Hurricane Harvey aftermath as it happened

Summary

Hurricane Harvey made landfall in Texas as a category four storm
Harvey - now a tropical storm - was the most powerful to hit the US in 13 years
Town of Rockport, where hurricane made landfall, badly damaged
Winds of up to 130mph (215 km/h) have battered coastal areas
President Donald Trump has signed a disaster proclamation for the state
A warning has been issued for record flooding in many regions

Live Reporting

Roland Hughes, Mal Siret and Vicky Baker

'It felt like needles'published at 13:58 British Summer Time 26 August 2017
Travis Pettis is a reporter with the Corpus Christie newspaper Caller Times. He told the BBC what it was like when the hurricane came ashore.
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It was pretty crazy out there. The winds, I don't know what they topped at but you could barely even walk. It wasn't so much the rain, it was...the wind was blowing so hard that it felt like needles from the rain, the little rain there was, were just like poking you over and over again. That the winds were just blowing so hard that you had to kind of walk backwards so it wouldn't be hitting you in the face.
The biggest storms in recent US historypublished at 13:52 British Summer Time 26 August 2017
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Hurricane Katrina was a category three storm when it struck New Orleans in 2005
Harvey is the most powerful hurricane to make landfall in the US for 13 years, since its fellow category four storm Charley hit Florida in August 2004.
Across the Atlantic, Charley killed 15 people and destroyed more than $16bn of property (in 2004 currency).
Harvey is only the fourth hurricane in 48 years, external that has been category four or higher on reaching land.
But it is not yet clear whether the damage will be on the scale of category five Andrew, that struck Florida 25 years ago this week, or of Katrina (which was a category three when it devastated New Orleans).
First images of storm's aftermathpublished at 13:47 British Summer Time 26 August 2017
With Texas waking up after Harvey hit, we're starting to get the first images of damage in Corpus Christi and beyond.
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The big problem: lots of rainpublished at 13:26 British Summer Time 26 August 2017
While Harvey has slowed down to a category one hurricane, it's not the winds that are causing concern - but rather the rainfall to come.
The latest update from the National Hurricane Center, external, at 13:00BST (7:00 local time), reminds people that Harvey is likely to stall and drop huge amounts of rain over several days.
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Harvey is expected to produce total rain accumulations of 15 to 30 inches and isolated maximum amounts of 40 inches over the middle and upper Texas coast through next Wednesday...Rainfall of this magnitude will cause catastrophic and life-threatening flooding
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Live feed from Corpus Christipublished at 13:23 British Summer Time 26 August 2017
The KRIS 6 network is broadcasting live from Corpus Christi, close to where Hurricane Harvey struck.
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Rainfall correctionpublished at 13:23 British Summer Time 26 August 2017
The National Weather Service has amended the earlier rainfall prediction in Victoria.
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Beware of alligatorspublished at 13:20 British Summer Time 26 August 2017
The sheriff's office in Fort Bend County has warned that alligators may appear in unusual places as their usual territory is disturbed.
Do not approach them, they say - perhaps stating the obvious.
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Where will the storm head next?published at 13:13 British Summer Time 26 August 2017
This map shows the latest projections for its route through southern Texas over the next few days.
Limit use of toilets, residents toldpublished at 12:59 British Summer Time 26 August 2017
Police in Corpus Christi call for patience as they deal with the damage.
And city authorities have asked residents to try to reduce water usage - specifically taps and toilets - because the wastewater plants have been hit by power cuts.
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Hurricanes, cyclones - any difference?published at 12:52 British Summer Time 26 August 2017
BBC weather presenter Simon King explains what hurricanes, cyclones and typhoons are.
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Simon King explains what hurricanes, cyclones and typhoons are
Eye of the stormpublished at 12:51 British Summer Time 26 August 2017
AccuWeather meteorologist Reed Timmer has posted this video from Rockport, showing the storm's extreme strength.
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Trump: 'So far, so good!'published at 12:44 British Summer Time 26 August 2017
US President Donald Trump is feeling optimistic that everything is under control.
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He also directly responded to US Senator Chuck Grassley, who on Friday warned him not to make the "same mistakes" as President George W Bush during Hurricane Katrina in 2005.
The Bush administration was criticised at the time for its slow response to the crisis.
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Harvey - who picked this name?published at 12:43 British Summer Time 26 August 2017
Contrary to rumour, naming of hurricanes has nothing to do with the names of politicians or, even more outlandishly, the people who died in the Titanic. In fact, a list has been in existence since the early 1950s. This BBC article has the details.
Worse?published at 12:39 British Summer Time 26 August 2017
Weather forecaster Jim Cantore believes this is far from over - as more rain is due to fall over the same spots for days to come.
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Tornado watchpublished at 12:32 British Summer Time 26 August 2017
The National Weather Service is certainly warning of tornadoes remaining a threat.
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Flood risk remainspublished at 12:31 British Summer Time 26 August 2017
US weather expert Marshall Shepherd is among those concerned that people could become cavalier on hearing the storm has been downgraded. The risk of severe flooding remains, he says.
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The current pathpublished at 12:24 British Summer Time 26 August 2017
The hurricane made first landfall north-east of the city of Corpus Christi. It then hit Rockport, another coastal town slightly further east, just a few hours later.
Boarded uppublished at 12:24 British Summer Time 26 August 2017
This is how Corpus Christi resident Michael Hunter described the hurricane to the BBC:
"It's very, very high winds, not as much water as we expected, but there's quite a bit more debris in the roads."
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Power cutpublished at 12:20 British Summer Time 26 August 2017
More than 210,000 people in Texas have been left without power throughout the state - about 140,000 are in Corpus Christi and more than 20,000 in Victoria.
How do we measure hurricanes?published at 12:18 British Summer Time 26 August 2017
This graphic explains: