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It’s a familiar site whenever Rockdale is visited by heavy rains. Barricades go up on the East Belton Avenue low water crossing. That was the case overnight Wednesday-Thursday when a 3.5-inch rain sent area streams out of their banks for the second time in a week. While Ham Branch in Rockdale somehow stayed below flood stage, city crews did have to close Belton and Beverly Drive during the night. Numerous farm-market and county roads were closed in Milam County’s rural areas. See photo top of page. The weather then warmed up for a gorgeous January weekend.