Rain has ended in the Houston metropolitan area, but flooding will persist for days or weeks as excess water slowly drains toward the Gulf of Mexico while pressuring and potentially overtopping dams and levees. In addition, some computer guidance suggests that heavy rain could return to southeastern Texas early next week, potentially complicating flood-recovery efforts. The remnants of Harvey will gradually accelerate northeastward, reaching the central Appalachians by Saturday. Although the flood threat will diminish as the storm accelerates, parts of the mid-South and Tennessee and Ohio Valleys could receive 2 to 6 inches of rain.
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