I remember this day. It was crazy how the med center lost power. Thankfully, with Hurricane Harvey, they didnโt.
Tropical Storm Allison makes landfall over Houston, Texas, completely flooding the city.
The Texas Medical Center, the largest hospital in the world, loses power and sustains severe damage, forcing the Army to airlift patients in temperatures of 100ยฐ F (38ยฐ C).
The Baylor College of Medicine loses 90,000 research animals, totaling $2 billion in damage. The entire book collection of the University of Houston Law Center is also lost.
Every freeway in the city is under several feet of water, stranding thousands of people.