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srcSet="https://media3.s-nbcnews.com/j/newscms/2017_34/2134111/ss-170827-hurricane-harvey-houston-01_96e835d29751c2afc652bace6e32bd3e.fit-800w.jpg" media="(min-width: 758px)"/><img src="https://media3.s-nbcnews.com/j/newscms/2017_34/2134111/ss-170827-hurricane-harvey-houston-01_96e835d29751c2afc652bace6e32bd3e.fit-360w.jpg" alt=""/></picture><div class="_3dPLNB_R4z23rsOCrVZ4Yv"><h2 class="_28_c_1OtCkNKADb4AnQpxr"></h2><div class="A50lBsMqqbxnHi6Si60t4"><p>Wilford Martinez, right, is rescued from his flooded car along Interstate 610 on Aug. 27.</p><p><strong>RELATED: <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/hurricane-harvey/hurricane-harvey-houston-hit-catastrophic-flooding-n796341">Houston Hit by ‘Catastrophic Flooding’ From Hurricane Harvey, Hundreds Rescued</a></strong></p></div><span class="_1pidn2kzLaZAdXzXUdpNBq">— <!-- -->David J. Phillip / AP</span><ul class="_1EESEUiraH4igEUOJE7T80"><li class="_2U9el8G2eYbpc8mufwKPEw">Share</li><li class="_3HIkR_ioz7z2qw9PtvOvCW"><a rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https://www.nbcnews.com/slideshow/hurricane-harvey-life-threatening-rain-hammers-houston-n796436"><span class="_3Fwsy_hVInSI-zSpDSFaSe icon icon-facebook"></span></a></li><li class="_1fhOzM2L-5Y4YX4GfQyMqI"><a rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=Hurricane Harvey: Life-threatening rain hammers Houston&amp;via=nbcnews&amp;url=https://www.nbcnews.com/slideshow/hurricane-harvey-life-threatening-rain-hammers-houston-n796436&amp;original_referer=https://www.nbcnews.com/slideshow/hurricane-harvey-life-threatening-rain-hammers-houston-n796436"><span class="_3Fwsy_hVInSI-zSpDSFaSe icon icon-twitter"></span></a></li></ul></div></div><div class="_15oCdEGQum9xeQ-SegDnud"><picture class="_16-3MEW3vlCKRU3D7_mEOg"><source srcSet="https://media1.s-nbcnews.com/j/newscms/2017_34/2134131/ss-170827-hurricane-harvey-houston-05_96e835d29751c2afc652bace6e32bd3e.fit-880w.jpg" media="(min-width: 1240px)"/><source srcSet="https://media1.s-nbcnews.com/j/newscms/2017_34/2134131/ss-170827-hurricane-harvey-houston-05_96e835d29751c2afc652bace6e32bd3e.fit-1000w.jpg" media="(min-width: 1000px)"/><source srcSet="https://media1.s-nbcnews.com/j/newscms/2017_34/2134131/ss-170827-hurricane-harvey-houston-05_96e835d29751c2afc652bace6e32bd3e.fit-800w.jpg" media="(min-width: 758px)"/><img src="https://media1.s-nbcnews.com/j/newscms/2017_34/2134131/ss-170827-hurricane-harvey-houston-05_96e835d29751c2afc652bace6e32bd3e.fit-360w.jpg" alt=""/></picture><div class="_3dPLNB_R4z23rsOCrVZ4Yv"><h2 class="_28_c_1OtCkNKADb4AnQpxr"></h2><div class="A50lBsMqqbxnHi6Si60t4"><p>Law enforcement officials divert traffic off the 8 beltway as major flooding hits Houston on Sunday, Aug. 27.</p></div><span class="_1pidn2kzLaZAdXzXUdpNBq">— <!-- -->Micheal Wyke / EPA</span><ul class="_1EESEUiraH4igEUOJE7T80"><li class="_2U9el8G2eYbpc8mufwKPEw">Share</li><li class="_3HIkR_ioz7z2qw9PtvOvCW"><a rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https://www.nbcnews.com/slideshow/hurricane-harvey-life-threatening-rain-hammers-houston-n796436"><span class="_3Fwsy_hVInSI-zSpDSFaSe icon icon-facebook"></span></a></li><li class="_1fhOzM2L-5Y4YX4GfQyMqI"><a rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=Hurricane Harvey: Life-threatening rain hammers Houston&amp;via=nbcnews&amp;url=https://www.nbcnews.com/slideshow/hurricane-harvey-life-threatening-rain-hammers-houston-n796436&amp;original_referer=https://www.nbcnews.com/slideshow/hurricane-harvey-life-threatening-rain-hammers-houston-n796436"><span