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Storms Swamp Central Texas

Floods to blame for 11 deaths

By Sam Gale Rosen,  Newser Staff

Posted Jun 28, 2007 9:36 AM CDT

(Newser) – Rain continues to pelt central Texas, where 11 people have died in the flooding over the past 10 days and yesterday saw another 18 inches of precipitation on the town of Marble Falls. Some 150 National Guard troops are in the area, where rooftop rescues had to be suspended briefly because the weather grounded helicopters.

In Marble Falls, 40 miles from Austin, a 3-foot-wide creek has ballooned to 100 feet, and the 47-year-old mayor called the conditions "the worst I’ve ever seen it in my lifetime." More rain was forecast, and officials warned that more fatalities were possible if residents didn't evacuate to higher ground.

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Partially submerged boat garages on Lake Marble Falls are seen after an overnight storm flooded homes, closed roads, and carried cars away, Wednesday, June 27, 2007, near Marble Falls, Texas. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
Partially submerged boat garages on Lake Marble Falls are seen after an overnight storm flooded homes, closed roads, and carried cars away, Wednesday, June 27, 2007, near Marble Falls, Texas. (AP Photo/Matt...   (Associated Press)
A motorist stalls amid floodwaters covering Bryce Avenue in Fort Worth, Texas, Wednesday, June 27, 2007. Lashing storms dumped up to 18 inches of rain on parts of central Texas, flooding several towns and stranding dozens of people on rooftops, cars and in trees Wednesday. (AP Photo/Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Ron...
A motorist stalls amid floodwaters covering Bryce Avenue in Fort Worth, Texas, Wednesday, June 27, 2007. Lashing storms dumped up to 18 inches of rain on parts of central Texas, flooding several towns...   (Associated Press)
Barbara Evans rescues her two dogs Wednesday, June 27, 2007, as residents of The Granbury Harbor neighborhood search through there homes after floodwaters ripped through the neighborhood late Tuesday. Torrential storms flooded parts of central Texas, stranding people on roofs, in trees and in vehicles. (AP Photo/Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Tom...
Barbara Evans rescues her two dogs Wednesday, June 27, 2007, as residents of The Granbury Harbor neighborhood search through there homes after floodwaters ripped through the neighborhood late Tuesday....   (Associated Press)
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