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25. This is where I read it

Mon Aug 28, 2017, 12:20 AM

Aug 2017

I don't know how to obtain a URL from a tweet, but this: a Propublica tweet made at
3:52 PM today: ah, just figured it out (its in the Washington Post article):

‪ https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/capital-weather-gang/wp/2017/08/27/texas-flood-disaster-harvey-has-unloaded-9-trillion-tons-of-water/‬

Some spots may get 50+ inches.

Many textbooks have the 60-inch mark as a once-in-a-million-year event.

washingtonpost.com/news/capital-w…

Just repeating, not vouching for accuracy (as I said in my post, "just read&quot .

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This is not good - Harvey heading out to sea to return to land [View all] malaise Aug 2017 OP

That's not good. LisaL Aug 2017 #1

I've seen this movie before. Pope George Ringo II Aug 2017 #3

And malaise Aug 2017 #4

We tried to warn the cretins! MoonRiver Aug 2017 #11

We did malaise Aug 2017 #24

Once in a thousand year event ornotna Aug 2017 #5

Those seem to be happening regularly lately. LisaL Aug 2017 #6

Was just reading that if rainfall reaches... davekriss Aug 2017 #8

Do they have any reference for this? Not Ruth Aug 2017 #12

This is where I read it davekriss Aug 2017 #25

Is it heading back out to sea or just turning right and heading east..... Brother Buzz Aug 2017 #7

I crown thee DU Meteorologist-in-Chief steve2470 Aug 2017 #9

Nah - I'm an amateur - I just give early warnings malaise Aug 2017 #15

yes it will be steve2470 Aug 2017 #17

Thanks bro - you're quite a trooper yourself malaise Aug 2017 #19

The Weather Channel predicted this path on Friday. BigmanPigman Aug 2017 #13

Yep - models have been pretty accurate here malaise Aug 2017 #16

Texas is getting a taste of what storms of the near future will look like Binkie The Clown Aug 2017 #14

Agreed malaise Aug 2017 #18

Yikes. underpants Aug 2017 #20

Meanwhile parts of Florida are being drenched with over malaise Aug 2017 #22

Yikes! Baitball Blogger Aug 2017 #21

Looks like it might be around until Friday. Elwood P Dowd Aug 2017 #23