At least 18 people have died and 13,000 more have been rescued as Tropical Storm Harvey dumps record rainfall in and around Houston.
As thousands of people fled their deluged homes, Houston's mayor, Sylvester Turner, imposed a curfew amid reports of looting and armed robberies.
Officials say they have received disturbing reports of people impersonating Homeland Security special agents and telling residents to evacuate in order to rob their homes.
The heaviest tropical downpour in US history has left an area 15 times the size of Manhattan under water, according to the Houston Chronicle newspaper.
City officials readied temporary housing for about 19,000 people, with thousands more expected to flee as flooding entered its fourth day and space ran out in cramped shelters.
With many reported missing, the number of dead is expected to rise once floodwaters start to recede.
The storm was set to make landfall again later near the Texas-Louisiana border.
It was expected to produce an additional 15 cm to 30cm (6in to 12in) of rain to the north and east of Houston as it moves into southwestern Louisiana.
It is projected to weaken as it moves inland to the northeast and be over Mississippi by Thursday, the National Weather Service said.
President Donald Trump visited the affected area on Tuesday, telling rescue organisers: "This was of epic proportion, nobody has ever seen anything like this."
The President paid a visit to Corpus Christi, where the storm made landfall, and will not travel to Houston.
On Tuesday, residents within 1.5m (2.4km) of a chemical plant in Crosby were ordered to evacuate due to the rising risk of an explosion and subsequent leak.
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