class="_3Fwsy_hVInSI-zSpDSFaSe icon icon-twitter"></span></a></li></ul></div></div><div class="_15oCdEGQum9xeQ-SegDnud"><picture class="_16-3MEW3vlCKRU3D7_mEOg"><source srcSet="https://media2.s-nbcnews.com/j/newscms/2017_34/2134201/ss-170827-hurricane-harvey-houston-13_12342a13e06ac935ac577277d25c5873.fit-880w.jpg" media="(min-width: 1240px)"/><source srcSet="https://media2.s-nbcnews.com/j/newscms/2017_34/2134201/ss-170827-hurricane-harvey-houston-13_12342a13e06ac935ac577277d25c5873.fit-1000w.jpg" media="(min-width: 1000px)"/><source srcSet="https://media2.s-nbcnews.com/j/newscms/2017_34/2134201/ss-170827-hurricane-harvey-houston-13_12342a13e06ac935ac577277d25c5873.fit-800w.jpg" media="(min-width: 758px)"/><img src="https://media2.s-nbcnews.com/j/newscms/2017_34/2134201/ss-170827-hurricane-harvey-houston-13_12342a13e06ac935ac577277d25c5873.fit-360w.jpg" alt=""/></picture><div class="_3dPLNB_R4z23rsOCrVZ4Yv"><h2 class="_28_c_1OtCkNKADb4AnQpxr"></h2><div class="A50lBsMqqbxnHi6Si60t4"><p>Precinct 6 Deputy Constables Sgt. Paul Fernandez, from left, Sgt. Michael Tran and Sgt. Radha Patel rescue an elderly woman from rising water on North MacGregor Way, near Brays Bayou in Houston on Aug. 27.</p></div><span class="_1pidn2kzLaZAdXzXUdpNBq">— <!-- -->Jon Shapley / Houston chronicle via AP</span><ul class="_1EESEUiraH4igEUOJE7T80"><li class="_2U9el8G2eYbpc8mufwKPEw">Share</li><li class="_3HIkR_ioz7z2qw9PtvOvCW"><a rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https://www.nbcnews.com/slideshow/hurricane-harvey-life-threatening-rain-hammers-houston-n796436"><span class="_3Fwsy_hVInSI-zSpDSFaSe icon icon-facebook"></span></a></li><li class="_1fhOzM2L-5Y4YX4GfQyMqI"><a rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=Hurricane Harvey: Life-threatening rain hammers Houston&amp;via=nbcnews&amp;url=https://www.nbcnews.com/slideshow/hurricane-harvey-life-threatening-rain-hammers-houston-n796436&amp;original_referer=https://www.nbcnews.com/slideshow/hurricane-harvey-life-threatening-rain-hammers-houston-n796436"><span class="_3Fwsy_hVInSI-zSpDSFaSe icon icon-twitter"></span></a></li></ul></div></div><div class="_15oCdEGQum9xeQ-SegDnud"><picture class="_16-3MEW3vlCKRU3D7_mEOg"><source srcSet="https://media4.s-nbcnews.com/j/newscms/2017_34/2134141/ss-170827-hurricane-harvey-houston-07_96e835d29751c2afc652bace6e32bd3e.fit-880w.jpg" media="(min-width: 1240px)"/><source srcSet="https://media4.s-nbcnews.com/j/newscms/2017_34/2134141/ss-170827-hurricane-harvey-houston-07_96e835d29751c2afc652bace6e32bd3e.fit-1000w.jpg" media="(min-width: 1000px)"/><source srcSet="https://media4.s-nbcnews.com/j/newscms/2017_34/2134141/ss-170827-hurricane-harvey-houston-07_96e835d29751c2afc652bace6e32bd3e.fit-800w.jpg" media="(min-width: 758px)"/><img src="https://media4.s-nbcnews.com/j/newscms/2017_34/2134141/ss-170827-hurricane-harvey-houston-07_96e835d29751c2afc652bace6e32bd3e.fit-360w.jpg" alt=""/></picture><div class="_3dPLNB_R4z23rsOCrVZ4Yv"><h2 class="_28_c_1OtCkNKADb4AnQpxr"></h2><div class="A50lBsMqqbxnHi6Si60t4"><p>A truck pushes through floodwaters on Aug. 27.</p></div><span class="_1pidn2kzLaZAdXzXUdpNBq">— <!