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DALLAS - A FOX Weather crew covering the flash flooding in Dallas Monday morning snapped into action to save a driver trapped in her car. Just before 7 a.m., Stephanie Carroll's car got stuck in the water near I-35 and Hi Line Drive.

I wanted to tell him thank you. I just wanted to get out of my car. So, I went out there and tried to push her vehicle as best I could."

Heavy rain led to flash flooding in Dallas, leaving some drivers stranded and others fleeing their cars as high water swept them off the road.

One man was seen sitting on the roof of his car until first responders could get him to safety. Heavy rainfall could also cause flooding of creeks, streams, and rivers. The flood stage is 30 feet. The river is forecast to rise above flood stage later Monday and crest near 34.3 feet this evening, then fall. Drivers are encouraged to avoid driving Monday and use extreme caution on roadways. There are several road closures due to high water.

Rains are still coming down across Dallas-Fort Worth, with the highest totals in eastern Dallas County and pools covering roads throughout the region.

Heavy rainfall and flash floods have inundated the Dallas area of Texas, turning streets into rivers of water and submerging cars.

[fire crews rescued 21 adults](https://twitter.com/PCSD_SAR/status/1558320991620632578) and a baby over a river canyon full of rushing water on Aug. In California’s Death Valley National Park, [flash flooding stranded 1,000 people](https://nbcmontana.com/news/nation-world/flash-floods-strand-1k-people-at-national-park-in-california-death-valley-national-park-furnace-creek) in early August. The NWS reported that Tarrant and Dallas Counties received eight to 12 inches of rain. Dallas just had its second longest dry streak with 67 days of no rain from June to early August. The severe weather has also impacted flights. At Dallas Love Field, 72 flights have been cancelled and 55 delayed so far. the weather service tweeted early Monday. If the Dallas Fort-Worth area records over 10.33 inches of rain, it’ll be the wettest August on record. AVOID getting out on the roads if possible!" In the Dallas area, 7.8 inches of rain was recorded in just three hours, marking the highest rate of rainfall in the deluge so far. Looks like a river." "Everybody’s already out of their cars stuck.

FOX Weather reporter Robert Ray pulled the woman from the window of her car after she got stuck in floodwaters.

I wanted to tell him thank you. I just wanted to get out of my car. So, I went out there and tried to push her vehicle as best I could."

More flash flooding threatens the Dallas area after cars and trucks were inundated early Monday by sudden, climate crisis-fueled storms that stunned parts ...

"Maintenance crews will begin to assess and clean debris from the roadway," the National Park Service added. The Dallas-area deluge comes in concert with a "flash drought" that has developed over this extremely dry year across Texas. Search and rescue team members were working to find a missing hiker near the Virgin River, the park said Saturday. Worth to the Gulf Coast," the Drought Monitor summary said Thursday. Rainfall rates of 2 to 3 inches per hour have been observed as storms move slowly across the area, creating the potential for up to 3 to 5 inches of rainfall. The region is under a moderate -- Level 3 of 4 -- risk of excessive rainfall. Two to 4 inches more rain is possible by midafternoon Monday in places that already got 10 inches between midday Sunday and midday Monday, radar and rain gauge reports indicate. "I was able to back up on a ramp to get off the highway," she said. Around that time, "trained weather spotters reported major flash flooding ongoing across Dallas with numerous roads and cars submerged, including Interstate 30 at Interstate 45 near downtown Dallas," according to a flash flood warning statement issued at 3:21 a.m. Flash flood warnings for Dallas and Tarrant counties have been upgraded to reflect a "considerable" threat and extended to 1 p.m. Over 4 million Texans in Dallas, Fort Worth and Arlington are covered by the CT (4 a.m.

FOX Weather reporter Robert Ray pulled the woman from the window of her car after she got stuck in floodwaters.

I wanted to tell him thank you. I just wanted to get out of my car. So, I went out there and tried to push her vehicle as best I could."

Storms moved slowly through the Dallas-Fort Worth Metro area flooding a huge swath of Texas · Drivers swim to safety from cars in flash flooding · Drivers ...

[FOX Weather app](https://www.foxweather.com/app) is a great resource that can be used to alert you of any watches or warnings issued for your area. A passenger took video of waves lapping on the Belt Line and into driveways and homes. Even the Dallas Zoo had to take a rain day. "Then I realized I have to pull her out of the window, and that's the best case scenario at that point. - Image 4 of 4 Mesquite Fire-Rescue told FOX 4 - Dallas that her car was swept off a bridge. "That is a remarkable, remarkable amount for an area where we went more than two months without any rain. She said she was terrified and couldn't believe the vast number of ambulances attending to the flooding. Stranded passengers fight for their life on I-30 at I 75." "You're seeing the shot of water all the way to the overpass, but they're actually cars caught under that water," storm chaser Brandon Clement told FOX Weather of the video above. The water was coming so quickly." Drivers swam from their vans, news reporters saved a woman from her sinking car, and taillights seem underwater in the middle of an intersection.

DALLAS (AP) — Heavy rains across the drought-stricken Dallas-Fort Worth area on Monday caused streets to flood, submerging vehicles as officials warned ...

