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Nearly 52 inches of rain have been recorded in Cedar Bayou, Texas, the National Weather Service reported …
Hurricanes - Typhoons
Rain record broken in Texas as Harvey dumps nearly 52 inches
In this aerial photo, a neighborhood
near Addicks Reservoir are flooded by rain from Tropical Storm Harvey
Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2017, in Houston. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
Nearly 52 inches of rain have been
recorded in Cedar Bayou, Texas, the National Weather Service reported on
Tuesday – a figure that broke the continental U.S. record.
Rains in the region, near Mont
Belvieu, Texas, reached 51.88 inches as of 3:30 p.m. CDT. That's a
record for both Texas and the continental United States but it doesn't
surpass the 52 inches from tropical cyclone Hiki in Kauai, Hawaii, in
1950 -- before Hawaii became a state.
But the National Hurricane Center says that the
reading on Tuesday afternoon may be unusual because it was from a low
flying hurricane hunter airplane.
Federal regulators say dozens of offshore
oil-and-gas platforms and rigs in the Gulf of Mexico have been evacuated
as the storm continues to dump heavy rainfall on the region.
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Harvey has gained strength but has remained a tropical storm. Its winds increased from 45 mph to 50 mph.
Forecasters say heavy rains are continuing to spread over southeastern Texas and southern Louisiana.
Rainfall in Texas has broken the record for the continental U.S., the National Weather Service said on Tuesday.
(AP)
The city's largest shelter, the George R. Brown Convention Center, held more than 9,000 people, almost twice the number officials originally planned to house there, Mayor Sylvester Turner said. The crowds included many from areas outside Houston.
"We are not turning anyone away. But it does mean we need to expand our capabilities and our capacity," Turner said. "Relief is coming."
Edwards said he expects Texas officials to decide within 48 hours whether to accept his offer, which comes as Louisiana deals with its own flooding. About 500 people were evacuated from flooded neighborhoods in southwest Louisiana, Edwards said.
In all, more than 17,000 people have sought refuge in Texas shelters and that number seemed certain to increase, the American Red Cross said.
Turner said the city has asked the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for more supplies, including cots and food, for additional 10,000 people, which he hopes to get no later than Wednesday.
Federal regulators say dozens of offshore oil-and-gas platforms and rigs in the Gulf of Mexico have been evacuated as the storm continues to dump heavy rain.
The U.S. Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement said in a statement Tuesday that workers were evacuated from 102 production platforms -- nearly 14 percent of the 737 manned platforms in the Gulf.
Five of the 10 drilling rigs currently operating in the Gulf also had been evacuated as of noon Tuesday.
The bureau estimated that approximately 19 percent of the Gulf's oil and natural gas production was "shut-in," or temporarily halted, as of midday Tuesday. Offshore facilities will be inspected once the storm has passed.
The Texas Gulf is a key area for U.S. oil refineries and oil and gas production.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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