Parts of Dallas Have Received 14 Inches of Rain (So Far)

Ideally, rain comes incrementally, not all at once. However, the rain that began in earnest overnight Sunday is now walloping North Texas, with some parts receiving almost 8 inches of rain before 9 a.m. The National Weather Service’s Fort Worth bureau is now warning that parts of Dallas-Fort Worth could get another 2 to 6 inches of rain this morning, and that dangerous, life-threatening flooding is likely until at least 1 p.m.

The Trinity River area will remain under a flood warning until Tuesday morning because the river could rise to 34.3 feet by tonight, the weather service said. Flood stage is 30 feet.

First responders warned about the potential for flash floods in the early morning hours, and some of the worst of it hit just as many were commuting to work and school. Motorists who tried to cross road-soaked streets soon found themselves stranded as their cars took on water. Dallas City Councilman Adam Bazaldua snapped several photos of stranded cars in his district while he waited for city crews to barricade the worst stretches. “People think they are invisible, it’s insane,” he said.

The Dallas Police Department warned around 9 a.m. that first responders were attending to at least 42 high water calls. Dallas Fire Rescue reported 200 high water incidents since 11 p.m. Sunday, some of which required the use of boats to rescue stranded drivers. The Fort Worth Fire Department said it was working 25 calls at 10 a.m. According to the Dallas Water Utility’s floodway operations map, more than 14 inches of rain fell in some parts of eastern Dallas in a 12-hour period.

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