Rescue Aug. 27, 4 a.m.
Houston Police chief live streams evacuation in Houston
Police helped evacuate residents from a flooded apartment complex in Houston. Read more
(Police Chief Art Acevedo)
Bird’s-eye-view Aug. 27, morning
Time-lapse video captures dramatic flooding in Houston
A time-lapse video captures the flooding in Houston since Harvey struck on Aug. 25.
(Exavier Blanchard)
Bird’s-eye-view Aug. 27, 10 a.m.
Houston high-rise overlooks flooded city as Harvey hits
This bird’s-eye view from a Houston high-rise apartment building shows Brays Bayou overflowing. Read more
(Allison McLemore and Jacquelyn Mclemore)
Neighborhood flooding Aug. 27, 10:30 a.m.
‘The craziest thing I’ve ever seen’: Houston residents assess storm damage
Residents of Clear Lake, Tex., on the south side of Houston, describe storm damage. Read more
(Zoeann Murphy and Bastien Inzaurralde/The Washington Post )
Rescue Aug 27, 11 a.m.
Houston hero rescues neighbors from Harvey’s floodwaters
Residents of Cypress, Tex., use boats to help neighbors escape flooding. Read more
(Kurt Kuykendall and Monica Akhtar/The Washington Post )
Neighborhood flooding Aug. 27, 12:30 p.m.
Houston loop freeway submerged after Harvey
Footage from social media shows highway signs, normally tall enough for semi trucks to pass beneath, almost covered by floodwaters near downtown Houston.
(Levitateapparel/Instagram )
Rescue Aug. 27, 12:38 p.m.
Neighbors form human chain to move pregnant woman in Houston
A woman who had gone into labor was helped to safety by her neighbors, who formed a human chain during Hurricane Harvey. Read more
(Molly Akers)
Neighborhood flooding Aug. 27, 12:43 p.m.
Truck attempts to drive on flooded Houston highway
A truck cruises through floodwaters on a Houston highway.
(Dylan Baddour/The Washington Post )
Neighborhood flooding Aug. 27, 1:40 pm
Flooded Houston streets submerge vehicles
A car is submerged on a flooded street near the Buffalo Bayou in Houston. Read more
(Stephanie Kuzydym)
Neighborhood flooding Aug. 27, 1:46 p.m.
Video shows flooding outside Houston TV station
Flooding breached the studios of Houston TV station KHOU. Station employees were forced to evacuate and broadcast from a temporary facility nearby. Read more
(Stephanie Kuzydym)
Rescue Aug. 27, 2:45 p.m.
Harris County sheriff assists with water rescues
Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez helped with rescues as Tropical Storm Harvey dropped as much as 32 inches of rain in the county. Read more
(Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez)
Rescue Aug. 27, 3 p.m.
Aldine Fire Department rescues children from flooded home
Firefighters in Aldine, Tex., rescued children from their home.
(Leon Martin Jr.)
Bird’s-eye-view Aug. 27, afternoon
See flooding near Texas Medical Center from the air
This drone video shows the historic flooding in the Texas Medical Center caused by Hurricane Harvey. Read more
(Tom C. Nguyen)
Bird’s-eye-view Aug. 27, 4 p.m.
Navigating Texas roads by boat
A Houston neighborhood was so heavily flooded by Hurricane Harvey that some people used boats to travel through the area. Read more
(Zoeann Murphy/The Washington Post )
Rescue Aug. 27, 4:30 p.m.
Elderly people rescued from waist-high floodwater in Houston
Elderly people were carried through waist-high floodwater as Harvey continued to pound Houston. Read more
(Wendy M. Waterman)
Shelter Aug. 27, 5 p.m.
Volunteers transform Texas elementary school into community shelter
Volunteers tranformed Wedgewood Elementary School into a shelter for people displaced by flooding. Read more
(Zoeann Murphy and Monica Akhtar/The Washington Post)
Rescue Aug. 27, 9:35 p.m.
Houston rescue captured on TranStar traffic camera
Footage shows rescuers in an inflatable boat arriving to help a motorist escape rising water on the highway near Katy, Tex.
(Houston TranStar)
Shelter Aug. 28, 12:00 pm
Convention center transformed into storm shelter
Houston’s convention center began to fill up quickly as displaced residents searched for shelter after Harvey. Read more
(AP)
Neighborhood flooding Aug. 28, 12:47 pm
Historic levels of rainfall flood Houston’s streets
Streets flood in Houston as Harvey marks the most extreme rain event in U.S. history. Read more
(Dalton Bennett and Whitney Shefte/The Washington Post )
Neighborhood flooding Aug. 28, 3 p.m.
