Texas and Oklahoma brace as Tropical Storm Bill forms in the Gulf
Source: CNN
(CNN)Here comes the rain again.
Still reeling from record rainfall in May, Texas is back in the bull's-eye as Tropical Storm Bill formed in the northwest Gulf of Mexico on Monday night.
Poised to come ashore Tuesday morning, the system is expected to dump 4 to 8 inches in eastern Texas and Oklahoma.
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In Texas, officials sounded the alarm ahead of the storm.
"While high winds and even tornadoes are possible, already wet grounds mean that even a moderate amount of rain will likely cause street flooding," warned Harris County Emergency Management. "Bayous and rivers could go out of banks quickly creating a serious threat to life and property." Houston, the state's most populous city, is in Harris County.
Read more: http://www.cnn.com/2015/06/15/us/texas-tropical-storm-threat/