Baby Harvey was born as his namesake hurricane made landfall on the Texas coast. As Harvey the baby made his debut, Harvey the hurricane had left more than 200,000 homes in the city without power, according to the Corpus Christi Caller-Times. Weather officials downgraded Hurricane Harvey to a tropical storm Aug. 26, yet catastrophic flooding continues to plague Southeast Texas in the wake of the storm. Harvey made landfall late Aug. 25, 30 miles northeast of Corpus Christi, according to the National Weather Service. According to the hospital system, two other babies were delivered by Caesarean section at nearby Christus Spohn Hospital South as Harvey made landfall, according to the Corpus Christi Caller-Times.

Source: Washington Post August 27, 2017 21:55 UTC