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September 1, 2017, 3:40 PM

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Cara Crawford, turns around after trying to ride her bike through high water to get to Sunday services at a nearby church, in the aftermath of Tropical Storm Harvey in Vidor, Texas, Sunday, Sept. 3, 2017. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
AP Photo/Gerald Herbert
A truck driver moves through high water in front of a flooded church in the aftermath of Tropical Storm Harvey in Vidor, Texas, Sunday, Sept. 3, 2017. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
AP Photo/Gerald Herbert
Chris Kaplan, right, hugs Janet Willey during service inside the fellowship hall at Christ United Church in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey Sunday, Sept. 3, 2017, in Cypress, Texas. The church, which flooded last year, had just recovered before Harvey caused more damage forcing them to hold services inside the hall. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
AP Photo/David J. Phillip
Cara Crawford, tries to ride her bike through high water to get to Sunday services at a nearby church, in the aftermath of Tropical Storm Harvey in Vidor, Texas, Sunday, Sept. 3, 2017. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
AP Photo/Gerald Herbert
Worshipers attend a makeshift outdoor church service in the wake of Hurricane Harvey, Sunday, Sept. 3, 2017, in Port Aransas, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
AP Photo/Eric Gay
A house is seen flooded in Orange County, Texas, Sunday, Sept. 3, 2017, as water slowly recedes from Tropical Storm Harvey. Sunday was declared a day of prayer in Texas by Gov. Greg Abbott and across the nation by President Donald Trump. He and the first lady attended services at St. John’s, an Episcopal church in Washington, a day after visiting Harvey evacuees in Houston and Louisiana. (Kim Brent/The Beaumont Enterprise via AP)
Kim Brent/The Beaumont Enterprise via AP
Father Kris Bauta celebrates Mass at St. Joseph Catholic Church which was damaged from the effects of Hurricane Harvey, Sunday, Sept. 3, 2017, in Port Aransas, Texas. The church and Port Aransas is still with out electricity. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
AP Photo/Eric Gay
A pickup truck gets stranded on a street in a flooded neighborhood west of downtown Houston on Sunday, Sept. 3, 2017. The city has ordered a mandatory evacuation of flooded-out homes in the area, but people are still retrieving belongings from homes that have been standing in water for days. (AP Photo/Jay Reeves)
AP Photo/Jay Reeves
Texas State University, San Marcos, students Carson Asher and Alaniz Amillano sing during a worship service in the front lawn of the First Presbyterian Church of Dickinson on Sunday, Sept. 3, 2017, in Dickinson, Texas. The First Presbyterian Church of Dickinson was badly damaged in the floods from Harvey. Sunday was declared a day of prayer in Texas by Gov. Greg Abbott and across the nation by President Donald Trump. He and the first lady attended services at St. John’s, an Episcopal church in Washington, a day after visiting Harvey evacuees in Houston and Louisiana. (Steve Gonzales/Houston Chronicle via AP)
Steve Gonzales/Houston Chronicle via AP
Motorists watch as flood waters from the Guadalupe River spill over Texas Highway 35, Friday, Sept. 1, 2017, in Tivoli, Texas, north of Rockport. The river carries water left by Hurricane Harvey. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
Motorists watch as flood waters from the Guadalupe River spill over Texas Highway 35, Friday, Sept. 1, 2017, in Tivoli, Texas, north of Rockport. The river carries water left by Hurricane Harvey. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
AP Photo/Eric Gay
Livestock stand on higher ground surrounded by floodwaters in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey Friday, Sept. 1, 2017, near Winnie, Texas. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
Livestock stand on higher ground surrounded by floodwaters in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey Friday, Sept. 1, 2017, near Winnie, Texas. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
AP Photo/David J. Phillip
A truck passes down a road with rising water, Friday, Sept. 1, 2017, in Sargent, Texas. Water from Hurricane Harvey is causing rivers in the area to rise. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
A truck passes down a road with rising water, Friday, Sept. 1, 2017, in Sargent, Texas. Water from Hurricane Harvey is causing rivers in the area to rise. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
AP Photo/Eric Gay
Leonard Olschimke, center, holds a sign offering snow cones as he stands in front of his house with sisters Sarah, right, and Lily, left, Friday, Sept. 1, 2017, in Houston. Thousands of people have been displaced by torrential rains and catastrophic flooding since Harvey slammed into Southeast Texas last Friday. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
