Tropical Storm Harvey today made a second landfall near the Texas-louisiana border, five days after making the first causing widespread destruction in which 30 people have died and tens of thousands rendered homeless.
Harvey, which made its first landfall as a Category 4 hurricane on Friday night near Corpus Christi, made the second landfall, slamming into the louisiana coast near the Texas border.
The coastal cities of Beaumont and Port Arthur got pummelled with 26 inches of rain in 24 hours - and it was still raining. Port Arthur, a city of about 55,000, was in exceptional danger because water from Beaumont is expected to flow towards it, CNN reported.
The National Weather Service (NWS) reported that some parts of louisiana have seen more than a foot of rain, and the flash flood warnings were in effect for much of the lake Charles region as the rainfall is expected to continue. New Orleans was put under a tornado and flash flood watch until tomorrow.
Houston has received more than 42 inches of rainfall so far.
Authorities in Texas's most populous city and energy hub, Houston, have imposed a nighttime curfew. "There are some who might want to take advantage of this situation, so even before it gets a foothold in the city, we just need to hold things in check," Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner said.
The curfew - midnight to 5 AM - was announced after police arrested a crew of armed robbers hijacking vehicles, and officials warned residents of people impersonating Homeland Security investigators. There also were fears of looting as thousands of houses lay partially submerged and abandoned.
Following five days of heavy downpour, a large part of Texas remained submerged, homes flooded and schools and other public offices shut.