More than a dozen six-wheeled military vehicles used a grocery-store parking lot as a forward staging area, part of an Air National Guard and Army National Guard brigade that arrived to assist local officials. PhotoAs Hurricane Harvey approached on Friday evening, Mr. Thornton did what everyone on the block expected him to do – he stayed put. “I always stay for the storms,” Mr. Thornton said. The hurricane ripped off the roof of a house just four doors down from Mr. Thornton. National Guard and Coast Guard helicopters flew low overhead.

Source: New York Times August 27, 2017 17:53 UTC