Leonard Olschimke, center, holds a sign offering snow cones as he stands in front of his house with sisters Sarah, right, and Lily, left, Friday, Sept. 1, 2017, in Houston. Thousands of people have been displaced by torrential rains and catastrophic flooding since Harvey slammed into Southeast Texas last Friday. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
AP Photo/Gregory Bull
A flare stack puts out a flame at a refinery near an area hit by floodwaters from Tropical Storm Harvey in Port Arthur, Texas, Friday, Sept. 1, 2017. (AP Photo/LM Otero)
A flare stack puts out a flame at a refinery near an area hit by floodwaters from Tropical Storm Harvey in Port Arthur, Texas, Friday, Sept. 1, 2017. (AP Photo/LM Otero)
AP Photo/LM Otero
DICKINSON, TX - SEPTEMBER 01: Dickinson residents discard possessions damaged by flooding brought on by Hurricane Harvey September 1, 2017 in Dickinson, Texas. Dickinson was hit by Hurricane Harvey extremely hard with major flooding in many areas of the city and residents there are beginning the long process of recovering from the storm. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)
Dickinson, Texas residents discard possessions damaged by flooding brought on by Hurricane Harvey Sept. 1, 2017. Dickinson was hit by Hurricane Harvey extremely hard with major flooding in many areas of the city and residents there are beginning the long process of recovering from the storm. (Win McNamee/Getty Images)
Win McNamee/Getty Images
HOUSTON, TX - SEPTEMBER 01: A girl cleans up the damage to their property after torrential rains caused widespread flooding during Hurricane and Tropical Storm Harvey on September 1, 2017 in Houston, Texas. Harvey, which made landfall north of Corpus Christi on August 25, dumped around 50 inches of rain in and around areas of Houston and Southeast Texas. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)
A girl cleans up the damage to their property after torrential rains caused widespread flooding during Hurricane and Tropical Storm Harvey on Sept. 1, 2017 in Houston, Texas. Harvey, which made landfall north of Corpus Christi on August 25, dumped around 50 inches of rain in and around areas of Houston and Southeast Texas. (Scott Olson/Getty Images)
Scott Olson/Getty Images
DICKINSON, TX - SEPTEMBER 01: A Dickinson resident hugs a friend who came to help her remove possessions damaged by flooding brought on by Hurricane Harvey September 1, 2017 in Dickinson, Texas. Dickinson was hit by Hurricane Harvey extremely hard with major flooding in many areas of the city and residents there are beginning the long process of recovering from the storm. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)
A Dickinson, Texas resident hugs a friend who came to help her remove possessions damaged by flooding brought on by Hurricane Harvey Sept. 1, 2017. Dickinson was hit by Hurricane Harvey extremely hard with major flooding in many areas of the city and residents there are beginning the long process of recovering from the storm. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)
Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images
HOUSTON, TX - SEPTEMBER 01: A person walks down a street as residents begin the process of cleaning up the damage to their property after torrential rains caused widespread flooding during Hurricane and Tropical Storm Harvey on September 1, 2017 in Houston, Texas. Harvey, which made landfall north of Corpus Christi on August 25, dumped around 50 inches of rain in and around areas of Houston and Southeast Texas. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)
A person walks down a street as residents begin the process of cleaning up the damage to their property after torrential rains caused widespread flooding during Hurricane and Tropical Storm Harvey on Sept. 1, 2017 in Houston, Texas. Harvey, which made landfall north of Corpus Christi on August 25, dumped around 50 inches of rain in and around areas of Houston and Southeast Texas. (Scott Olson/Getty Images)
Scott Olson/Getty Images
HOUSTON, TX - SEPTEMBER 01: Debris and possessions are left on the curb as people begin the process of cleaning up the damage to their property after torrential rains caused widespread flooding during Hurricane and Tropical Storm Harvey on September 1, 2017 in Houston, Texas. Harvey, which made landfall north of Corpus Christi on August 25, dumped around 50 inches of rain in and around areas of Houston and Southeast Texas. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)
Debris and possessions are left on the curb as people begin the process of cleaning up the damage to their property after torrential rains caused widespread flooding during Hurricane and Tropical Storm Harvey on Sept. 1, 2017 in Houston, Texas. Harvey, which made landfall north of Corpus Christi on August 25, dumped around 50 inches of rain in and around areas of Houston and Southeast Texas. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)
Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images
AUSTIN, TX - SEPTEMBER 01: Texas Governor Greg Abbott is briefed on Hurricane Harvey at the Texas Department of Public Safety building on September 1, 2017 in Austin, Texas. Hurricane Harvey has caused wide spread flooding and mass evacuations in the Houston area. (Photo by Drew Anthony Smith/Getty Images)
Texas Governor Greg Abbott is briefed on Hurricane Harvey at the Texas Department of Public Safety building on Sept. 1, 2017 in Austin, Texas. Hurricane Harvey has caused wide spread flooding and mass evacuations in the Houston area. (Photo by Drew Anthony Smith/Getty Images)
Photo by Drew Anthony Smith/Getty Images
CHINA, TX - AUGUST 31: A partialy submerged statue is seen in front of a home after the area was inundated with the flooding of Hurricane Harvey on August 31, 2017 in China, Texas. Harvey, which made landfall north of Corpus Christi late Friday evening, is expected to dump upwards to 40 inches of rain in Texas over the next couple of days. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
A partially submerged statue is seen in front of a home after the area was inundated with the flooding of Hurricane Harvey on Aug. 31, 2017 in China, Texas. Harvey, which made landfall north of Corpus Christi late Friday evening, is expected to dump upward to 40 inches of rain in Texas over the next couple of days. (oe Raedle/Getty Images)
oe Raedle/Getty Images
Frances Breaux tears up Thursday, Aug. 31, 2017, while talking about her close friends and neighbors Leo and Lajayne Opelia, both in their 70s, in Crosby, Texas. She hasn’t being able to reach them since last night, before the organic peroxides inside the Arkema chemical plant exploded. (Godofredo A. Vasquez/Houston Chronicle via AP)
Godofredo A. Vasquez/Houston Chronicle via AP
Chris McCarty and Mike Taylor help carry Quintin Sanders, who has cerebral palsy, off a rescue boat in the north end of Beaumont, Texas on Thursday, Aug. 31, 2017. McCarty came from Lufkin, Texas to help rescue people from flooding due to Tropical Storm Harvey. (Ryan Pelham/The Beaumont Enterprise via AP)
Ryan Pelham/The Beaumont Enterprise via AP
In this Aug. 31, 2017, photo provided by the U.S. Navy, Aircrewman 2nd Class Jansen Schamp, right, speaks with Harvey evacuees while rescuing them from a shelter in Vidor, Texas. (Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Christopher Lindahl/U.S. Navy via AP)
This still image taken from video provided by the U.S. Navy shows sailors from Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 28 rescuing 14 people and four dogs, at Pine Forrest Elementary School, in Vidor, Texas on Thursday, Aug. 31, 2017. The shelter that required evacuation after floodwaters from Hurricane Harvey reached its grounds. (U.S. Navy via AP)
U.S. Navy via AP
Mike Bialka holds a cigar as he makes his way through floodwaters from Tropical Storm Harvey to help a friend secure his home Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2017, in Kingwood, Texas. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
AP Photo/Gregory Bull
Employee Bryan Herrera holds a makeshift sign that reads, “Out of Gas,” as he stands outside the Shell filling station where he works, in north Dallas, Thursday, Aug. 31, 2017. It’s getting harder to fill gas tanks in parts of Texas where some stations are out of fuel and pump costs are spiking. A major gasoline pipeline shuttered due to Harvey may be able to resume shipping fuel from the Houston area by Sunday, which could ease gasoline shortages across the southern U.S. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)
AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez
BEAUMONT, TX - AUGUST 31: Barbara Nelson from Coastal Industrial and Specialty gas welding supplies store holds a sign that reads, 'no water', after they ran out of bottled water for people that are in need after the water supply to the city of Beaumont was shut down after Hurricane Harvey passed through on August 31, 2017 in Beaumont, Texas. Harvey, which made landfall north of Corpus Christi August 25, has dumped more than 50 inches of rain in some areas in and around Houston. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
Barbara Nelson from Coastal Industrial and Specialty gas welding supplies store holds a sign that reads, ‘no water’, after they ran out of bottled water for people that are in need after the water supply to the city of Beaumont was shut down after Hurricane Harvey passed through on Aug. 31, 2017 in Beaumont, Texas. Harvey, which made landfall north of Corpus Christi August 25, has dumped more than 50 inches of rain in some areas in and around Houston. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
Joe Raedle/Getty Images
BEAUMONT, TX - AUGUST 31: People wait in line in hopes of buying water at a grocery store after the water supply to the city of Beaumont was shut down after Hurricane Harvey passed through on August 31, 2017 in Beaumont, Texas. Harvey, which made landfall north of Corpus Christi August 25, has dumped more than 50 inches of rain in some areas in and around Houston. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
