Heavy Raining to Cover Dallas and Other Southern Regions in Flood

Dallas metroplex is hit by flooding rain, and more is expected throughout the South. A zone of developing heavy rain that will last through the middle of the week is located in the corridor from northern Texas and southern Oklahoma to central sections of Mississippi.

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Recent Weather

AccuWeather meteorologists are continuing to use words like "drizzle," "drought-easing," "deluge," and "hazardous" to characterize the developing situation. Forecasters caution that a summer's worth of rain might fall in certain places in a few days.

In the Dallas/Fort Worth metroplex, this risk has already materialized. Flash flood warnings were initially issued late on Sunday night as slow-moving, heavy thunderstorms dropped rain over the vast area. Reports of street flooding began to flow in after a few hours.

The region has received 4 to 7 inches of rain, but there have also been a few isolated reports of over 8 inches. Since most of this rain fell in a short time, floodwater accumulated faster than it could drain, which caused problems on nearby roads. As of early Monday morning, it was reported that significant floods had shut several essential highways, including Interstate 30.

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Rapid Flooding

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According to AccuWeather Meteorologist Andrew Johnson-Levine, "rain falling so quickly onto an area with many roads and other hard surfaces that cannot soak in water, that is a combination that we've seen lead to incredibly damaging urban flooding," adding that a break in the rain later on Monday morning might allow any floodwaters time to recede.

The setup sometimes referred to as a "training effect" in the meteorological world, is anticipated to result in heavy downpours that may continue for many days. Although the likelihood of torrential rain that ends the drought would be welcome news for many, the pattern has a dark side. This summer's disastrous floods that struck St. Louis and other areas of Kentucky previously only lasted a few hours.

According to the most recent United States Drought Monitor report, 60% of the south-central United States was still experiencing extreme drought. However, if a large region of over 4 inches of rain develops, as AccuWeather meteorologists anticipate over the next several days, that proportion may decrease shortly.

Weather Forecast

Dallas just received a few drips of rain from June 4 to August 9, as opposed to the typical 6 inches. The situation was identical for many Texas and Oklahoma over the same period. Since August 9, a few rounds of thunderstorms have passed through several areas. Still, while they have caused a few isolated cases of flash flooding, they may be insignificant compared to what is anticipated to happen in other places during midweek.

According to AccuWeather Storm Warning Meteorologist Robert Spinetti, "a stationary frontal barrier spanning from northern Texas to the Interstate 20 corridor in Louisiana and Mississippi will be refilled with tropical moisture from the Gulf of Mexico and the southwestern United States." "Excessive rainfall will result from the meteorological systems and moisture interaction."