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Harvey's 5 feet of rain make it second-costliest U.S. hurricane

Record-breaking Hurricane Harvey became the second-costliest storm to hit the U.S. and dropped more rain than any other system ever.

By Brian K. Sullivan | Updated on January 25, 2018
Hurricane Harvey killed at least 103 people and caused an estimated $125 billion in damage. (Photo: Bloomberg)

(Bloomberg) – Record-breaking Hurricane Harvey became the second-costliest storm to hit the U.S. and dropped more rain than any other system ever.

Harvey, the strongest hurricane to hit the U.S. since 2005, killed at least 103 people and caused an estimated $125 billion in damage, making it the second only to Katrina, which devastated New Orleans in 2005, the National Hurricane Center said in a report Thursday.

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