The Washington Post has an interesting historical look at past devastating hurricanes that have hit the United States today. In early years, people often did not have enough warning to flee before the hurricane hit. More recently, people in the path of the storm did not believe the forecasters and underestimated the effects of the storm. Will Harvey be added to this list in the future? We will start to find out today.  You can read the article

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