Intensity of rainfall in Texas “beyond anything experienced before”

Houston’s water crisis spread so far, so fast, emergency officials refused to pinpoint which neighborhood was hardest hit. Harvey dumped 24 inches of rain in 20 hours across the city. Floodwaters turned communities into islands overnight, and residents had to scramble for higher, drier ground any way they could. Mark Strassmann reports.

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