-- -->David J. Phillip / AP</span><ul class="_1EESEUiraH4igEUOJE7T80"><li class="_2U9el8G2eYbpc8mufwKPEw">Share</li><li class="_3HIkR_ioz7z2qw9PtvOvCW"><a rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https://www.nbcnews.com/slideshow/hurricane-harvey-life-threatening-rain-hammers-houston-n796436"><span class="_3Fwsy_hVInSI-zSpDSFaSe icon icon-facebook"></span></a></li><li class="_1fhOzM2L-5Y4YX4GfQyMqI"><a rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=Hurricane Harvey: Life-threatening rain hammers Houston&amp;via=nbcnews&amp;url=https://www.nbcnews.com/slideshow/hurricane-harvey-life-threatening-rain-hammers-houston-n796436&amp;original_referer=https://www.nbcnews.com/slideshow/hurricane-harvey-life-threatening-rain-hammers-houston-n796436"><span class="_3Fwsy_hVInSI-zSpDSFaSe icon icon-twitter"></span></a></li></ul></div></div><div class="_15oCdEGQum9xeQ-SegDnud"><picture class="_16-3MEW3vlCKRU3D7_mEOg"><source srcSet="https://media3.s-nbcnews.com/j/newscms/2017_34/2134136/ss-170827-hurricane-harvey-houston-06_96e835d29751c2afc652bace6e32bd3e.fit-880w.jpg" media="(min-width: 1240px)"/><source srcSet="https://media3.s-nbcnews.com/j/newscms/2017_34/2134136/ss-170827-hurricane-harvey-houston-06_96e835d29751c2afc652bace6e32bd3e.fit-1000w.jpg" media="(min-width: 1000px)"/><source srcSet="https://media3.s-nbcnews.com/j/newscms/2017_34/2134136/ss-170827-hurricane-harvey-houston-06_96e835d29751c2afc652bace6e32bd3e.fit-800w.jpg" media="(min-width: 758px)"/><img src="https://media3.s-nbcnews.com/j/newscms/2017_34/2134136/ss-170827-hurricane-harvey-houston-06_96e835d29751c2afc652bace6e32bd3e.fit-360w.jpg" alt=""/></picture><div class="_3dPLNB_R4z23rsOCrVZ4Yv"><h2 class="_28_c_1OtCkNKADb4AnQpxr"></h2><div class="A50lBsMqqbxnHi6Si60t4"><p>Two kayakers try to beat the current pushing them down an overflowing Brays Bayou along S. Braeswood on Aug. 27.</p></div><span class="_1pidn2kzLaZAdXzXUdpNBq">— <!-- -->Mark Mulligan / Houston Chronicle via AP</span><ul class="_1EESEUiraH4igEUOJE7T80"><li class="_2U9el8G2eYbpc8mufwKPEw">Share</li><li class="_3HIkR_ioz7z2qw9PtvOvCW"><a rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https://www.nbcnews.com/slideshow/hurricane-harvey-life-threatening-rain-hammers-houston-n796436"><span class="_3Fwsy_hVInSI-zSpDSFaSe icon icon-facebook"></span></a></li><li class="_1fhOzM2L-5Y4YX4GfQyMqI"><a rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=Hurricane Harvey: Life-threatening rain hammers Houston&amp;via=nbcnews&amp;url=https://www.nbcnews.com/slideshow/hurricane-harvey-life-threatening-rain-hammers-houston-n796436&amp;original_referer=https://www.nbcnews.com/slideshow/hurricane-harvey-life-threatening-rain-hammers-houston-n796436"><span class="_3Fwsy_hVInSI-zSpDSFaSe icon icon-twitter"></span></a></li></ul></div></div><div class="_15oCdEGQum9xeQ-SegDnud"><picture class="_16-3MEW3vlCKRU3D7_mEOg"><source srcSet="https://media4.s-nbcnews.com/j/newscms/2017_34/2134241/ss-170827-hurricane-harvey-houston-18_dfcba6df4191fed6cc6d19bf336b852e.fit-880w.jpg" media="(min-width: 1240px)"/><source srcSet="https://media4.s-nbcnews.com/j/newscms/2017_34/2134241/ss-170827-hurricane-harvey-houston-18_dfcba6df4191fed6cc6d19bf336b852e.fit-1000w.jpg" media="(min-width: 1000px)"/><source srcSet="https://media4.s-nbcnews.com/j/newscms/2017_34/2134241/ss-170827-hurricane-harvey-houston-18_dfcba6df4191fed6cc6d19bf336b852e.fit-800w.jpg" media="(min-width: 758px)"/><img src="https://media4.s-nbcnews.com/j/newscms/2017_34/2134241/ss-170827-hurricane-harvey-houston-18_dfcba6df4191fed6cc6d19bf336b852e.fit-360w.jpg" alt=""/></picture><div class="_3dPLNB_R4z23rsOCrVZ4Yv"><h2 class="_28_c_1OtCkNKADb4AnQpxr"></h2><div class="A50lBsMqqbxnHi6Si60t4"><p>People walk through the flooded waters of Telephone Road on Aug. 27.</p></div><span class="_1pidn2kzLaZAdXzXUdpNBq">— <!