Floodwaters from Tropical Storm Harvey flow Monday in the Buffalo Bayou in downtown Houston. (LM Otero/AP)The record-shattering rains behind the flood catastrophe in Southeast Texas will continue for several more days and are predicted to expand into southwest Louisiana, where double-digit rainfall totals are likely. Flash flood watches were expanded as far east as New Orleans late Monday morning, where the Weather Service said 5 to 10 inches was possible through Thursday. [Texas flood disaster: Harvey has unloaded 9 trillion gallons of water]The August rainfall in Houston, largely from Harvey, shattered its record for any month by a whopping 13.47 inches. This flood disaster has easily surpassed the havoc wrought by the landmark Tropical Storm Allison in 2001, the Weather Service said.

Source: Washington Post August 28, 2017 14:44 UTC