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TEXAS — Rain fell hard and fast Monday in wide portions of the Rio Grande Valley.
Images from social media show streets from Brownsville to south of the region and from Rio Grande City to the northern end of the RGV under water.
Social media posts also showed an unknown number of houses taking in water.
On Tuesday, the National Weather Service (NWS) reported that 2 to 6 inches of rain fell on various parts of the region. The flood watch remains in effect until Wednesday morning.
In the border town of Progreso, motorists ignored and then drove around barricades after waters began to recede on Tuesday.
Streets in some Weslaco neighborhoods were lined curb-to-curb with water. The NWS recorded 4 inches of rain there.
In Cameron County, major roadways looked like rivers, and in southern Hidalgo County, farm fields resembled lakes.
The cities of Pharr, Harlingen and others staged pumps that move water out of flood-prone areas in anticipation of the next heavy round of rain.
Hidalgo County Precinct 3 sent tankers to syphon water from city streets.
Gov. Greg Abbott issued a disaster declaration for Cameron, Hidalgo, Starr and Willacy counties, along with many other counties across Texas.
There is some good news from the latest rain event: water-thirsty crops like cotton and corn could benefit after the region has experienced drought the last few years.
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