<P> Throughout Texas, more than 300,000 people were left without electricity and billions of dollars of property damage was sustained . As of October 14, at least 88 fatalities have been confirmed, most of which were drownings . By August 29, 2017 approximately 13,000 people had been rescued across the state while an estimated 30,000 were displaced . The refinery industry capacity was reduced, and oil and gas production was affected in the Gulf of Mexico and inland Texas . On Monday, various news outlets announced the closure of oil refineries ahead of Hurricane Harvey, creating an artificial fuel shortage . Panicked, motorists waited in long lines . Consequently, gas stations through the state were forced to close due to the rush . More than 20 percent of refining capacity was affected . </P> <P> More than 48,700 homes were affected by Harvey throughout the state, including over 1,000 that were completely destroyed and more than 17,000 that sustained major damage; approximately 32,000 sustained minor damage . Nearly 700 businesses were damaged as well . Texas Department of Public Safety stated more than 185,000 homes were damaged and 9,000 destroyed . </P> <P> Making landfall as a Category 4, Harvey inflicted tremendous damage across Aransas County . Wind gusts were observed up to 132 mph (212 km / h) near Port Aransas . In Rockport, entire blocks were leveled by the hurricane's winds . The city's courthouse was severely damaged when a cargo trailer was hurled into it, coming to a stop halfway through the structure . The gymnasium of the Rockport - Fulton High School lost multiple walls while the school itself suffered some damage . A Fairfield Inn in the city was severely damaged . One person died in a house fire in the city, unable to be rescued due to the extreme weather conditions . As of August 28, an estimated 30--40 people remain unaccounted for across Aransas County, including 9 in Rockport . Nearly every structure in Port Aransas suffered damage . By the afternoon of August 26, more than 20 in (51 cm) of rain had fallen in the Corpus Christi metropolitan area . All of Victoria was left without water and most had no power . </P> <P> Many locations in the Houston metropolitan area observed at least 30 in (76 cm) of precipitation, with a maximum of 64.58 in (164.0 cm) in Nederland . This makes Harvey the wettest tropical cyclone on record for both Texas and the United States, surpassing the previous rainfall record held by Tropical Storm Amelia . The local National Weather Service office in Houston observed all - time record daily rainfall accumulations on both August 26 and 27, measured at 14.4 in (37 cm) and 16.08 in (40.8 cm) respectively . Multiple flash flood emergencies were issued in the Houston area by the National Weather Service beginning the night of August 26 . In Pearland, a suburb south of Houston, a report was made of 9.92" of rainfall in 90 minutes . The 39.11 in (99.3 cm) of rain in August made the month the wettest ever recorded in Houston since record keeping began in 1892, more than doubling the previous record of 19.21 in (48.8 cm) in June 2001 . The storm surge peaked at 6 feet at Port Lavaca, reducing outflow of rainwater from land to sea . </P>

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