Flood-weary Texans were bracing for heavy rain and possible flooding Wednesday as Tropical Storm Bill was downgraded to a depression and continued to creep inland. The center of the storm was expected to move northward just west of the Interstate 35 corridor, dropping 4 to 5 inches of rain on areas of Central Texas still cleaning up and recovering from Memorial Day weekend floods that left 14 dead and two missing along the Blanco River alone in Blanco and Hays counties. The effects of the storm are being felt beyond Texas, as rain fell in Oklahoma and other states, including Missouri where a 60-year-old motorist died when floodwaters swept his car from the road.
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