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<p>Residents in Houston, Texas, awoke this morning to submerged roads, power loss, tornado warnings, and widespread damage as Hurricane Harvey&rsquo;s relentless rain continued to fall over the nation&rsquo;s fourth most-populous and notoriously flood-prone city.</p>
<p>The rainfall is expected to continue through Wednesday, with totals of 50 inches (127 cm) <a href="https://twitter.com/EricHolthaus/status/901829651810488321" target="_blank" rel="noopener">now predicted</a> in some areas, the highest ever recorded in the state.</p>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p>Daylight reveals the extent of flooding in Houston <a href="http://twitter.com/search?q=%23hurricane" title="#hurricane">#hurricane</a> <a href="http://twitter.com/search?q=%23harvey" title="#harvey">#harvey</a> <a href="http://twitter.com/search?q=%23Houston" title="#Houston">#Houston</a> buffalobayoupark <a href="http://twitter.com/search?q=%23flood" title="#flood">#flood</a> <a href="http://twitter.com/search?q=%23flooding" title="#flooding">#flooding</a> #&hellip;&hellip; <a href="https://twitter.com/i/web/status/901782532399800320"> twitter.com/i/web/status/9&hellip;</a>&mdash; <br>DoubleHorn Photo (@DoubleHornPhoto) <a href="http://twitter.com/#!/DoubleHornPhoto/status/901782532399800320" data-datetime="2017-08-27T12:24:44+00:00">August 27, 2017</a></p></blockquote>
<p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/27/us/harvey-texas-storm.html?mcubz=3&amp;_r=0">At least five deaths (paywall)</a> and more than a dozen injuries were reported by Sunday morning in what is being called the most powerful storm to hit Texas in over 50 years. More than 2,000 were <a href="https://twitter.com/BShieldsWFTV/status/901848763240779776" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reportedly saved</a> from rising flood waters, with further rescue operations still underway.</p>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p>This image and the forecast of what is still to fall&hellip;. This is surreal. <a href="http://twitter.com/search?q=%23HoustonFlood" title="#HoustonFlood">#HoustonFlood</a> <a href="http://twitter.com/search?q=%23Harvey" title="#Harvey">#Harvey</a> <a href="https://t.co/zK9WojsMAH" rel="nofollow">https://t.co/zK9WojsMAH</a>&mdash; <br>Matthew Sitkowski (@MattSitkowski) <a href="http://twitter.com/#!/MattSitkowski/status/901782145814978560" data-datetime="2017-08-27T12:23:12+00:00">August 27, 2017</a></p></blockquote>
<p>The National Weather Service said the event was unprecedented and that the storm&rsquo;s impacts are &ldquo;unknown and beyond anything experienced.&rdquo;</p>
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<blockquote><p>The federally-controlled offshore waters of the Gulf of Mexico produce 17% of the US&rsquo;s total crude oil output, while around half the US&rsquo;s petroleum and natural gas refining capacity is situated along the gulf coast. &hellip; A direct hit from a big storm would cause enormous damage, not just economic but also environmental, since the complex stores huge quantities of dangerous chemicals.</p></blockquote>
<p>Today, the nation&rsquo;s second-largest oil refinery, run by Exxon Mobile in Baytown, Texas, was being temporarily shut down, <a href="http://www.chron.com/business/energy/article/Exxon-Mobil-shutting-down-Baytown-refining-complex-12003468.php?cmpid=twitter-desktop" target="_blank" rel="noopener">the Houston Chronicle reported</a>.</p>
<div class="inline-ad" id="inline-1063175-1"></div><p>Journalists working at local TV station KHOU in Houston were also forced to evacuate as floodwaters entered the outlet&rsquo;s offices.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">The flooding got so bad in Houston that our sister station, <a href="https://twitter.com/KHOU">@KHOU</a> had to evacuate  <a href="https://t.co/XQM1DhjBIo">https://t.co/XQM1DhjBIo</a>  <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/houstonflood?src=hash">#houstonflood</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/harvey?src=hash">#harvey</a> <a href="https://t.co/MCvecr6je3">pic.twitter.com/MCvecr6je3</a></p>
<p>&mdash; 10News WTSP (@10NewsWTSP) <a href="https://twitter.com/10NewsWTSP/status/901850272162598913">August 27, 2017</a></p></blockquote>
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<p><em>This story will be updated as more information becomes available.</em></p>
