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Several places near Dallas on Monday reported more than 10 inches of rain in the last 24 hours alone, which far exceeds the threshold of levels that are only seen "once in 100 years" in the city. .
"Up to 10 inches of rain has fallen," the National Weather Service reported.
And he added that "it is possible that there will be 5 to 10 more centimeters of rain."
According to statistics from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), a total of between 22 and 25 centimeters of rain in Dallas during 24 hours should be something that occurs on average once every 100 years.
The National Weather Service (NWS) also warned of life-threatening conditions due to flash flooding in the Dallas and Fort Worth metropolitan area.
The agency noted that radar continues to show heavy storms over the area, so flood warnings could be extended.
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The additional flood threats come after cars and trucks were swept away in Dallas early Monday amid flash storms fueled by the climate crisis.
The bad weather surprised an area of Texas that during the summer has suffered an intense drought.
Flash flood warnings covering Dallas and Tarrant counties have been updated to reflect a "substantial" threat and have been extended until 1 pm local time, the NWS reported.
The measure, which calls for urgent action to protect lives and property, covers more than 4 million people in Dallas, Fort Worth and Arlington.
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Now, nearly 15 million people from northeast Texas to northern Louisiana and southernmost Arkansas are under flood warnings from the same system that lashed parts of the Southwest with rain and flash flooding this weekend.
Mon Lun drags her stuck car through floodwaters on a leash in Dallas on Monday.
Dallas received an entire summer's worth of rain just between Sunday afternoon and Monday morning, with more than 7 inches of precipitation, according to NWS observations at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport.
That figure is only expected once every 50 years, on average.
Dallas also received more than 3 inches of rain in just one hour overnight, also a number that occurs about once in 50 years, according to NOAA estimates.
Water rose rapidly and affected vehicles around 3 am local time on Interstate 30 in Dallas, said Cassondra Anna Mae Stewart, who took video of the dark, watery scene.
"I was able to back up a ramp to get off the road," he said.
"I took an alternate route home ... even though most of the streets are also flooded," she noted.
Around that time, "trained weather spotters reported considerable flash flooding in Dallas with numerous roads and cars submerged, including Interstate 30 at Interstate 45 near downtown Dallas," according to a flash flood warning issued at 3:21 a.m. am, local time, (4:21 am Miami time).
Flash flooding early Monday affected several vehicles on Interstate 30 in downtown Dallas.
Other large cities in the area that are under a flood watch this Monday are Austin, Texas, and Shreveport, Louisiana.
The region has a moderate risk (level 3 of 4) of excessive rainfall.
Rainfall rates of 5 to 7 centimeters per hour have been observed as storms slowly move through the area.
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