Eric Gay)
AP Photo/Eric Gay
Ripped sails of boats whip in the wind, damaged by Hurricane Harvey, Saturday, Aug. 26, 2017, in Corpus Christi, Texas. Harvey has been further downgraded to a Category 1 hurricane as it churns slowly inland from the Texas Gulf Coast, already depositing more than 9 inches of rain in South Texas.
(AP Photo/Eric Gay)
AP Photo/Eric Gay
A garage with walls collapsed by the winds of Hurricane Harvey is seen in downtown Corpus Christi, Texas, Saturday, Aug. 26, 2017. Harvey has been further downgraded to a Category 1 hurricane as it churns slowly inland from the Texas Gulf Coast, already depositing more than 9 inches of rain in South Texas.
(AP Photo/Eric Gay)
AP Photo/Eric Gay
Wires are exposed after a traffic signal was snapped by the winds of Hurricane Harvey in downtown Corpus Christi, Texas, Saturday, Aug. 26, 2017. Harvey has been further downgraded to a Category 1 hurricane as it churns slowly inland from the Texas Gulf Coast, already depositing more than 9 inches of rain in South Texas.
(AP Photo/Eric Gay)
AP Photo/Eric Gay
A traffic signal topped by the winds of Hurricane Harvey lies in an intersection of downtown Corpus Christi, Texas, Saturday, Aug. 26, 2017. Harvey has been further downgraded to a Category 1 hurricane as it churns slowly inland from the Texas Gulf Coast, already depositing more than 9 inches of rain in South Texas.
(AP Photo/Eric Gay)
AP Photo/Eric Gay
An oil refinery’s lights illuminate rainfall as Hurricane Harvey makes landfall in Corpus Christi, Texas, on Friday, Aug. 25, 2017. Hurricane Harvey smashed into Texas late Friday, lashing a wide swath of the Gulf Coast with strong winds and torrential rain from the fiercest hurricane to hit the U.S. in more than a decade.
(Nick Wagner/Austin American-Statesman via AP)
Nick Wagner/Austin American-Statesman via AP
A Valero oil refinery’s flare continues to burn as Hurricane Harvey makes landfall in Corpus Christi, Texas, on Friday, Aug. 25, 2017. Hurricane Harvey smashed into Texas late Friday, lashing a wide swath of the Gulf Coast with strong winds and torrential rain from the fiercest hurricane to hit the U.S. in more than a decade.
(Nick Wagner/Austin American-Statesman via AP)
Nick Wagner/Austin American-Statesman via AP
Victoria County Sheriff’s deputies bring supplies into the The Victoria Tax Office in downtown Victoria, Texas, in order to prepare for Hurricane Harvey making landfall on Friday, Aug. 25, 2017.
(Nicolas Galindo/The Victoria Advocate via AP)
Nicolas Galindo/The Victoria Advocate via AP
A damaged stop light blocks a street as Hurricane Harvey makes landfall in Corpus Christi, Texas, on Friday, Aug. 25, 2017. Hurricane Harvey smashed into Texas late Friday, lashing a wide swath of the Gulf Coast with strong winds and torrential rain from the fiercest hurricane to hit the U.S. in more than a decade.
(Nick Wagner/Austin American-Statesman via AP)
Nick Wagner/Austin American-Statesman via AP
A tree blocks a street as Hurricane Harvey makes landfall in Corpus Christi, Texas, on Friday, Aug. 25, 2017. Hurricane Harvey smashed into Texas late Friday, lashing a wide swath of the Gulf Coast with strong winds and torrential rain from the fiercest hurricane to hit the U.S. in more than a decade.
(Nick Wagner /Austin American-Statesman via AP)
Nick Wagner /Austin American-Statesman via AP
Rain is blown past palm trees as Hurricane Harvey makes landfall, Friday, Aug. 25, 2017, in Corpus Christi, Texas. Harvey intensified into a hurricane Thursday and steered for the Texas coast with the potential for up to 3 feet of rain, 125 mph winds and 12-foot storm surges in what could be the fiercest hurricane to hit the United States in almost a dozen years.
(AP Photo/Eric Gay)
AP Photo/Eric Gay
A power generator tips in front of Texas’ CHRISTUS Spohn Hospital in Corpus Christi, Texas, as Hurricane Harvey hits Friday, Aug. 25, 2017.
