5-Day Rainfall In Texas Unprecedented In US: ‘We Have Never Experienced A Storm Like Harvey’

DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM/AP) — The U.S. has never experienced the amount of rainfall across such a vast area as that brought by Hurricane Harvey when it struck Texas, according to a report released this week.
More rain fell over a five-day period, and on such a broad area, than at any time since records have been kept, the report by the Harris County Flood Control District said. The area extends roughly from Victoria in South Texas northeast to Houston and over to the Louisiana border — a