2 heavy rain, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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2 heavy rain. Local standard time, as filed.
One to three inches of rain fell over Cooper County on the evening of the 20th and early morning hours of the 21st. This resulted in flooding of roadways. Route U, about 2 miles south of I-70 was completely closed due to high water.
Heavy rains resulted in minor flooding of roadways. The worst of the road flooding was in southwest Howard County where Route Z just off of Highway 87 was closed due to high water.
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