HOUSTON -- More than a foot of rain fell Monday in parts of Houston, submerging scores of subdivisions and several major interstate highways, forcing the closure of schools and knocking out power to thousands of residents who were urged to shelter in place.
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Residents are evacuated from a retirement and assisted living complex as floodwaters rise (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
Darius Simon, second from left, helps his mother Carol, evacuate her flooded apartment complex along with his brother Dominique and son, Isaac Hernandez. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
Residents are evacuated from their flooded apartment complex (AP)
Residents are evacuated from their flooded apartment complex Tuesday, April 19, 2016 (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
Residents are evacuated from their flooded apartment complex Tuesday, April 19, 2016, in Houston (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
Residents are evacuated from their flooded apartment complex Tuesday, April 19, 2016. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
Residents are helped off rescue boats after being evacuated from their flooded apartment complex Tuesday, April 19, 2016 (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
Residents are evacuated from their flooded apartment complex Tuesday, April 19, 2016 (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
Deidra Andrews, left, waits with her husband Robert Darensburg to be evacuated from their flooded apartment complex (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
Residents wait to be evacuated from their flooded apartment complex Tuesday, April 19, 2016, in Houston (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
Louis Marquez carries his dog Dallas through floodwaters after rescuing the dog from his flooded apartment (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
Brittany Parker puts a shoe back on her daughter Zoey after being rescued from their flooded apartment complex (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
A resident of a retirement and assisted living complex is helped by rescue personnel as the facility is evacuated due to rising floodwaters (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
Residents walk through floodwaters after being evacuated from their flooded apartment complex (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
A resident of a retirement and assisted living complex is helped by rescue personnel (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
Firefighter Matt Hughes helps rescue Meagen McDonald's dog (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
Residents are evacuated from their flooded apartment complex (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
Residents are evacuated by airboat from their flooded neighborhood (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
From left, Simon Holden, brother Phillip and sister Brianna ride in an airboat as they are evacuated (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
Phillip Holden, center, looks to his sister Brianna as they are evacuated from their flooded neighborhood (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
A resident looks out from the second floor as floodwaters surround his apartment complex Monday, April 18, 2016, in Houston. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
Residents wade through floodwaters as they evacuate their apartment complex Monday, April 18, 2016, in Houston. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
Felix Yanez, center, helps Lucy Olvio, right, and Judy wade through floodwaters as they evacuate from their flooded apartment complex Monday, April 18, 2016, in Houston.. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
Residents are evacuated from their flooded apartment complex Tuesday, April 19, 2016, in Houston. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
Residents are evacuated from their flooded apartment complex Tuesday, April 19, 2016, in Houston. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
Louis Marquez carries his dog Dallas through floodwaters after rescuing the dog from his flooded apartment Tuesday, April 19, 2016, in Houston. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
Photos from abc13 viewers show flooding and storm damage across the Houston area. (abc13 iWitness user)
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