PhotoCatastrophic flooding is expected in Texas as Tropical Storm Harvey slowly moves across the state, stalling over the southeast and producing a “multiday rainfall disaster” over the next five to six days, according to the National Hurricane Center. Forecasters are expecting 15 to 30 inches of rain and isolated amounts as high as 40 inches, said Michael Brennan, the acting chief of the center’s Hurricane Specialist Unit. The greater Houston area has already gotten more than 5 inches of rain, Dr. Brennan said. Areas in far South Texas, the Texas Hill Country and southwest and central Louisiana could see 5 to 15 inches of rain. A storm surge warning is in effect from Port Aransas to High Island, Tex., the National Hurricane Center said, which means a dangerous amount of rising water is expected to move inland.

Source: New York Times August 26, 2017 16:53 UTC