Harvey Rainfall Map Overlaid onto a Map of the Netherlands to Illustrate Size and Extent of Flooding (IMAGE)

European Geosciences Union

Harvey Rainfall Map Overlaid onto a Map of the Netherlands to Illustrate Size and Extent of Flooding

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A map of the Netherlands illustrates the size and extent of flooding rains from Hurricane Harvey, an August 2017 tropical cyclone that inundated southeast Texas. Harvey's highest recorded rainfall of 1539 mm (60.58 inches) was in Nederland, Texas.

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SSPEED Center/Rice University

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