Severe storms and dangerous flooding hammer Gulf Coast

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Severe storms swept along the Gulf Coast on Monday, leading to flooding warnings, shuttered highways, and evacuations for some residents in the area.

The National Weather Service reported between 5 and 12 inches of rain had already fallen in parts of Calcasieu Parish and Jefferson Davis Parish in western Louisiana.

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