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HOUSTON (AP) — The weekend's severe weather left behind a trail of destruction stretching from Oklahoma to Texas and a border town in Mexico, including heavy flooding and a deadly tornado. Here's the count:
30: Deaths since Friday — 13 in Texas, 4 in Oklahoma, 13 in tornado that hit border city of Ciudad Acuna, Mexico
11: Missing in Central Texas flooding, including 8 in vacation home swept down the Blanco River
11: Inches of rain in parts of the Houston area, mostly in a six-hour period from 9 p.m. Monday to 3 a.m. Tuesday
5.3: Average inches of rain that fell in Harris County, according to the Harris County Flood Control District
2,500: Abandoned vehicles on Houston roadways after drivers sought higher ground
About 530: Water-related calls handled by Houston emergency crews since midnight Monday, primarily assisting motorists stuck in their vehicles
500-700: Homes damaged by flooding in Harris County, which includes Houston metro
Up to 200: Homes destroyed in the Ciudad Acuna tornado
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