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- Heavy rains began on April 27, 2009Chron.com: Flooding Storms Rake Houston During Overnight Hours (April 28, 2009)
- Rain began moving away at about 7: 30 a.m. on April 28, 2009Chron.com: Flooding Storms Rake Houston During Overnight Hours (April 28, 2009)
- Cypress-Fairbanks, Katy, Alief, Fort Bend and Spring Branch schools were closed on April 28, 2009Chron.com: Flooding Storms Rake Houston During Overnight Hours (April 28, 2009)
- Roads and highways were floodedChron.com: Flooding Storms Rake Houston During Overnight Hours (April 28, 2009)
- In many areas, water was above the curb levelChron.com: Flooding Storms Rake Houston During Overnight Hours (April 28, 2009)
- Houston Independent School District was open but TAKS tests were canceledChron.com: Flooding Storms Rake Houston During Overnight Hours (April 28, 2009)
- Sam Houston Tollway was closed due to floodingChron.com: Flooding Storms Rake Houston During Overnight Hours (April 28, 2009)
- Northbound tollway at Hammerly was closed on the morning of April 28, 2009Chron.com: Flooding Storms Rake Houston During Overnight Hours (April 28, 2009)
- Westpark Tollway eastbound near Chimney Rock as closed in the early morning hours of April 28, 2009Chron.com: Flooding Storms Rake Houston During Overnight Hours (April 28, 2009)
- Houston Fire Department had to rescue people who were trapped in about four feet of water on Interstate 10Chron.com: Flooding Storms Rake Houston During Overnight Hours (April 28, 2009)
- Weather service reported that transportation in the Houston metro area would be hazardous near Katy Freeway and Highway 290 Chron.com: Flooding Storms Rake Houston During Overnight Hours (April 28, 2009)
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Over a half-a-foot of rain poured down over the Houston, Texas area on the night of April 27, 2009. The Harris County Office of Emergency Management said 6 inches of rain occurred overnight and about 9 inches fell during a 24-hour time span.WashingtonPost.com: Torrential Rain Floods Parts of Houston Area (April 28, 2009) Some reports say as much as between 10 and 12 inches of rain fell during that time.Chron.com: Flooding Storms Rake Houston During Overnight Hours (April 28, 2009)
Many of Houston's school districts and roads were closed due to the Houston flooding. On April 27, 2009, severe thunderstorms and a tornado damaged property in Corsicana, Austin and Victoria, in Harris County and in Williamson County, Texas.Chron.com: Flooding Storms Rake Houston During Overnight Hours (April 28, 2009)
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