hurricane harvey was a 2017 tropical cyclone, the 8th named storm, 3rd hurricane, and the 1st major hurricane of the hyperactive 2017 atlantic hurricane season. harvey was also the 3rd consecutive hurricane of the 2017 atlantic hurricane season—after franklin and gert. the storm went through the caribbean and mexico. it threatened southern texas, particularly the corpus christi and victoria areas. the storm struck the state as a category 4 hurricane on august 25.