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Next wave: Harvey threatens Louisiana with flooding after crippling Houston

Tropical Storm Harvey has drifted back into the Gulf of Mexico after crippling Houston and is poised regain strength before crashing ashore again, this time on the Texas-Louisiana border.

By Brian K. Sullivan and Jen Skerritt | Updated on August 28, 2017

(Bloomberg) – Tropical Storm Harvey has drifted back into the Gulf of Mexico after crippling Houston and is poised regain strength before crashing ashore again, this time on the Texas-Louisiana border.

Harvey drenched Houston, the fourth-largest U.S. city, with as much as 30 inches (76 centimeters) of rain. More than 30,000 people will need shelter as a result of the storm, according to a government estimate.

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