SAN ANTONIO -- Flood-weary Texans were bracing for heavy rain and possible flooding as the remnants of Tropical Storm Bill crept farther inland, moving north across the central part of the state. The National Hurricane Center downgraded Bill to a tropical depression early Wednesday, with maximum sustained winds of 35 mph as of 5 a.m. EDT. Bill was some 45 miles south of Waco and moving north at about 13 mph, the center said. Slow weakening was forecast over the next two days. Port Lavaca Mayor Jack Whitlow surveys damage to a park pier as Tropical Storm Bill passes over, Tuesday, June 16, 2015, in Port Lavaca, Texas. AP PHOTO/ERIC GAY Still, Bill was expected to produce 4 to 8 inches of rain over eastern Texas and eastern Oklahoma and 3 to 6 inches over western Arkansas and southern Missouri. Isolated areas in Texas and Oklahoma could get up to a foot of rain, the center said. After last month's historic rains and floods , the forecast was ...
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