Texas Baby Born During Hurricane Harvey Has the Most Appropriate Name

By Jack Phillips
August 28, 2017 Last Updated: August 29, 2017
Baby Harvey, Christopher Gaule, RN at Corpus Christi Medical Center (PRNewsfoto/Corpus Christi Medical Center D)

A baby was born during Hurricane Harvey in Corpus Christi, Texas, as the storm took landfall on Friday, and he was aptly named.

Harvey Rodriguez weighed in at 7 pounds and measured about 18 inches long, the Corpus Christ Caller-Times reported.

The mother said that she hadn’t picked a name for her child as she went into labor.

Baby Harvey, Nurses: Anissa Mitchell, Cici Alicaway, Irene Barrios, Marie Elena Bird (PRNewsfoto/Corpus Christi Medical Center D)
Baby Harvey, Nurses: Anissa Mitchell, Cici Alicaway, Irene Barrios, Marie Elena Bird (PRNewsfoto/Corpus Christi Medical Center D)

A nurse suggested that she name it after the storm. Harvey was born at Corpus Christi Medical Center Doctors Regional.

According to a press release from the hospital, “Harvey was delivered by Dr. Leighann Glazener and Dr. Romulo Corrada as the eye of the storm made landfall just north of Corpus Christi.”

“It was exciting delivering my baby during the hurricane. We are thankful for the care we received at Doctors Regional and for the good health of our family,” said Rodriguez in the release.

According to the National Weather Service, Houston-area residents can expect some 24 inches of rain and high flood waters this week.

The NWS issued flood watches and warnings from near San Antonio to New Orleans.

People walk down a flooded street as they evacuate their homes after the area was inundated with flooding from Hurricane Harvey on August 28, 2017 in Houston, Texas. Harvey, which made landfall north of Corpus Christi late Friday evening, is expected to dump upwards to 40 inches of rain in Texas over the next couple of days. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
People walk down a flooded street as they evacuate their homes after the area was inundated with flooding from Hurricane Harvey on August 28, 2017 in Houston, Texas. Harvey, which made landfall north of Corpus Christi late Friday evening, is expected to dump upwards to 40 inches of rain in Texas over the next couple of days. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

“This is a landmark event for Texas,” Brock Long, administrator for the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), told reporters, according to Fox News. “Texas has never seen an event like this.”

“It’s going to require the citizens getting involved,” he also stated.

Volunteer Dean Mize holds children as he and Jason Legnon use an airboat to rescue people from homes that are inundated with flooding from Hurricane Harvey on August 28, 2017 in Houston, Texas. Harvey, which made landfall north of Corpus Christi late Friday evening, is expected to dump upwards to 40 inches of rain in Texas over the next couple of days. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
Volunteer Dean Mize holds children as he and Jason Legnon use an airboat to rescue people from homes that are inundated with flooding from Hurricane Harvey on August 28, 2017 in Houston, Texas. Harvey, which made landfall north of Corpus Christi late Friday evening, is expected to dump upwards to 40 inches of rain in Texas over the next couple of days. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Some 30,000 residents of America’s fourth-largest city were expected to be left temporarily homeless by Harvey, now a tropical storm, Reuters reported.

“The goal is rescue. That’s the major focus for today,” Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner told reporters on Monday.

Authorities have been overwhelmed with calls for help, and they’ve asked those hit by floodwaters to only call 911 if there is a need for medical attention or immediate evacuation.