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People in Houston deal with severe flooding on Fourth of July

By Staff The Associated Press

Posted July 4, 2018 8:14 pm

Updated July 4, 2018 11:32 pm

1 min read

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Click to play video: 'People in Houston deal with severe flooding on Fourth of July' — Many events for the Fourth of July in Houston were cancelled on Wednesday as severe flooding hit the area, soaking parks as heavy rain came down – Jul 4, 2018

Heavy rains that flooded some Houston streets on July Fourth have subsided.

National Weather Service meteorologists say the city saw heavy rainfall early Wednesday that led to 1 to 2 feet (0.3 to 0.6 metres) of water collecting on some roads in west Houston. But the rain had mostly tapered off by afternoon.

Meteorologist Patrick Blood says the flooding was typical for Houston and wouldn’t come close to the devastating floods caused last year by Hurricane Harvey. He says while more rain is expected in the coming days, it likely won’t be as much.

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