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More than 2,000 were <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BShieldsWFTV\/status\/901848763240779776\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reportedly saved<\/a> from rising flood waters, with further rescue operations still underway.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p>This image and the forecast of what is still to fall&hellip;. This is surreal. <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%23HoustonFlood\" title=\"#HoustonFlood\">#HoustonFlood<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%23Harvey\" title=\"#Harvey\">#Harvey<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/zK9WojsMAH\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/t.co\/zK9WojsMAH<\/a>&mdash; <br>Matthew Sitkowski (@MattSitkowski) <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/#!\/MattSitkowski\/status\/901782145814978560\" data-datetime=\"2017-08-27T12:23:12+00:00\">August 27, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The National Weather Service said the event was unprecedented and that the storm&rsquo;s impacts are &ldquo;unknown and beyond anything experienced.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"image-1063201\" class=\"progressive-image inline-image  aligncenter zoomable size-medium\"><picture style=\"padding-bottom: 53.612385321101%; background-image: url(https:\/\/qzprod.files.wordpress.com\/2017\/08\/ap_17239610337871.jpg?quality=80&amp;strip=all&amp;w=50);\"><img src=\"https:\/\/qzprod.files.wordpress.com\/2017\/08\/ap_17239610337871.jpg?quality=80&amp;strip=all&amp;w=50\" class=\"progressive-image-thumbnail\"><img data-srcset=\"https:\/\/qzprod.files.wordpress.com\/2017\/08\/ap_17239610337871.jpg?quality=80&amp;strip=all&amp;w=320 320w, https:\/\/qzprod.files.wordpress.com\/2017\/08\/ap_17239610337871.jpg?quality=80&amp;strip=all&amp;w=640 640w, https:\/\/qzprod.files.wordpress.com\/2017\/08\/ap_17239610337871.jpg?quality=80&amp;strip=all&amp;w=940 940w, https:\/\/qzprod.files.wordpress.com\/2017\/08\/ap_17239610337871.jpg?quality=80&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1600 1600w, https:\/\/qzprod.files.wordpress.com\/2017\/08\/ap_17239610337871.jpg?quality=80&amp;strip=all&amp;w=3200 3200w\" data-src=\"https:\/\/qzprod.files.wordpress.com\/2017\/08\/ap_17239610337871.jpg?quality=80&amp;strip=all&amp;w=3488\" sizes=\"(max-width: 320px) 320px, 640px\" class=\"progressive-image-large\" alt=\"Wilford Martinez, right, is rescued from his flooded car along Interstate 610 in floodwaters from Tropical Storm Harvey Sunday, Aug. 27, 2017, in Houston, Texas. (AP Photo\/David J. Phillip)\"><\/picture><figcaption class=\"inline-image-caption\"><i class=\"icon-camera\"><\/i>A rescue underway in Houston.<span class=\"inline-image-credit has-space\"> (AP Photo\/David J. Phillip)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure><p>A flash flood <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NWSHouston\/status\/901834304531161092\/photo\/1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">emergency warning<\/a> was extended until 1:30pm local time, which warned people in counties across Houston and Galveston to seek higher ground. &ldquo;This is an extremely dangerous and threatening situation,&rdquo; the alert said. &ldquo;Do not attempt to travel unless you are fleeing an area subject to flooding or under an evacuation order.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"image-1063203\" class=\"progressive-image inline-image  aligncenter zoomable size-medium\"><picture style=\"padding-bottom: 66.643109540636%; background-image: url(https:\/\/qzprod.files.wordpress.com\/2017\/08\/ap_17239610324602.jpg?quality=80&amp;strip=all&amp;w=50);\"><img src=\"https:\/\/qzprod.files.wordpress.com\/2017\/08\/ap_17239610324602.jpg?quality=80&amp;strip=all&amp;w=50\" class=\"progressive-image-thumbnail\"><img data-srcset=\"https:\/\/qzprod.files.wordpress.com\/2017\/08\/ap_17239610324602.jpg?quality=80&amp;strip=all&amp;w=320 320w, https:\/\/qzprod.files.wordpress.com\/2017\/08\/ap_17239610324602.jpg?quality=80&amp;strip=all&amp;w=640 640w, https:\/\/qzprod.files.wordpress.com\/2017\/08\/ap_17239610324602.jpg?quality=80&amp;strip=all&amp;w=940 940w, https:\/\/qzprod.files.wordpress.com\/2017\/08\/ap_17239610324602.jpg?quality=80&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1600 1600w, https:\/\/qzprod.files.wordpress.com\/2017\/08\/ap_17239610324602.jpg?quality=80&amp;strip=all&amp;w=3200 3200w\" data-src=\"https:\/\/qzprod.files.wordpress.com\/2017\/08\/ap_17239610324602.jpg?quality=80&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2830\" sizes=\"(max-width: 320px) 320px, 640px\" class=\"progressive-image-large\" alt=\"Walking through the floodwaters in Houston. AP Photo\/David J. Phillip\"><\/picture><figcaption class=\"inline-image-caption\"><i class=\"icon-camera\"><\/i>Walking through the floodwaters in Houston.<span class=\"inline-image-credit has-space\"> (AP Photo\/David J. Phillip)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure><p>Houston is home to the country&rsquo;s largest refinery and petrochemical complex. 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