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By JIM VERTUNO, Associated Press Writer
GEORGETOWN, Texas - Torrential storms flooded parts of central Texas early Wednesday, stranding dozens of people on roofs, in trees and in vehicles, and the weather was so treacherous that some helicopter rescue attempts had to be abandoned.
The worst flooding was in Williamson, Lampasas and Burnet counties in the Texas Hill Country northwest of Austin.
"We got hard facts of 18-plus inches of rain in a couple of those places since midnight," Austin-Travis County emergency medical services spokesman Warren Hassinger said just after 7 a.m. More rain was expected, the National Weather Service said.
There were no immediate reports of deaths Wednesday, but it was the latest in a series of storms blamed for at least 11 deaths in the past week in Texas.
Parts of Oklahoma also were soaked Wednesday, with rain falling on Oklahoma City for the 15th consecutive day, breaking a 70-year-old record.
The rain was heaviest in the Marble Falls area, about 40 miles northwest of Austin, where Mayor Raymond Whitman said 32 people had to be rescued from high water. He said two bridges were washed out and the city water plant was damaged.
"This is the worst I've ever seen it in my lifetime," said Whitman, 47, who has lived in the town his entire life....
