Dramatic before and after photos show the scale and scope of Harvey's devastating floods
The terms"catastrophic" and "unprecedented" have taken on a new, grim meaning for residents of Texas and Louisiana.
Tropical Storm Harvey, which came ashore between Port Aransas and Port O'Connor, Texas, on August 25 as a hurricane, dumped so much rain on the Houston area that it is now considered the most extreme rainstorm on record to strike any U.S. city, dropping 50-inch-plus rainfall totals in some parts of the state.
The rain overwhelmed the Houston metro area as well as Beaumont and Port Arthur, sending most rivers to record heights and trapping people in their homes. Read more...
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Dramatic before and after photos show the scale and scope of Harvey's devastating floods
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