Preparations and evacuations are currently taking place along the Gulf of Mexico as Hurricane Harvey — now a Category 4 storm — readies to slam into the Texas coast. The United States has been mostly spared from any major hurricane damage in recent years considering the last time a major (Category 3 or higher) hurricane made landfall in the continental U.S. was in 2005 when Wilma wreaked havoc on Florida shortly after Hurricane Katrina decimated New Orleans over 4,000 days ago.
But this time around, the sensational claims from meteorologists and media outlets alike may have more credibility.











