Vernon Loeb

Houston Chronicle

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Managing editor of the Houston Chronicle.



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Tropical storm Harvey has dropped as much as 30 inches of rain in some areas in Texas, and may add another 20 inches to that total. That’s four feet of rain in just a few days.

How Houston is responding to tropical storm Harvey

Tropical storm Harvey has dropped as much as 30 inches of rain in some areas in Texas, and may add another 20 inches to that total. That’s four feet of rain in just a few days.

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