Hurricane Harvey made landfall in Rockport, Texas, and the dramatic and dangerous weather was captured in photos, video and radar.
According to the National Hurricane Center, Harvey struck Rockport at 10 p.m. CDT.
#Harvey made landfall at 10 PM CDT as a category 4 hurricane near Rockport, Texas, with max winds of 130 mph and min pressure of 938 mb.
Photos of the #HurricaneHarvey destruction in Rockport, Texas t.co/wtjlpQRBxM
Rockport, Texas looks bad. Taken by Jeremy Schwartz.
There was even a tattered – but still flying – American flag.
“Gave proof thro’ the night that our flag was still there”- @9NEWS Photographer Adam Vance & Reporter Noel Brennan workn #HurricaneHarvey
There were reports of buildings collapsing in Rockport and, according to ABC News, 10 people were injured.
10:30 pm. In the eye. Major damage to building. A whole wall collapsed. 943.5 mb. #HARVEY in Rockport
Rockport, TX damage via @StormVisuals. Feeling for those folks #HurricaneHarvey #khou11
More than 100 people were evacuated from a damaged Fairfield Inn:
RT mannyNYT: The back of the Fairfield Inn in Rockport t.co/he8WTt3GId via nytimes
People were rescued.
Woman and her dogs were rescued from a truck after it got stuck in a flooded street right Rockport. More: t.co/TRqvlv1xUL #Harvey
The damage and flooding were severe.
Images from Rockport TX.
Some media and citizen reports on Twitter claimed that the high school building had sustained damage and possibly even collapsed.
NEW: I believe this is where @Jeff_Piotrowski aka #blueshed covered the eye wall of Hurricane #Harvey last night @breakingweather
Local news reporters then confirmed with authorities that the high school had partially collapsed/sustained damage, but it was not destroyed or “gone” as some were saying on social media. Other buildings also were damaged, with blown off roofs.
@ZachKFOX_CBS #BREAKING EOC officials confirm large part of #Rockport High School has collapsed. #HurricaneHarvey #Harvey #Texas #StaySafe
A hotel roof blew off.
Some storm chasers braved the hurricane’s arrival on the Texas coast.
.@Jeff_Piotrowski on #Periscope: Breaking news: Bad damage Dulton & Rockport.#txwx t.co/k60T3s1hue
We are in the eye now t.co/nMHU1NL0SW
Storm chasers in Rockport, TX t.co/RGAlP2Lvns
Specifically, the landfall came four miles southeast of Rockport.
The community was within the eye for a time, and then braced for more hurricane-strength winds.
I do not recommend driving into the Rockport area right now if you don’t have to. That was terrifying.
“It’s everything that you’re probably seeing. We’re right in the middle and have been since 7 p.m. Intense winds, strong rain. It’s gotten worse over the last hour,” Rockport Mayor Patrick Rios told Fox News, adding that Rockport is expected to see this magnitude of rain and wind for 24 hours.
https://twitter.com/joeuser47/status/901290735785390080
The weather was bad in Rockport by just before 5 p.m.
4:45 pm. Really ripping hard now in Rockport. Impressive, given we’re not in core yet. #HARVEY
The hurricane made landfall as a Category 4 hurricane.
NHC_Atlantic: #Harvey made landfall at 10 PM CDT as a category 4 hurricane near Rockport, Texas, with max winds of… t.co/N9nOTocR15
The dangerous winds were captured by citizen videos.
RT dahboo7 “RT iCyclone: From 8:27 pm. #HARVEY in Rockport. t.co/MXUfrhS3nl”
Some people streamed video live online from Rockport. The Rockport/Fulton area of Texas calls itself the “charm of the Texas coast.”
VIDEO part 1: intense eye wall of category 4 HURRICANE #HARVEY from Rockport, Texas. We are now in calm of eye. @breakingweather
“Charm of the Texas Coast! Located along the Texas Tropical Trail, and a significant stop along the Great Texas Coastal Birding Trail, these twin communities are nestled among the wind-swept oaks of the Live Oak Peninsula,” its tourism website says. It’s 2016 population was just over 10,000 people.
Live coverage Hurricane Harvey Cat 4+ at Rockport TX. #txwx
So much of #Rockport devastated by #hurricaneharvey last night. Very sad to see this. @fox7austin
The National Weather Service reported on August 25, “Hurricane Harvey officially made landfall just northeast of Corpus Christi on Friday night as a Category 4. Dangerous storm surge and extreme winds are impacting the Texas coast. Harvey will bring multiple days of heavy rainfall to a large part of Texas, increasing the likelihood of devastating inland flooding. Check your local forecast for updates and abide by instructions from local authorities.”
You can updated information about Hurricane Harvey from the National Weather Service here.
Live periscope from a trained stormchaser in Rockport Texas, as they brace for the backside. And the data is fugly.
See an updated weather forecast for Rockport, Texas here.
The National Weather Service local statement for Rockport read, “HARVEY NOW AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS CATEGORY 4 HURRICANE.”
