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Hurricane Harvey Unleashes Hell on the Bayou City

, , , and August 27, 2017 17:50PM

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Photo by Jack Gorman
Scenes from I-10/Shepard and Durham/White Oak Bayou on August 27.
In the sober light of day, Houstonians and surrounding communities woke up on August 27 to find catastrophic devastation from Hurricane Harvey's wrath. According to the Harris County Flood Control District, rainfall rates at some locations already have exceeded 500-year flood levels and Tropical Storm Allison flood levels.
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