Texas braces for heavy rain and flash flooding
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Flash flood emergency issued in Texas Hill Country as flooding escalates from stalling storms
A dangerous setup is taking shape across the Texas Hill Country overnight as thunderstorms start to dump torrential rain. A Level 3 of 4 risk of flooding rainfall is in place Thursday for about 75,000 people in this region.
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