Houston residents help a neighborhood underwater
Dickinson, Tex., residents tried to help a neighborhood underwater after historic rainfall brought by Harvey.
(Whitney Leaming, Zoeann Murphy and Ashleigh Joplin/The Washington Post )
Neighborhood flooding Aug. 28, 4:40 pm
Houston’s Memorial Drive not visible under muddy floodwater
Houston’s Memorial Drive, as seen from Shepherd Drive, is covered in feet of muddy floodwater.
(Stephanie Kuzydym)
Rescue Aug. 28, 5 p.m.
Volunteers rescue residents in Houston
Volunteers continued to brave the rain to rescue residents trapped in their homes. Read more
(Dalton Bennett and Whitney Shefte/The Washington Post )
Rescue Aug. 28, evening
A family’s journey to evacuate amid catastrophic Texas flooding
Volunteers used a boat to help this family evacuate their flooded home.
(Whitney Shefte and Monica Akhtar/The Washington Post )
Rescue Aug. 29, 11 a.m.
Reservoir spills over for the first time, causing Houston residents to evacuate
Houston residents evacuate their homes amid Harvey flooding after a reservoir spilled over for the first time in history. Read more
(Dalton Bennett and Whitney Shefte/The Washington Post )
Rescue Aug. 29, afternoon
A volunteer rescue worker describes his journey through Houston’s flooded streets
“Cajun Navy” volunteer Tim Isom drove through the neighborhoods of East Houston to save those trapped in their homes. Read more
(Whitney Leaming, Zoeann Murphy and Ashleigh Joplin/The Washington Post)
Rescue Aug. 29, 3:30 p.m.
Human chain formed to rescue man from Houston floodwaters
Video shows at least 17 people joining hands to form a human chain in Houston to help rescue a man whose vehicle was submerged in floodwaters.
(M&J Design Wood Works)
Shelter Aug. 29, evening
‘We lost a lot’: Mother of 6 faces aftermath of Harvey without flood insurance
Parents Shannon Hayes and Tony Jenkins are grappling with how to move forward after they were forced to abandon their flooded home and find shelter. Read more
(Monica Akhtar and Jarome Bailey Jr./The Washington Post)
Neighborhood flooding Aug. 29, evening
Intense flooding covers Interstate 10 as Harvey devastates Southeast Texas
Water was seen lapping over Interstate 10 near Winnie, Tex., as floodwaters continued to rise.
(Logan Wheat)
Shelter Aug. 30, morning
Evacuees from Harvey describe what they saved
Evacuees at Houston’s NRG Stadium describe the few items they were able to save from their flooded homes.
(Zoeann Murphy and Monica Akhtar/The Washington Post)
Neighborhood flooding Aug. 30, afternoon
Port Arthur residents rescued from floodwaters
Port Arthur, Tex., was underwater on Aug. 30, after Tropical Storm Harvey dumped 15 inches of rain on the city. Read more
(Amanda Guzman/Instagram)
Shelter Aug. 30, evening
Amid 'total devastation,' bowling alley shelters hundreds of evacuees
Victims of Tropical Storm Harvey found shelter in the Max Bowl bowling alley of Port Arthur, Tex. Read more
(Jorge RIbas and Monica Akhtar/The Washington Post )
Rescue Aug. 30, evening
Firefighters rescue family in burning house
A rescue boat was used to spray water, extinguishing a fire and saving a family amid the aftermath of Harvey.
(Dalton Bennett/The Washington Post )
Rescue Aug. 31, afternoon
Hospitals in Beaumont, Tex., forced to evacuate
Hospitals in Beaumont, Tex., were forced to evacuate patients after floodwaters disabled the city’s pumping system, leaving more than 100,000 residents without drinking water.
(Jorge Ribas and Lee Powell/The Washington Post)
Neighborhood flooding Aug. 31, afternoon
Texas store owner faces flood damage from Harvey
On Aug. 27, the E-Z Food Mart in Friendswood, Tex., was deep in floodwaters from Harvey. Ambreen Rajan said that when she returned to her flooded store, she looked inside and felt "broken."
(Zoeann Murphy/The Washington Post )
Shelter Sept. 1, morning
An epic line forms in search of water in Texas
This is what it looks like when a city of some 118,000 people loses its water supply in the wake of Harvey. Residents of Beaumont, Tex., line up and wait.
(Jorge Ribas and Lee Powell/The Washington Post )
About this story
Video editor: Elyse Samuels. Video reporters: Dalton Bennett, Jabin Botsford, Zoeann Murphy and Whitney Shefte. Additional reporting: Deirdra O'Regan and Peter Stevenson. Design and graphics: John Muyskens and Shelly Tan.
Originally published Aug. 28, 2017.
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