(Bloomberg) – Unprecedented flooding from Tropical Storm Harvey was inundating Houston and the surrounding area as bands of torrential rain pinwheeled across South Texas, the heart of U.S. energy production.
|Cat 4 winds & rain
Harvey smashed ashore near Rockport, Texas Friday as a Category 4 hurricane. As the winds subsided Sunday to about 40 miles per hour, from 130 miles per hour earlier, rain and flooding took over as the main threat from a storm that's the strongest to hit the U.S. since 2004.
As much as 25 inches of rain has already fallen and another two feet is possible, the National Hurricane Center said at 5 p.m. New York time.
|At least 2 deaths
Two deaths are attributed to the storm, which has also halted about one quarter of oil and natural gas production in the Gulf of Mexico and more than 10% of U.S. refining capacity. In addition to energy, crops, livestock and drinking water are under threat. In addition to energy, crops, livestock and drinking water are under threat. Airlines have canceled almost 3,000 flights at multiple Texas airports.
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