Recovery

If you don’t have already have flood insurance there is typically a 30-day wait before it is effective.

Tourists were ordered out of the Keys Wednesday morning. Residents will be told they must leave in the evening.

Not since Hurricane Andrew in 1992 has Florida seen the potential for such a violent wind storm.

As of Wednesday morning, the storm is projected to hit Florida by Sunday. But with a storm of this magnitude — a Category 5 that measures 120 miles wide in a state that is 160 miles across — there aren't too many places to go in Florida.

The catastrophic Category 5 storm, the most powerful Atlantic storm on record, is expected to bring strong storm surges and up to 20 inches of rain in some places.

As the hurricane churns closer to the U.S. coast, its path becomes more certain, with South Florida, particularly the Keys, increasingly likely to take a hit.

Toward the end of the week, as the flood receded and its carnage became clear, many analysts were hailing Harvey as the nation's most destructive storm ever.

'People need to always check because there are always a lot of scams that go on after disasters. Always make sure that you check identification.'

It was so thick that dispatchers serving Eastside Fire Rescue received concerned calls about smoke in the area and ash settling on cars.

In a report dated May 1996, engineers for the Harris County Flood Control District concluded the area's reservoir system was severely insufficient and imperiled thousands of properties.

Texas is learning what Long Islanders discovered nearly five years ago after superstorm Sandy ripped through the region: The storm is gone, but there is no end to the heartache and headaches.

'Hurricane Irma is stronger. A monster hurricane.'

Irma is expected to become even stronger as it continues its journey through the Atlantic, and will likely become a Category 4 on Wednesday.

Abbott said, 'It would be insane for us to rebuild on property that has been flooded multiple times.'

Leaders are on high alert for explosions like the ones that shot plumes of smoke into the air and caused an hours-long fire at the chemical plant early Thursday.