Hurricane Harvey occurred in August 2017. It formed on August 17, 2017, and made its first landfall on August 25, 2017, near San José Island and Rockport, Texas, as a Category 4 hurricane. Harvey then stalled over southern Texas, causing catastrophic flooding for several days before making its final landfall on August 30, 2017, near Cameron, Louisiana. This hurricane was notable for the extreme rainfall and flooding it caused, especially in the Houston area.