-- -->Thomas B. Shea / AFP - Getty Images</span><ul class="_1EESEUiraH4igEUOJE7T80"><li class="_2U9el8G2eYbpc8mufwKPEw">Share</li><li class="_3HIkR_ioz7z2qw9PtvOvCW"><a rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https://www.nbcnews.com/slideshow/hurricane-harvey-life-threatening-rain-hammers-houston-n796436"><span class="_3Fwsy_hVInSI-zSpDSFaSe icon icon-facebook"></span></a></li><li class="_1fhOzM2L-5Y4YX4GfQyMqI"><a rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=Hurricane Harvey: Life-threatening rain hammers Houston&amp;via=nbcnews&amp;url=https://www.nbcnews.com/slideshow/hurricane-harvey-life-threatening-rain-hammers-houston-n796436&amp;original_referer=https://www.nbcnews.com/slideshow/hurricane-harvey-life-threatening-rain-hammers-houston-n796436"><span class="_3Fwsy_hVInSI-zSpDSFaSe icon icon-twitter"></span></a></li></ul></div></div><div class="_15oCdEGQum9xeQ-SegDnud"><picture class="_16-3MEW3vlCKRU3D7_mEOg"><source srcSet="https://media3.s-nbcnews.com/j/newscms/2017_34/2134151/ss-170827-hurricane-harvey-houston-09_96e835d29751c2afc652bace6e32bd3e.fit-880w.jpg" media="(min-width: 1240px)"/><source srcSet="https://media3.s-nbcnews.com/j/newscms/2017_34/2134151/ss-170827-hurricane-harvey-houston-09_96e835d29751c2afc652bace6e32bd3e.fit-1000w.jpg" media="(min-width: 1000px)"/><source srcSet="https://media3.s-nbcnews.com/j/newscms/2017_34/2134151/ss-170827-hurricane-harvey-houston-09_96e835d29751c2afc652bace6e32bd3e.fit-800w.jpg" media="(min-width: 758px)"/><img src="https://media3.s-nbcnews.com/j/newscms/2017_34/2134151/ss-170827-hurricane-harvey-houston-09_96e835d29751c2afc652bace6e32bd3e.fit-360w.jpg" alt=""/></picture><div class="_3dPLNB_R4z23rsOCrVZ4Yv"><h2 class="_28_c_1OtCkNKADb4AnQpxr"></h2><div class="A50lBsMqqbxnHi6Si60t4"><p>An abandoned Hummer is covered in floodwaters on Interstate 610 in Houston on Aug. 27.</p></div><span class="_1pidn2kzLaZAdXzXUdpNBq">— <!-- -->Nick Oxford / Reuters</span><ul class="_1EESEUiraH4igEUOJE7T80"><li class="_2U9el8G2eYbpc8mufwKPEw">Share</li><li class="_3HIkR_ioz7z2qw9PtvOvCW"><a rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https://www.nbcnews.com/slideshow/hurricane-harvey-life-threatening-rain-hammers-houston-n796436"><span class="_3Fwsy_hVInSI-zSpDSFaSe icon icon-facebook"></span></a></li><li class="_1fhOzM2L-5Y4YX4GfQyMqI"><a rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=Hurricane Harvey: Life-threatening rain hammers Houston&amp;via=nbcnews&amp;url=https://www.nbcnews.com/slideshow/hurricane-harvey-life-threatening-rain-hammers-houston-n796436&amp;original_referer=https://www.nbcnews.com/slideshow/hurricane-harvey-life-threatening-rain-hammers-houston-n796436"><span class="_3Fwsy_hVInSI-zSpDSFaSe icon icon-twitter"></span></a></li></ul></div></div><div 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27.</p></div><span class="_1pidn2kzLaZAdXzXUdpNBq">— <!-- -->Scott Olson / Getty Images</span><ul class="_1EESEUiraH4igEUOJE7T80"><li class="_2U9el8G2eYbpc8mufwKPEw">Share</li><li class="_3HIkR_ioz7z2qw9PtvOvCW"><a rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https://www.nbcnews.com/slideshow/hurricane-harvey-life-threatening-rain-hammers-houston-n796436"><span class="_3Fwsy_hVInSI-zSpDSFaSe icon icon-facebook"></span></a></li><li class="_1fhOzM2L-5Y4YX4GfQyMqI"><a rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=Hurricane Harvey: Life-threatening rain hammers Houston&amp;via=nbcnews&amp;url=https://www.nbcnews.com/slideshow/hurricane-harvey-life-threatening-rain-hammers-houston-n796436&amp;original_referer=https://www.nbcnews.com/slideshow/hurricane-harvey-life-threatening-rain-hammers-houston-n796436"><span class="_3Fwsy_hVInSI-zSpDSFaSe icon icon-twitter"></span></a></li></ul></div></div><div 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