National Weather Service: Hurricane Harvey Flooding "Unprecedented" and "Beyond Anything Experienced"

Earlier today, the National Weather Service—an organization not given to hyperbole—tweeted the following about the effects of Hurricane Harvey on the gulf coast:

This event is unprecedented & all impacts are unknown & beyond anything experienced. Follow orders from officials to ensure safety. #Harvey pic.twitter.com/IjpWLey1h8
— NWS (@NWS) August 27, 2017

William “Brock” Long, Trump’s very recent appointment as head of FEMA, has already called it “a devastating disaster” and “the worst disaster the state’s seen.”

Harvey has been downgraded to a tropical storm at this point, but the real danger now is the rainfall, which will average 15-25 inches and perhaps go as high as 50 inches in some areas. Obviously, this will aggravate what is already a dangerous flooding situation. Five people have died, at minimum, and more than 1,000 water rescues have been made since last night.

National Weather Service: Hurricane Harvey Flooding “Unprecedented” and “Beyond Anything Experienced”