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Flash Flooding Prompts Water Rescues in Texas and Oklahoma

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Darker orange and red shadings illustrate where the heaviest rain fell in northeast Texas on Sunday morning. Image: The Weather Channel

Torrential rainfall caused significant flooding in northeast Texas Sunday morning. Water rescues and evacuations have been reported in some towns. Flooding has also occurred in eastern Oklahoma.

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