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That tornado happened to rosenberg, texas, an evacuation order was just issued there. nbc's stephanie gosk has been covering harvey for us all throughout the last couple of days. what are the knlz you're seeing there now? >> hey, richard. well, right now the rain has let up for the moment. it's going to come back. i'm standing right at the shore of the bros us river and it's actually the eleventh longest river in the country for a little bit of trivia. right now it's looking pretty dos i'll and officials in rosenberg say don't let that fool you because this river rises quickly and flooded last...

Welcome back to our breaking news coverage. i'm richard louie at nbc news headquarters in new york city. now it has literally come to a stop dumping rain on the texas coast, not moving but basically a fire hose sitting above the state. rainfall totals already reaching way over 20 inches in some areas. >> our primary concern remains dramatic flooding and our biggest concern is the possibility of between 20 and 30 more inches of rain in areas ranging from corpus christi over to houston. >> the danger remains. and that's why the coast guard warns the public to stay safe, not to get in the water. ...

I hope and pray that people evacuated. >> some buildings have been oh blit rated. >> there's very little they could do to respond to the fires when they're also dealing with a hurricane. >> well, texas continues to deal with what is now tropical storm harvey. one person dead and the region facing the prospect of days of rain and potentially catastrophic flooding throughout the midweek. with us right now democratic congressman al green of houston. sir, thank you so much for joining us. how is houston doing? what are you learning about injuries and those who need help right now in the houston ar...

Way. i'm still encouraging people to stay at home. i've been out visiting with the mayors no missouri city and the mayor of stafford texas. these are two mayors within my congressional district, and they are in fort bend county. upon talking to them, they're telling me that there has been some damage, but they are also very much worried about the inunaddition that's to come. we understand we're in an erie quiet before a monster arrives. and this storm is a monster. and our hope is that we'll dodge the bullet. but we understand what happens when you get rain that you have to measure with a yard...

The name implies. they're floods that appear almost out of nowhere. and if you're caught in the wrong place at the wrong time, you can have your life taken from you. again, we encourage people to be aware and don't go out if you don't have to, because the rain appears to be coming. there is a calm now, but don't assume that we don't have a storm on the way. this is a stealthy, stealthy storm. it seems to be giving us indications that it's over when we know that it's on the way. >> do you have enough help, sir, local, state and federal? >> well, as i said, i visited with the mayors out in misso...