Before and After Aerial Images Reveal Hurricane Harvey's Destructive Category 4 Strike on Texas Coast

New photography from a NOAA airplane surveying Hurricane Harvey's landfall zone on the Texas Gulf Coast is giving us an aerial view of the destruction that occurred.

Below are several before and after comparison images from the region where Harvey's eyewall pushed inland at Category 4 intensity. 

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Barrier Island Near Port Aransas

New inlets were partially carved into this barrier island by Hurricane Harvey's storm surge and pounding waves.

Several large containers appear as though they were washed onto the same barrier island near Port Aransas.

Aransas County Airport

Hangers and buildings damaged or destroyed by Harvey's winds.

Near Rockport

Near Rockport

Damage to homes and debris on the ground.

Port Aransas

Damage to homes and debris scattered on the ground

Rockport

Several piers damaged or destroyed by Harvey's waves and storm surge.