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Greg Abbott: “The expected rainfall during this rainstorm is expected to…”

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Gov. Greg Abbott holds press conference on Texas flash flooding

Published | Video Starts at 02:39

Today and tomorrow we face what was categorized as life threatening catastrophic floods. I want to give you a comparison. The 4th of July floods last year had rainfall of 20.29 inches. The expected rainfall during this rainstorm is expected to be more than 30 inches more rain than what occurred during the flood last year. The river basin that is most at risk is the Nueces river basin and its various tributaries. If you happen to be near that river basin or its tributaries, place put close attention to what you're doing. (02:39–02:51)

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Asserts that the expected rainfall is more than 30 inches greater than last year's flood.

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