One-in-1,000-year flood damages the Dallas area; vehicles float on flooded highways

One-in-1,000-year flood damages the Dallas area; vehicles float on flooded highways. [{ "selector": ".kllwo-a", "duration": "500ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "0ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "opacity": 0}, {"offset": 1, "opacity": "1"} ] }]

Flash floods occurred in the Dallas-Fort Worth area overnight into Monday, necessitating rescue operations due to damaged highways. [{ "selector": ".qplie-a", "duration": "500ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "0ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "opacity": 0}, {"offset": 1, "opacity": "1"} ] }]

Dallas and the surrounding area are still seeing heavy rain; some local rain gauges have now registered more over 10 inches of precipitation. [{ "selector": ".fpbks-a", "duration": "500ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "0ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "opacity": 0}, {"offset": 1, "opacity": "1"} ] }]

At Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport, a record 3.01 inches of rain fell in in one hour. [{ "selector": ".jblgt-a", "duration": "500ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "0ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "opacity": 0}, {"offset": 1, "opacity": "1"} ] }]

The National Weather Service in Fort Worth issued a warning that "life-threatening flash flooding" [{ "selector": ".urftn-a", "duration": "500ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "0ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "opacity": 0}, {"offset": 1, "opacity": "1"} ] }]

extending till noon its flash flood warning for Dallas County and the surrounding area. [{ "selector": ".aocwe-a", "duration": "500ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "0ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "opacity": 0}, {"offset": 1, "opacity": "1"} ] }]

It advised locals to leave promptly for higher ground and advised them not to travel on flooded roadways due to the "great risk" of harm from the floods. [{ "selector": ".snmgk-a", "duration": "500ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "0ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "opacity": 0}, {"offset": 1, "opacity": "1"} ] }]

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