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Heavy rainfall, street flooding leaves vehicles stranded in north Houston
By Tony Atkins at ABC13 Houston
· June 16, 2026
· 1 min read
Heavy rainfall on Monday afternoon led to street flooding across parts of north Houston, stranding several vehicles as water covered roadways near the North Freeway feeder road and West Mount Houston Road.
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Category: traffic ·
Published: June 16, 2026 ·
Source: ABC13 Houston ·
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