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SAN ANTONIO — The death toll from Thursday morning's flash flood that overwhelmed numerous cars in northeast San Antonio – pushing them off the roadway and into a nearby creek bed – has grown to 13, officials said.
An updated flood watch was issued by the NWS Fort Worth TX on Thursday at 4:52 a.m. in effect until 7 p.m. The watch is for Denton, Collin, Parker, Tarrant, Dallas, Hood, Johnson, Grayson, Fannin, Lamar,
A flood watch is in effect through Thursday evening for Tarrant, Dallas, Rockwall and Kaufman counties, according to the National Weather Service’s Fort
Texas lawmakers invested $20 billion in water projects and banned HOAs from fining residents for not watering their lawns during a drought.
As another side effect of this week’s flooding, humidity levels are set to surge this weekend, causing dangerous heat index values.
More rain and thunderstorms are on the way to North Texas on Wednesday. First Alert Weather Days are in effect for the threat of more heavy rain leading to flooding concerns Wednesday and Thursday.
Multiple people are dead and more are missing amid widespread flooding in a major city in Texas. At least four people have died and two are reported as missing amid the flooding in San Antonio on Thursday. The San Antonio Fire Department says that it rescued 10 people on Thursday alone, and that four people needed immediate medical attention.
Street flooding is possible in parts of Houston, and the risk for hail and damaging winds continues. The storms should move out by late afternoon. Currently, high water has been reported on FM 1960 between Huffman and Eastgate in northeast Harris County.