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Kansas City weather: Heavy rain could bring localized flooding to Kansas City overnight

KMBC9 (Hearst, Kansas City) and WXII12 (Hearst, Greensboro) describe the same event in different terms.

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What happened Heavy rain and thunderstorms could bring 1 to 3 inches of rainfall and localized flooding to the Kansas City area overnight into Thursday before drier weather and weekend heat return.
The headline split KMBC9 (Hearst, Kansas City) frames it as "Kansas City weather: Heavy rain could bring localized flooding to Kansas City overnight". KTRK / ABC13 Houston frames it as "Tomball residents see major flooding after 30 minutes of heavy rain, part of decades-long...".
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KMBC9 (Hearst, Kansas City)News report · Aug 6, 2:40 AM

Kansas City weather: Heavy rain could bring localized flooding to Kansas City overnight

Heavy rain and thunderstorms could bring 1 to 3 inches of rainfall and localized flooding to the Kansas City area overnight into Thursday before drier weather and weekend heat return.

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WGAL8 (Hearst, Lancaster)News report · Aug 6, 3:32 AM

IMPACT THURSDAY, FRIDAY: Thunderstorms to bring heavy rain to the Susquehanna Valley

Multiple rounds of showers and thunderstorms are expected across south-central Pennsylvania on Thursday and Friday, bringing the potential for heavy downpours and damaging wind gusts.

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WXII12 (Hearst, Greensboro)News report · Aug 6, 3:00 AM

Humid Thursday weather may bring more showers and storms with a flood risk

Humid North Carolina weather fuels another late day heavy rain and flooding threat

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WDAF FOX4 (Nexstar, Kansas City)News report · Aug 6, 2:28 AM

FOX4 Forecast: Locally heavy rains overnight

Warm temperatures and thunderstorms arrive today, with significant rain expected overnight and through Thursday morning.

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WTAE Pittsburgh (Hearst)News report · Aug 6, 1:25 AM

Flooding, heavy rainfall causes damage in Western Pa. Wednesday

Heavy rainfall in Western Pennsylvania on Wednesday resulted in flooding and some damage.

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KTRK / ABC13 HoustonNews report · Aug 6, 12:17 AM

Tomball residents see major flooding after 30 minutes of heavy rain, part of decades-long issue

In a neighborhood in Tomball, residents told ABC13 that after just 30 minutes to an hour of rain, their cul-de-sac becomes completely flooded.

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Aug 6, 12:17 AM: KTRK / ABC13 Houston joined the source map.

Aug 6, 1:25 AM: WTAE Pittsburgh (Hearst) joined the source map.

Aug 6, 2:28 AM: WDAF FOX4 (Nexstar, Kansas City) joined the source map.

Aug 6, 2:40 AM: KMBC9 (Hearst, Kansas City) joined the source map.

Now: score hidden until the source match is cleaner. Story health is developing · 6 sources · 1 bucket.