Hurricane Harvey

Shardea Harrison looks on at her 3-week-old baby Sarai Harrison being held by Dean Mize as he and Jason Legnon used an airboat to rescue them Monday from their home in Houston after the area was inundated from Tropical Storm Harvey.

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Corporations Pledge Millions Toward Relief Efforts For Tropical Storm Harvey

4:26pm August 28, 2017

by Emily Sullivan

Amazon, Lowe's And Starbucks were among several corporate giants to announce cash and other donations to the American Red Cross and other relief agencies working in Texas to help storm victims.

People are rescued from a hotel by boat after Hurricane Harvey caused heavy flooding in Houston on Sunday.

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Already Flooded, Houston Braces As 2 Swollen Reservoirs Are Opened

3:39pm August 28, 2017

by Bill Chappell

Reservoirs swollen by rain from Hurricane Harvey were opened early Monday, a move that was expected to flood more homes — but one the Army Corps of Engineers says is needed to limit the disaster.

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Two new colors were added to the National Weather Service chart, to reflect heavy rainfall.

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National Weather Service Adds New Colors So It Can Map Harvey's Rains

3:05pm August 28, 2017

by Bill Chappell

The old colors couldn't reflect rainfall totals in Texas that weather experts call "unprecedented."

Residents of southeast Texas are taking stock and trying to absorb record flooding brought by Hurricane Harvey. Here, evacuees wade down a flooded section of Interstate 610 in Houston as floodwaters continued to rise Sunday.

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What We're Hearing In Texas: Residents Discuss Harvey's Floods

12:56pm August 28, 2017

by Bill Chappell

"I'm overwhelmed of all that's going on and not knowing if my home is going to be there; if my dad is OK — it's just ... I don't know what to say."

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Street signs lie on the ground after winds from Hurricane Harvey escalated on Friday.

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Warnings Of 'Catastrophic Flooding' As Tropical Storm Harvey Lingers Over Texas

7:33pm August 26, 2017

by Amy Held

One person was reported dead, and several others injured on Saturday. Rainfall could reach 40 inches and "cause life-threatening flooding," said Mike Brennan of the National Hurricane Center.

Raul Barral (left) and Carlos Guerra walk through high wind and driving rain in Corpus Christi, Texas, Tuesday as Hurricane Harvey approaches the Gulf Coast.

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Hurricane Harvey Grows To Category 4 Storm As It Reaches the Texas Coast

10:06pm August 25, 2017

by Scott Neuman

The storm makes landfall late Friday, becoming the strongest hurricane to hit the U.S. in a dozen years.

Border Patrol checkpoints, like this one in Arizona, are a fact of life for thousands of undocumented immigrants and their families in the Rio Grande Valley. They exist up to 100 miles north of the border.

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Border Patrol Says Checkpoints Will Remain Open During Hurricane Harvey

4:21pm August 25, 2017

by Joel Rose

Advocates warn the move will force undocumented immigrants to ignore evacuation warnings for fear they will be caught and deported.