Fire crews rescued two dozen motorists stranded by high water in Houston as torrential rains pounded southeastern Texas on Sunday, triggered by the meeting of two storm systems, one the remnants of Hurricane Patricia.
As of Sunday morning, parts of the Houston area reported more than 9 inches (23 cm) of rain. The heaviest band of rain had moved to over the Gulf of Mexico and was heading toward southwest Lousiana, the National Weather Service said.
The storm was expected to move up toward Baton Rouge on Sunday afternoon, with 3 to 8 inches (8 cm to 20 cm) of . . .
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