People wait in line in hopes of buying water at a grocery store after the water supply to the city of Beaumont was shut down after Hurricane Harvey passed through on Aug. 31, 2017 in Beaumont, Texas. Harvey, which made landfall north of Corpus Christi August 25, has dumped more than 50 inches of rain in some areas in and around Houston. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
Joe Raedle/Getty Images
A customer walks into an Exxon filling station and convenience store location where a sign on the door reads, “No Gas,” Thursday, Aug. 31, 2017, in Bedford, Texas. It’s getting harder to fill gas tanks in parts of Texas where some stations are out of fuel and pump costs are spiking. A major gasoline pipeline shuttered due to Harvey may be able to resume shipping fuel from the Houston area by Sunday, which could ease gasoline shortages across the southern U.S. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)
AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez
ORANGE, TX - AUGUST 31: A home is surrounded by floodwater after torrential rains pounded Southeast Texas following Hurricane and Tropical Storm Harvey on August 31, 2017 near Orange, Texas. Harvey, which made landfall north of Corpus Christi August 25, has dumped nearly 50 inches of rain in and around areas Houston. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)
A home is surrounded by floodwater after torrential rains pounded Southeast Texas following Hurricane and Tropical Storm Harvey on Aug. 31, 2017 near Orange, Texas. Harvey, which made landfall north of Corpus Christi August 25, has dumped nearly 50 inches of rain in and around areas Houston. (Scott Olson/Getty Images)
Scott Olson/Getty Images
CHINA, TX - AUGUST 31: Vehicles navigate hwy 90 after parts of the road were flooded by Hurricane Harvey causing an approximately four hour west bound traffic backup on August 31, 2017 in China, Texas. Harvey, which made landfall north of Corpus Christi late Friday evening, is expected to dump upwards to 40 inches of rain in Texas over the next couple of days. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
Vehicles navigate Highway 90 after parts of the road were flooded by Hurricane Harvey causing an approximately four hour west bound traffic backup on Aug. 31, 2017 in China, Texas. Harvey, which made landfall north of Corpus Christi late Friday evening, is expected to dump upward to 40 inches of rain in Texas over the next couple of days. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
Joe Raedle/Getty Images
This combo of file photos shows flooded cars near the Addicks Reservoir as floodwaters from Tropical Storm Harvey rise in Houston on Aug. 29, 2017, at top, and vehicles in a car dealership lot sit surrounded by floodwaters in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, Sept. 10, 2005, in New Orleans, at bottom. (AP Photo/David Phillip, File)
AP Photo/David Phillip, File
Vehicles drive on Interstate 10 which was flooded from Tropical Storm Harvey in Vidor, Texas, Thursday, Aug. 31, 2017. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
AP Photo/Gerald Herbert
A man talks with officers at a roadblock less than three miles from the Arkema Inc. chemical plant Thursday, Aug. 31, 2017, in Crosby, Texas. The Houston-area chemical plant that lost power after Harvey engulfed the area in extensive floods was rocked by multiple explosions early Thursday, the plant’s operator said. The Arkema Inc. plant had been left without refrigeration for chemicals that become volatile as the temperature rises. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
AP Photo/Gregory Bull
This combination of satellite images provided by DigitalGlobe shows the Arkema Inc. chemical plant in Crosby, Texas, on Jan. 29, 2017 and Aug. 31, 2017. Hurricane Harvey made landfall on Friday, Aug. 25. (DigitalGlobe via AP)
DigitalGlobe via AP
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Motorists watch as flood waters from the Guadalupe River spill over Texas Highway 35, Friday, Sept. 1, 2017, in Tivoli, Texas, north of Rockport. The river carries water left by Hurricane Harvey. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
Livestock stand on higher ground surrounded by floodwaters in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey Friday, Sept. 1, 2017, near Winnie, Texas. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
A truck passes down a road with rising water, Friday, Sept. 1, 2017, in Sargent, Texas. Water from Hurricane Harvey is causing rivers in the area to rise. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
Leonard Olschimke, center, holds a sign offering snow cones as he stands in front of his house with sisters Sarah, right, and Lily, left, Friday, Sept. 1, 2017, in Houston. Thousands of people have been displaced by torrential rains and catastrophic flooding since Harvey slammed into Southeast Texas last Friday. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
