One dead as Erin floods Houston

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http://www.reuters.com/article/environmentNews/idUSN1651899720070816?src=081607_1519_TOPSTORY_atlantic_churns_with_seasons_first_hurricane

HOUSTON (Reuters) - Remnants of Tropical Storm Erin flooded Houston on Thursday, causing a grocery store roof to collapse, killing one person.

As much as 6 inches of rain fell across Houston, inundating freeways and snarling traffic, after the storm came ashore 175 miles down the Texas Coast on Thursday.

One person died and another was injured when the roof over the loading dock area of a grocery store in southeast Houston collapsed, Assistant Fire Chief Jack Williams said.

Television reports showed people evacuating their vehicles, wading through waist-deep water and fighting through traffic jams.

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[phantom power]

1. some of the worst damage from 2005 was from "mere" tropical storms.

[monmouth]

2. How far is that from Crawford??? Want the prez safe and all.....