(Courtney Sacco /Corpus Christi Caller-Times via AP)
Courtney Sacco /Corpus Christi Caller-Times via AP
Twana Phillips is hit by a gust of wind while standing along the seawall in Galveston, Texas as Hurricane Harvey intensifies in the Gulf of Mexico Friday, Aug. 25, 2017. Harvey is forecast to be a major hurricane when it makes landfall along the middle Texas coastline.
(AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
AP Photo/David J. Phillip
Mark Metzger wears a suit as he climbs over rocks as he carries his surfboard in Galveston, Texas as Hurricane Harvey intensifies in the Gulf of Mexico Friday, Aug. 25, 2017. Harvey is forecast to be a major hurricane when it makes landfall along the middle Texas coastline.
(AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
AP Photo/David J. Phillip
Michelle Montez waits at a high school gym to be evacuated as the outer bands of Hurricane Harvey begin to make landfall, Friday, Aug. 25, 2017, in Corpus Christi, Texas. Harvey intensified into a hurricane Thursday and steered for the Texas coast with the potential for up to 3 feet of rain, 125 mph winds and 12-foot storm surges in what could be the fiercest hurricane to hit the United States in almost a dozen years.
(AP Photo/Eric Gay)
AP Photo/Eric Gay
Hillary Lebeb walks along the seawall in Galveston, Texas as Hurricane Harvey intensifies in the Gulf of Mexico Friday, Aug. 25, 2017. Harvey is forecast to be a major hurricane when it makes landfall along the middle Texas coastline.
(AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
AP Photo/David J. Phillip
Emma Jewell rides her bicycle along Seawall Blvd. in Galveston, Texas as Hurricane Harvey intensifies in the Gulf of Mexico Friday, Aug. 25, 2017. Harvey is forecast to be a major hurricane when it makes landfall along the middle Texas coastline.
(AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
AP Photo/David J. Phillip
Michael Brennan, branch chief at the National Hurricane Center, gives an update on Hurricane Harvey as it moves toward the Texas coast, Friday, Aug. 25, 2017, in Miami. The National Hurricane Center warns that conditions are deteriorating as Hurricane Harvey strengthens and slowly moves toward the Texas coast.
(AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
AP Photo/Lynne Sladky
William Hazzard loads water into his car in preparation for tropical weather on Thursday, Aug. 24, 2017, in Houston. Tropical Storm Harvey is expected to intensify over the warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico before reaching the Texas coast Friday.
(AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
AP Photo/David J. Phillip
This satellite image provided by NASA on Thursday, Aug. 24, 2017 shows Hurricane Harvey off the Gulf of Mexico. Harvey intensified as it steered toward the Texas coast on Friday, with forecasters saying it had strengthened to a Category 2 storm with the potential to swamp communities more than 100 miles (161 kilometers) inland.
(NASA via AP)
NASA via AP
Motorists pass a warning sign as Hurricane Harvey approaches the Gulf Coast area Friday, Aug. 25, 2017, in Corpus Christi, Texas. The slow-moving hurricane could be the fiercest such storm to hit the United States in almost a dozen years. Forecasters labeled Harvey a “life-threatening storm” that posed a “grave risk” as millions of people braced for a prolonged battering.
(AP Photo/Eric Gay)
AP Photo/Eric Gay
Motorists pass a warning sign as Hurricane Harvey approaches the Gulf Coast area Friday, Aug. 25, 2017, in Corpus Christi, Texas. The slow-moving hurricane could be the fiercest such storm to hit the United States in almost a dozen years. Forecasters labeled Harvey a “life-threatening storm” that posed a “grave risk” as millions of people braced for a prolonged battering.
(AP Photo/Eric Gay)
AP Photo/Eric Gay
Vehicles and RVs are ferried away from Port Aransas, Texas, after a mandatory evacuation was ordered in preparation for Hurricane Harvey, Thursday, Aug. 24, 2017. Harvey intensified into a hurricane Thursday and steered for the Texas coast.
(AP Photo/Eric Gay)
AP Photo/Eric Gay
Vehicles and RVs pass parked oil platforms as they are ferried away from Port Aransas, Texas, after a mandatory evacuation was ordered in preparation for Hurricane Harvey, Thursday, Aug. 24, 2017. Harvey intensified into a hurricane Thursday and steered for the Texas coast.