A flare stack puts out a flame at a refinery near an area hit by floodwaters from Tropical Storm Harvey in Port Arthur, Texas, Friday, Sept. 1, 2017. (AP Photo/LM Otero)
DICKINSON, TX - SEPTEMBER 01: Dickinson residents discard possessions damaged by flooding brought on by Hurricane Harvey September 1, 2017 in Dickinson, Texas. Dickinson was hit by Hurricane Harvey extremely hard with major flooding in many areas of the city and residents there are beginning the long process of recovering from the storm. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)
HOUSTON, TX - SEPTEMBER 01: A girl cleans up the damage to their property after torrential rains caused widespread flooding during Hurricane and Tropical Storm Harvey on September 1, 2017 in Houston, Texas. Harvey, which made landfall north of Corpus Christi on August 25, dumped around 50 inches of rain in and around areas of Houston and Southeast Texas. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)
DICKINSON, TX - SEPTEMBER 01: A Dickinson resident hugs a friend who came to help her remove possessions damaged by flooding brought on by Hurricane Harvey September 1, 2017 in Dickinson, Texas. Dickinson was hit by Hurricane Harvey extremely hard with major flooding in many areas of the city and residents there are beginning the long process of recovering from the storm. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)
HOUSTON, TX - SEPTEMBER 01: A person walks down a street as residents begin the process of cleaning up the damage to their property after torrential rains caused widespread flooding during Hurricane and Tropical Storm Harvey on September 1, 2017 in Houston, Texas. Harvey, which made landfall north of Corpus Christi on August 25, dumped around 50 inches of rain in and around areas of Houston and Southeast Texas. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)
HOUSTON, TX - SEPTEMBER 01: Debris and possessions are left on the curb as people begin the process of cleaning up the damage to their property after torrential rains caused widespread flooding during Hurricane and Tropical Storm Harvey on September 1, 2017 in Houston, Texas. Harvey, which made landfall north of Corpus Christi on August 25, dumped around 50 inches of rain in and around areas of Houston and Southeast Texas. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)
AUSTIN, TX - SEPTEMBER 01: Texas Governor Greg Abbott is briefed on Hurricane Harvey at the Texas Department of Public Safety building on September 1, 2017 in Austin, Texas. Hurricane Harvey has caused wide spread flooding and mass evacuations in the Houston area. (Photo by Drew Anthony Smith/Getty Images)
CHINA, TX - AUGUST 31: A partialy submerged statue is seen in front of a home after the area was inundated with the flooding of Hurricane Harvey on August 31, 2017 in China, Texas. Harvey, which made landfall north of Corpus Christi late Friday evening, is expected to dump upwards to 40 inches of rain in Texas over the next couple of days. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
BEAUMONT, TX - AUGUST 31: Barbara Nelson from Coastal Industrial and Specialty gas welding supplies store holds a sign that reads, 'no water', after they ran out of bottled water for people that are in need after the water supply to the city of Beaumont was shut down after Hurricane Harvey passed through on August 31, 2017 in Beaumont, Texas. Harvey, which made landfall north of Corpus Christi August 25, has dumped more than 50 inches of rain in some areas in and around Houston. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
BEAUMONT, TX - AUGUST 31: People wait in line in hopes of buying water at a grocery store after the water supply to the city of Beaumont was shut down after Hurricane Harvey passed through on August 31, 2017 in Beaumont, Texas. Harvey, which made landfall north of Corpus Christi August 25, has dumped more than 50 inches of rain in some areas in and around Houston. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
ORANGE, TX - AUGUST 31: A home is surrounded by floodwater after torrential rains pounded Southeast Texas following Hurricane and Tropical Storm Harvey on August 31, 2017 near Orange, Texas. Harvey, which made landfall north of Corpus Christi August 25, has dumped nearly 50 inches of rain in and around areas Houston. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)
CHINA, TX - AUGUST 31: Vehicles navigate hwy 90 after parts of the road were flooded by Hurricane Harvey causing an approximately four hour west bound traffic backup on August 31, 2017 in China, Texas. Harvey, which made landfall north of Corpus Christi late Friday evening, is expected to dump upwards to 40 inches of rain in Texas over the next couple of days. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

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