One dead in Texas and dozens rescued in the Midwest as severe storms bring dangerous floods

At least one person died in rising floodwaters in Texas overnight, authorities said, as the Midwest and parts of the South were battered by storms, flooding and suspected tornadoes.

At least one person died in rising floodwaters in Texas overnight, authorities said, as the Midwest and parts of the South were battered by storms, flooding and suspected tornadoes.

Dallas Fire-Rescue said in a statement that a boat team found two submerged vehicles in the north of the city. The fire department said "early reports" indicated two people were seen leaving one vehicle, but rescuers had to wait for water levels to fall before searching a second vehicle.

"Unfortunately, once first responders were able to search the second vehicle, they found one adult male still inside who was pronounced dead," the department's public information officer said. The victim has not been identified.

Tumultuous weather hit a huge area stretching up to Kansas and Missouri.

Eyewitnesses caught the moment firefighters pulled an older woman to safety as her car was surrounded by several feet of gushing floodwaters in a suburban street in Wichita, Kansas, on Tuesday