(AP Photo/Eric Gay)
AP Photo/Eric Gay
Vehicles and RVs drive off a ferry as they depart Port Aransas, Texas, after a mandatory evacuation was ordered in preparation for Hurricane Harvey, Thursday, Aug. 24, 2017. Harvey intensified into a hurricane Thursday and steered for the Texas coast.
(AP Photo/Eric Gay)
AP Photo/Eric Gay
Vehicles and RVs are ferried away from Port Aransas, Texas, after a mandatory evacuation was ordered in preparation for Hurricane Harvey, Thursday, Aug. 24, 2017. Harvey intensified into a hurricane Thursday and steered for the Texas coast.
(AP Photo/Eric Gay)
AP Photo/Eric Gay
A sign reading “Be Nice Harvey” was left behind on a boarded up business, Thursday, Aug. 24, 2017, in Port Aransas, Texas. Port Aransas is under a mandatory evacuation for Hurricane Harvey. Harvey intensified into a hurricane Thursday and steered for the Texas coast.
(AP Photo/Eric Gay)
AP Photo/Eric Gay
A sign reading “Be Nice Harvey” was left behind on a boarded up business, Thursday, Aug. 24, 2017, in Port Aransas, Texas. Port Aransas is under a mandatory evacuation for Hurricane Harvey.
(AP Photo/Eric Gay)
AP Photo/Eric Gay
Mac Owens, left, Mark Jones, center, and Kelly Owens, right, board up their business in preparation for Hurricane Harvey, Thursday, Aug. 24, 2017, in Port Aransas, Texas. Harvey intensified into a hurricane Thursday and steered for the Texas coast.
(AP Photo/Eric Gay)
AP Photo/Eric Gay
Workers cover a business with plywood in preparation for Hurricane Harvey, Thursday, Aug. 24, 2017, in Corpus Christi, Texas.
(AP Photo/Eric Gay)
AP Photo/Eric Gay
Jake High rides his skateboard at sunset, Thursday, Aug. 24, 2017, in Corpus Christi, Texas. Harvey intensified into a hurricane Thursday and steered for the Texas coast with the potential for up to 3 feet of rain, 125 mph winds and 12-foot storm surges in what could be the fiercest hurricane to hit the United States in almost a dozen years.
(AP Photo/Eric Gay)
AP Photo/Eric Gay
James Redford carries a sheet of plywood as he helps board up windows in preparation for Hurricane Harvey, Thursday, Aug. 24, 2017, in Corpus Christi, Texas.
(AP Photo/Eric Gay)
AP Photo/Eric Gay
Motorists in Houston pass a sign warning of Hurricane Harvey as the storm intensifies in the Gulf of Mexico, Thursday, Aug. 24, 2017. Harvey is forecast to be a major hurricane when it makes landfall along the middle Texas coastline Friday.
(AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
AP Photo/David J. Phillip
Shoppers pass empty shelves along the bottled water aisle in a Houston grocery store as Hurricane Harvey intensifies in the Gulf of Mexico, Thursday, Aug. 24, 2017. Harvey is forecast to be a major hurricane when it makes landfall along the middle Texas coastline.
(AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
AP Photo/David J. Phillip
Shoppers pass empty shelves along the bottled water aisle in a Houston grocery store as Hurricane Harvey intensifies in the Gulf of Mexico, Thursday, Aug. 24, 2017. Harvey is forecast to be a major hurricane when it makes landfall along the middle Texas coastline.
(AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
AP Photo/David J. Phillip
Residents fill sand bags as they prepare for Hurricane Harvey, Thursday, Aug. 24, 2017, in Corpus Christi, Texas. Two counties have ordered mandatory evacuations as Hurricane Harvey gathers strength as it drifts toward the Texas Gulf Coast.
(AP Photo/Eric Gay)
AP Photo/Eric Gay
Aaron Berg fills up a gas can and his portable generator Thursday, Aug. 24, 2017, in Houston, as Hurricane Harvey intensifies in the Gulf of Mexico. Hurricane Harvey is expected to hit a refinery-rich stretch of the Gulf Coast and U.S. drivers could soon see the impact at the gas pump.
(AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
AP Photo/David J. Phillip