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The National Weather Service said the county is under a flash flood watch until 10 a.m. Friday.

Additional showers and thunderstorms are expected this morning. Any additional rain will add to the ongoing flooding across the area.

Other points from the early rainfall:

•Widespread significant flooding across the area.
•Heaviest rainfall northwest of an Ava to Salem line.
•3 to 7 inches of rainfall fell in the heaviest band.
•Numerous water rescues and road closures due to flooding.
•Many rivers in moderate flooding or forecast into moderate.


Brad Gentry, a fifth-generation Texas County resident and University of Missouri journalism graduate, is the former publisher of the Houston Herald. He has served on boards, led downtown revitalization...

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