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A recap of Central Texas' wet weekend

It was an active weekend of weather to say the least -- torrential downpours caused headaches and even some flooding in the area.

AUSTIN, Texas — Water still covers some roads after a weekend filled with wet weather. 

As of 10:30 p.m. Sunday night, 66 low water crossings appeared to be blocked off, according to atxfloods.com. Click here to access a full live map of low water crossing closures in our area. 

Heavy rain fell on most of our viewing area. In parts of Taylor, KVUE's meteorologists said their radar estimates more than 7 inches of rain fell.

Some of that water actually got inside some homes.

In San Gabriel, a possible tornado touchdown left behind damage in the small town. The San Gabriel Christian Church was in its path - leaving the ceiling in pieces. 

The heavy rains started up again early Sunday morning, downpouring for hours in some spots, most notably downtown.

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The Cap10k race, the largest 10k race in Texas, was cancelled for the first time ever. 

On the event's Facebook page was written the following: 

"It is with very heavy hearts that we announce that the 42nd Statesman Cap10K has been canceled. We are sincerely sorry for the inconvenience and disappointment. We are disappointed too, but nothing is more important than the safety of our thousands of runners and hundreds of volunteers along the course. We will email you as soon as we can about further details. The next race is on April 5, 2020. Thank you."

It is with very heavy hearts that we announce that the 42nd Statesman Cap10K has been canceled. We are sincerely sorry for the inconvenience and disappointment. We are disappointed too, but nothing...

That didn't stop a few runners from running a 10K during the soaking Sunday morning. 

The rain was on and off in some spots and made some low water crossings virtually inaccessible. Signs reading "Turn Around Don't Drown" still sit in front of some of those paths Sunday. 

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