The terms"catastrophic" and "unprecedented" have taken on a new, grim meaning for residents of Texas and Louisiana.
Tropical Storm Harvey, which came ashore between Port Aransas and Port O'Connor, Texas, on August 25 as a hurricane, dumped so much rain on the Houston area that it is now considered the most extreme rainstorm on record to strike any U.S. city, dropping 50-inch-plus rainfall totals in some parts of the state.
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The rain overwhelmed the Houston metro area as well as Beaumont and Port Arthur, sending most rivers to record heights and trapping people in their homes.
These images show the scale and impact of the flooding throughout the state.
Left:
Mercury Drive in Houston, Texas on Aug 27, 2017.
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Right:
Mercury Drive in September 2015.
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Homes and businesses near the Addicks Reservoir in Houston, Texas on Aug. 29, 2017.
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Right:
The same community in April 2017.
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Post Oak Lane in Houston, Texas on Aug. 27, 2017.
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Right:
The same location in 2016.
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Left:
I-45 in Spring, Texas on Aug. 28, 2017.
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Right:
I-45 in Spring, Texas in 2017.
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Left:
Beamer Road in Houston, Texas on Aug 27, 2017.
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Right:
Beamer Road in Houston, Texas in 2016
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South Loop West in Houston, TX on August 27, 2017.
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November 2016
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Valley Rock Road in Houston, TX on August 28, 2017.
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September 2015
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