Hurricane Harvey, which has since been downgraded to a tropical storm, has dumped over 2 feet of rain on Houston, Texas, and two more feet are expected.
The forecast suggests Houston will get 50 inches of rain — as much as the city of 2.3 million people usually receives in an entire year.
The deluge has turned the city's roads into rivers, covered in feet of water:
Here's what Houston looked like before and after Hurricane Harvey:
Since the storm's landfall on Friday, Houston received over 25 inches of rain by Monday, with some areas seeing over 30 inches.
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Before the flood and after on Buffalo Bayou in Houston. Just an unreal amount of water https://t.co/8CcdEdKhtEpic.twitter.com/J33MHpA80R
Source: The Weather Channel
The National Hurricane Center projects Houston will get 50 inches of rain total, causing "catastrophic and life-threatening flooding."
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This is insane. #houstonfloodpic.twitter.com/oddenJiGnE
Source: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
It was still raining Monday morning, and the deluge isn't expected to stop until at least Tuesday. Brock Long, the administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, said officials were still focusing on rescue and recovery and would have to wait until the storm passed to evaluate the damage.
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The left is Memorial Parkway on Saturday.
The right is Memorial Parkway Sunday morning. #Harvey#HoustonFloodhttps://t.co/88qQ8fcKZ4pic.twitter.com/RKevt6b92A
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