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Belton officials have called for the overnight closure of north and southbound I-35 frontage roads at Exit 294 A and the Central Avenue Exit as a precaution.

I35 traffic from north of Temple to Midway Drive continued to move at a snail's pace Tuesday afternoon as crews worked to clear debris from the area near Pendleton Road.

Fort Hood emergency crews are investigating a report of a vehicle having been swept into Clear Creek near Turkey Run Road by flood waters.

In less than 48 hours, the entire climate of our state has gone from scorching summer to a cool fall season with the skies blanketed in clouds.

Honestly, I didn't think it rained that much to cause all of this. TSU cancelled classes for the afternoon because of it. Maybe the elementary school ought to cancel recess. Wow, this is intense.... A priest posted this. Somebody needs to pray...

All of this, as Ellis points out, has a big impact on the local economy. Gas sales are down, as are boat and kayak rentals, and even local grocery store sales.

A Texas father lost his life Wednesday after his daughter fell into a river while fishing and he dove in to save her.

Belton Lake is now 23 feet above full pool level while Stillhouse Hollow Lake is almost 18 feet above full pool.

Ellis remembered, "I was in a 23-foot vessel with a 225 horsepower engine on it, and I couldn’t keep up with the flow, I eventually had to turn around.”

As you may have noticed, large areas of Central Texas were flooded after heavy rains Thursday. As the skies began to clear, we went out to explore and captured these photos and videos at The Oscar Store east of Temple and The Gin at Nolan Creek in Belton.