THE SKY IS FALLING DOWN ON ME-Hurricane Harvey has already dropped a staggering amount of rain over parts of the Houston metropolitan area. Before it is done, some places might get 50 inches.
It’s a historic amount of precipitation. The National Weather Service characterized the rainfall as “unprecedented” and “beyond anything experienced.” It is hard to comprehend how much rain is falling on southeast Texas. Here’s one way to think about it: Most parts of the country have not received 50 inches of precipitation over the last year. Fifty inches is more rain than Houston gets in a typical year — in just a few days.
