CNN News:暴雨降臨 德克薩斯州進(jìn)入緊急狀態(tài)

First up, this morning, the southern and central parts of Texas were under a flash flood watch. May was the wettest month in the U.S. state`s history, but June hasn`t brought any relief so far. Rainfall of more than two inches per hour is in the forecast.

今天早上，德克薩斯南部及中部地區(qū)發(fā)生洪水。5月是美國(guó)歷史上洪水肆虐的頻發(fā)期，但目前為止情況還沒有任何緩和。天氣預(yù)報(bào)稱每小時(shí)降雨量超過2英寸。

The governor has declared a state of emergency in 31 Texas counties and what that does is speed up assistance to the areas that need it most. The grounds are already saturated in many parts of the state. So, our forecast of more rain can only increase the threat of floods.

該州州長(zhǎng)于宣布德州31個(gè)縣進(jìn)入緊急狀態(tài)，而此舉導(dǎo)致對(duì)救援人員加速救援行動(dòng)。德州許多地區(qū)降雨量已達(dá)到飽和狀態(tài)。因此我們預(yù)測(cè)更多的強(qiáng)降雨只會(huì)增加洪水的威脅。

For perspective, last month alone, Texas got more than 35 trillion, that`s trillion with a T, 35 trillion gallons of rain. That would have been enough to cover the entire state with almost eight inches of water, though the rain was concentrated in specific areas.

舉例來說，僅上個(gè)月，德克薩斯州的降雨量就達(dá)到超過35萬億加侖的降雨量。這種程度的降雨量足以淹沒整個(gè)州，雖然雨水集中在特定的區(qū)域，但整個(gè)德克薩斯會(huì)達(dá)到8英寸的降雨量。

Where is it all going?

這些降雨最終會(huì)去到哪里?