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The real concern is once harvey gets here, the steering current, according to the forecasters, looks like it's going to sit here for a while. that is why we have the most unusual prediction of 37.6 inches of rain expected from harvey in town here. that means the guadalupe river, as they say it here locally, is expected by wednesday to crest at 32 feet. that would be two feet shy of the record. that would be a tremendous amount of localized flooding as a result of the amount of rain that's going to be dropped here. the concern, because we're so far inland beyond the rain, of course, is going to...

Our meteorologist. he wants to ask you something. >> can you pronounce the river that goes through downtown victoria? >> reporter: you know i had to call myself. it looks like guadalupe. here they say guadalupe. the e up high. that's the way the locals pronounce it. as you know, i heard you say earlier, that the records go back to the 1930s have this at 34 feet the highest ever. it's going to be an estimated 32. if this thing does do that loop, it could be even more. we've seen rain nonstop since harvey started with the outer bands here. we know it's going to be like that. you can see the wind...

Don't go brick. then we come up here through the access. as i mentioned before the power went off for a few second, maybe half a minute and then it came back on. they turned off the elevator for safety reasons. that's the way to the elevator. this out here, my friends, is where all the water is coming from. the surge. this is lavaca bay in the distance. and now we're under our balcony upstairs where the kitchen is and the breakfast and dining areas. this water has come up about 2 feet since dinnertime and the waves crashing in here. this is only a few miles to the other side. we're not getting...

Ali velshi watching msnbc coverage of hurricane harvey. let's go to yea grjay gray in victoria, texas. i see a lot of wind blowing around you. are you in the eye right now? >> reporter: no, not quite yet, ali. i can tell you that the wind and rain picked up dramatically. we're getting a bit of a break from the rain right now. though it's been constant throughout the day. the gusts have been more dramatic the last 30 to 45 minutes. this is something we'll continue to see for the next hour or so. we'll get a bit of a break. then as the wind dies down tomorrow morning, it's that rain that we've a...

Before. the whole hotel is surrounded by water. we're upstairs. the floors are well above. the power is still on. which is something we've noticed that is good. we hope your power stays on too. this is where we were earlier. we were down there getting whipped. you can see how the wind is whipping the water. you can hear the roar of the wind through the building. >> that was mike seidel in port lavaca, texas. there are a lot of reports from various parts of texas still experiencing punishing winds and a lot of rain. we'll be continuing to cover that. joining us now is lieutenant -- the former -...