The wettest August was 10.33 inches (26 centimeters) in 1915. The official National Weather Service record station at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport reported 9.19 inches (23 centimeters) of rain in the 24 hours ending at 2 p.m. At least one fatality was blamed on the downpours as emergency responders across the area reported responding to hundreds of high-water calls. By Monday afternoon, the rain had moved out of the area, she said. [grass fire](/34f2219f38e8e952bc0ea16697ef7f72) that started in a tinder-dry open field damaged over two dozen homes, officials on Monday rescued people from flooded homes. The most was 9.57 inches (24.3 centimeters) that fell Sept. “It fell very, very quickly,” Huckaby said. “I don’t give up too easily.” That ranked second for the top 10 most rain over 24 hours in Dallas on record. As of 2 p.m., the National Weather Service reported total rainfall for August of 10.08 inches (25 centimeters) at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport. “We had some locations there in Dallas that had more than 3 inches (8 centimeters) of rain even in one hour.” “There was quite a bit of variation in the rainfall totals,” Barnes said.

A flash flood warning is in place for millions residing in Dallas-Fort Worth due to severe weather and heavy rainfall.

Figure 2 shows the Dallas ZIP Codes by average RCV per SFR in either the SFHA (top image) or with elevated flash flood risk (bottom image). [http://www.ci.dallas.tx.us/sts/html/frws.html](http://www.ci.dallas.tx.us/sts/html/frws.html). Figure 1 (Top image) shows the Dallas County ZIP Codes with the highest proportion of SFRs in the SFHA (darker reds) relative to the total number of SFRs in mapped regions. Figure 1 (Bottom image) depicts the ZIP Codes with the highest proportion of SFRs that are at Extreme, Very High or High Flash Flood Risk, according to CoreLogic’s Flash Flood Risk Score. - Areas with greater concentrations of high-value homes with an elevated risk of riverine or flash flood can be problematic. - The full extent of flash and/or riverine flooding in the Dallas-Fort Worth area will not be determined until recovery crews can assess the situation. The FEMA flood zone maps are used to determine areas in which homeowners are required to purchase flood insurance. According to the National Weather Service (NWS), Sunday and Monday’s 24-hour rainfall total at DFW International ranks second in terms of 1-day precipitation depth totals for this area in recorded history. However, when you consider flash flood in addition to riverine flood risk, then the total flood risk extends far beyond the floodplains of the Trinity River and its tributaries. - Rainfall totals recorded from Sunday through Monday were greater than the July, August and September three-month combined historical average (6.98 inches). - All of North and Central Texas was under a flood watch at some point between Sunday, August 21 and Monday, August 22. - The Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport recorded 9.19 inches of rain over a 24-hour period ending at 2:00 p.m.

The National Weather Service issued a flash flood warning for Dallas County Monday morning, as a storm system brought a deluge of rain that flooded roadways ...

Rain is expected in Dallas throughout the week, but the chances for showers diminish as the days go on. None of the calls included injuries or the loss of life, the police department said Monday morning. Crews are monitoring and cleaning up the sewage at the locations. None of it has affected the city’s water supply, said Zachary Peoples, Dallas Water Utilities assistant director. They should also have the well water tested and disinfected. “All of the cars created a little wake.” The river was forecasted to rise to 34.3 feet by Monday evening, beyond the 30-foot flood stage indication of minor flooding. Dallas police have responded to almost 470 traffic and water-related calls since 6 p.m. Privacy is important to us so you have the option of disabling certain types of storage that may not be necessary to the basic functioning of the web site. Neighborhoods closer to downtown Dallas recorded more than 10 inches of rainfall. When disasters are declared, it can open up manpower for a speedier response, and the declaration also opens up federal financial assistance. This storage is often necessary for basic functionality of the web site or the storage may be used for the purposes of marketing, analytics, and personalization of the web site such as storing your preferences.

The weather caused extensive flooding in the city with some areas in East Dallas receiving up to 15 inches of floodwater, according to the National Weather ...

The recent storm was an isolated event with a 1 in a 1,000 chance, according to area weather officials. According to Kidd, about 800 uninsured homes in the Dallas-Fort Worth region are believed to have been damaged by the Aug. “As we go further into the fall, it's certainly possible that with the right setup again, we'll have another heavy rain event.” It is estimated that half of the properties in the flooding area do not have flood insurance coverage. The weather caused extensive flooding in the city with some areas in East Dallas receiving up to 15 inches of floodwater, according to the National Weather Service. Abbott said for the state and local regions to qualify for federal assistance, agencies need damage assessments. Officials wanted to remind residents that flood dangers may still pose a threat. [the Federal Emergency Management Agency](https://www.fema.gov/)], our state needs to recognize a little under $50 million of uninsured loss to public property,” said W. “We got hit pretty hard, and we got hit in a historic way. 23 meeting at the 21 and into the next morning as heavy rainfall caused flooding across the city. Greg Abbott is seeking federal assistance for flood damages caused by the storm.

Dallas Fire-Rescue responded to 141 water-related emergencies as of approximately 8 a.m. Monday— 96 high-water incidents, 40 water rescues without a boat ...

Monday, Oncor, an energy supply company, was still reporting that 1,337 customers in Dallas County and 7,506 customers in Tarrant County were affected by outages. “Based on preliminary damage assessments, I am declaring a state of disaster in Dallas County and requesting state and federal assistance for affected individuals,” Jenkins tweeted shortly before 5 p.m. “Please keep her husband and family in your prayers.” At least 60 were cancelled at Dallas Love Field. Fire officials told reporters that her car may have been swept off a nearby road. “There are thresholds that must be met for each type of assistance.”