At least one dead in Dallas deluge that saw more than 15 inches in 24 hours
Heavy rainfall and flash floods have inundated the Dallas area of Texas, turning streets into rivers of water and submerging cars.
At least one person was killed and dozens of others rescued after record-breaking rainfall soaked the Dallas-Fort Worth area Monday, turning streets into rivers and submerging cars.
A 60-year-old woman died when her vehicle was swept away by floodwaters, Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins said.
Jenkins, the county's top official, declared a state of disaster after more than 15 inches fell in 24 hours in one section of east Dallas.
“It grabbed my BMW, four doors down, and swept it,” Brent Proctor, of Fort Worth, told NBC Dallas-Fort Worth. “It’s already completely totaled out.”
The region saw its second-wettest 24-hour period ever, with 9.19 inches of rain recorded at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport between Sunday and Monday, the National Weather Service said. The record is 9.57 inches over 24 hours in September 1932.
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