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Harvey: Pictures of the catastrophic damage in Texas

Coast Guard Air Station Houston responds to search and rescue requests after Hurricane Harvey in Houston, Texas, Aug. 27, 2017. The Coast Guard is working closely with all local and state emergency operation centers and has established incident command posts to manage Coast Guard storm operations. Image: US Coast Guard/Johanna Strickland

The devastating rain of now Tropical Storm Harvey continues to flood southeast Texas, dumping more than 2 feet of rain in some areas of Greater Houston.

The National Hurricane Center (NHC) on Sunday issued a forecast warning with isolated reports of 50 inches of rain could be seen around the Houston/Galveston area.

Harvey made landfall at near Rockport, Texas on Friday, August 25, as a category 4 hurricane with sustained winds at 130 miles per hour.

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