More heavy rain and flood threats on way for North Texas
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Heavy rain continues to fall across North Texas Thursday morning, prompting another First Alert Weather Day. The heaviest rain is falling east of I-35 in areas that have already picked up nearly 6" of rain in the last 24 hours.
Severe weather is impacting much of Texas this week. More than three inches of rain fell in New Braunfels along the stretch of I-35 north of San Antonio last night. Numerous high-water rescues have been reported in and around the Alamo City after relentless rain .
Scattered showers are predicted to return early Wednesday morning, before more widespread storms move into the area and remain for the rest of the day. Those stronger storms may produce flash flooding and isolated incidents of damaging winds.
MCGREGOR, Texas — Early Thursday morning in McGregor, Texas, a young man was driving across a low-water crossing when his truck became stalled in the deep, rushing water. The driver was able to exit his vehicle and climb on top of it, where he remained until rescue crews arrived on the scene.
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The storms have moved to the southeast, and North Texas is looking at a quieter day ahead. Morning temperatures near 70 will warm into the mid-to-upper 80s Monday afternoon as skies begin to break up. Another disturbance could bring showers and a few storms to the southwest early Tuesday morning.
Severe storms left thousands of people in North Texas without power on Sunday night as a week of dangerous downpours begins.
Continuous days of rain have pummeled East Texas this week and the roads are paying the price, according to officials. Visit this article to learn more: KETK/FOX51 News covers East Texas, bringing you the latest local stories,
A Flood Watch is in place for parts of North Texas through Thursday evening. Dallas - Fort Worth is no longer in the watch. Many North Texas counties were removed from the watch as the heaviest rain shifted east of DFW.
First pitch for Game 2 of the WCWS finals between Texas and Texas Tech softball was briefly delayed due to adverse weather.
PALESTINE, Texas (KTRE) - Over 100,000 gallons of sewage began to pour from a Palestine wastewater facility Wednesday. The city said the spill near Wells Creek, east of Loop 256, began around 10 p.m. Wednesday with an estimated total of over 100,000 gallons spilling as of 10 a.m. Thursday.