Water Tops Houston Dam's Spillway As Harvey Drifts Toward Louisiana
On Tuesday morning, a rain gauge southeast of Houston reported 49.32 inches — breaking a state record that was set by cyclone Amelia in 1978.
Flash flood warnings and mandatory evacuation orders are being issued for yet another day by officials along the Texas and Louisiana coast, where Tropical Storm Harvey is dropping catastrophic amounts of rain. In Houston, water is running over the spillway of a key dam.
As of 10 a.m. ET, a rain gauge southeast of Houston reported 49.32 inches — breaking a state
