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What 35 Inches of Rain Dredges Up

Hurricane Harvey’s unusual path could hit Houston with rain and storm surges at the same time—surfacing gators, snakes, sewage, and coffins.
Source: Eric Gay / AP

Hurricane Harvey is expected to hit Corpus Christi, Texas, late on Friday, and that will just be the start of it.

Over the next four or five days, the slow-moving storm could dump up to 35 inches of rain over the hardest-hit areas of Texas. Looking at a NOAA forecast,“This is scary. I have never seen a rainfall forecast like this in my entire career.”

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