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Texas residents are dealing with 'catastrophic' flooding  after Hurricane Harvey hit the state's coast

At least one person has died and 14 people have been injured in the storm's 'widespread devastation' 

About 20 inches of rain fell in the Lone Star State and another 20 to 30 is expected through to Wednesday 

The storm sustained winds of 130mph and a storm surge of up to 13 feet when it crashed onto land

Several homes and businesses have been damaged and 338,000 have been left without power in the area

Those who didn't evacuate were asked to write their names on their arms so bodies could be identified

On Saturday afternoon, the hurricane was downgraded to a tropical storm with winds of 70mph 

By storm's end, 40 inches of rain is expected to fall and an estimated $40billion worth of damage left behind 

The National Weather Service warned that this was the 'start of many difficult days to come'

By Mary Kekatos and Cheyenne Roundtree For Dailymail.com

Texas has been left reeling by 'catastrophic' flooding and 'widespread devastation' on Saturday in the wake of Hurricane Harvey after the monstrous storm slammed into the state leaving at least one person dead and another 14 injured.

Eight million residents have been warned the worst is yet to come, as hundreds of thousands of shell-shocked Texans on the Gulf Coast began to pick up the pieces after Harvey destroyed homes and businesses, left several injured and the state facing a clean-up bill of $40billion.

Texas utility companies said more than 338,000 were without power and the coastal town of Rockport, 30 miles north of Corpus Christi was hardest hit as the storm - which has weakened to a tropical storm with winds of 70mph - settled over southeast Texas. 

It will sit over the Lone Star State well into next week pounding hundreds of miles of coastline with life-threatening storm surges, causing deadly walls of water to move inland. 

Governor Greg Abbot warned Texans to stay away from rising water, noting that currents can be swifter than they appear.

'Turn around, don’t drown. Don’t risk your life,' he said at a news conference Saturday afternoon. 'The most important thing all Texans can do is to put your life and the protection of your life first and foremost.' 

With streets flooded and strewn with power lines and debris, authorities warned the storm's most destructive powers were just beginning. Rainfall that will continue for days could dump more than five feet of water and inundate many communities, including dangerously flood-prone Houston, the nation's fourth-largest city.

A mobile park is destroyed after Hurricane Harvey landed in the Coast Bend area on Saturday in Port Aransas, Texas
Texas has been left reeling by Harvey after the monstrous storm slammed into the state Friday evening as a Category Four hurricane. Pictured: Jacque McKay walks through the apartment complex where she lives after she remained behind when Hurricane Harvey swept through Rockport

More than 20 inches of rain fell and another 30 more could be expected. Pctured: Jennifer Bryant looks over the debris from her family business, Bryant's Auto Sales, destroyed by Hurricane Harvey in Katy, Texas
Texas utility companies said more than 300,000 were without power and the seaside town of Rockport, 30 miles north of Corpus Christi was hardest hit as the storm. Pictured: A contractor walks over fallen debris from Hurricane Harvey on Saturday in Missouri City, Texas
Eight million residents have been warned the worst is yet to come as the state faces a clean-up bill of $40billion. Pictured: Terry Smith stands in the kitchen as Henry McKay sleeps in the apartment where the ceiling collapse when Hurricane Harvey hit on August 26, 2017 in Rockport, Texas

The storm will sit over the Lone Star State well into next week pounding hundreds of miles of coastline with life-threatening storm surges, causing deadly walls of water to move inland. Pictured: A destroyed apartment complex is seen after Hurricane Harvey passed through on August 26, 2017 in Rockport
Authorities have warned that the storm's most destructive powers are just beginning. Pictured: Donna Raney is helped out of the window by Lee Guerrero and Daisy Graham after Hurricane Harvey destroyed her apartment in Rockport

Billy and Donna Raney climb over the wreckage of whats left of their apartment after Hurricane Harvey destroyed it in Rockport

The latest satellite images from National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (above) showed Hurricane Harvey moving into the Texas mainland at two mph

By dawn, more than 20 inches of rain had fallen in Corpus Christi and 16 inches of rain had fallen in Houston. In a press conferences, Texas Governor Greg Abbott said another 20 to 30 more inches of rain could fall and that 'dramatic flooding' remained the biggest concern. A disaster declaration has been made for 50 counties.

The hurricane made landfall around 10pm local time between Port Aransas and Port O'Connor, as waves flooded onto roads, roofs were sent flying into the air and residents in the storm's path were told to label themselves in case they died. 

As of Saturday morning at least 14 people have been injured after the roof of a single story senior housing complex collapsed - but the extent of the injuries are unknown. 

The mayor of Rockport, a coastal city of about 10,000 that was directly in the storm's path, said his community took a blow 'right on the nose' that left 'widespread devastation,' including homes, businesses and schools that were heavily damaged. Some structures were destroyed.

One person in Rockport was confirmed dead Saturday afternoon as a result of a house fire in the storm's first fatality. Officials say there are likely more victims as an estimated 5,000 residents remained during the hurricane.

Mayor Charles 'CJ' Wax told The Weather Channel that the city's emergency response system had been hampered by the loss of cellphone service and other forms of communication. 

Ahead of the storm, residents  were told to head north to cities such as San Antonio, which is a federally and state-designated evacuation center. 

Texas state parks are open to hurricane evacuees to camp for free and 12 campgrounds and RV parks were made available for Hurricane Harvey evacuees. Some have even headed east to evacuation centers in Louisiana.

All seven counties on the Texas coast from Corpus Christi to the western end of Galveston Island were under mandatory evacuations from low-lying areas. Four counties ordered full evacuations and warned there was no guarantee of rescue for those choosing to stay behind.

A truck is flipped over after Hurricane Harvey landed in the Coast Bend area on Saturday, in Port Aransas, Texas. It is unclear if the dog lying in the car is dead or injured
As of Saturday morning at least 14 people have been injured after the roof of a single story senior housing complex collapsed - but the extent of the injuries are unknown. Pictured: A store sits damaged after Hurricane Harvey ripped through Rockport, Texas, on Saturday
A Rockport firefighter goes door to door on a search and rescue mission as he looks for people that may need help Saturday
Sarah Mamud helps her nephew Noah Mamud, five, cross a flooded bridge over Clear Creek in League City, Texas, on Saturday
Valerie Brown and her dog walk through a flooded area after leaving the apartment that she rode out Hurricane Harvey in in Rockport
A satellite maps warns the areas that need to watch for flash flooding (green), tornados (red), and severe thunderstorms (yellow)

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