UPDATED: Texas Storm Stalls, With at Least Five Reported Dead
Source: New York Times
At least five deaths and more than a dozen injuries were reported by Sunday morning in the aftermath of Harvey, the hurricane that tore across the Gulf Coast of Texas on Friday.
The system, now a tropical storm, is expected to pound the region with torrential rains and [link:https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/26/us/hurricane-harvey-forecast-texas-louisiana.htmlcatastrophic flooding] for days, according to the National Hurricane Center.
Emergency officials reported rising floodwater, heavy building damage and flooded roads. Thousands of customers were without power.
Parts of Harris County, which includes Houston, have seen [link:https://www.harriscountyfws.org/more than 20 inches] of rain in the last 24 hours.
Read more: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/27/us/harvey-texas-storm.html?emc=edit_na_20170827&nl=breaking-news&nlid=57435284&ref=headline
UPDATE:
Catastrophic flooding underway in Houston and expected to worsen
By Greg Porter August 27 at 8:40 AM
The worst fears of flooding are starting to be realized with Harvey as it unloads some of the most extreme rainfall Houston and other parts of Southeast Texas has ever witnessed. And much more rain is still to come.
Catastrophic flooding in the Houston metropolitan area is expected to worsen, the National Weather Service said Sunday morning.
One to two feet of rain has already fallen with some locations nearing 30 inches.
I know for a fact this is the worst flood Houston has ever experienced, Patrick Blood, National Weather Service meteorologist, told the Houston Chronicle.
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