 The spiral could produce up to six feet of storm surge on the coast and up to 15 inches of rain inland. State says it has 2,000 responders ready to deploy if needed. Texas Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick says the storm will not last long. And the good news is that it looks like it will move quickly through the state. If you'll remember Harvey many years ago, that storm hung around for days at a time because it slowed down dumping rain on rain and rain.