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Trailing thunderstorms brought torrential rain to parts of southeast Texas and southern Louisiana overnight. Rainfall rates of 2 to 3 inches caused major flash flooding in parts of the region, especially metro Houston.
The torrential rain was accompanied by damaging winds and very large hail in the southern U.S. Galveston, Texas, reported a wind gust of 76 mph, while Polk County, Texas saw hail up to 4 inches in diameter. There were 100 reports of severe weather from Texas to Alabama in the last 24 hours. Much of eastern Texas to Mississippi are still under a flash flood watch, because any additional rain could exacerbate flooding in the region.
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