A timeline of Hurricane Harvey’s development

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (AP) — Hurricane Harvey made landfall in Texas on Friday night as the strongest hurricane to hit the U.S. in more than a decade. By Saturday morning, it had dumped 18 inches (half a meter) of rain on some areas, and forecasters warned that it could cause catastrophic flooding in the coming days.
Here is a timeline of key moments in the storm’s development:
— Aug. 17, 4 p.m., Tropical Storm Harvey is named, six hours after the National Hurricane Center in M