DALLAS — Heavy rain pummeled Dallas, Fort Worth and surrounding areas on Monday, flooding streets and killing at least one person, officials said. The National Weather Service said 9.19 inches of rain fell at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport in just 24 hours – the second highest amount ever recorded there, according to The Associated Press.
Reporters, first responders and residents took to social media to share photos and videos from the scene. Here are some of those posts:
1. @fortworthfd, Instagram
2. @elias_cr2, Instagram
3. @scoopjefferson, Twitter
EMERGENCY RESCUE: Fort Worth Fire Fighters rescued Shanea Jones after her 2018 Dodge Charger stalled out in high water in West Rosedale Street Monday morning during heavy rain. Now, She warns other drivers to turn around! @wfaa @FortWorthFire @CityofFortWorth @wfaaweather pic.twitter.com/Xcbp7bE4EL
— Scoop Jefferson (@scoopjefferson) August 22, 2022
4. @littlelatinboy, Twitter
Abandoned cars sit at Scyene Rd and 635 in Mesquite as the road remains flooded pic.twitter.com/pKoFVQ3roJ
— Juan de Dios Figueroa (@littlelatinboy) August 22, 2022
5. @DallasFireRes_q, Twitter
Busy couple of nights for the @DallasFireRes_q #swiftwaterescue teams at #Station59 and #Station30. On August 21st and 22nd they rescued a combined 21 people and 10 dogs from fast moving waters caused by the overnight storms in @CityOfDallas @DallasOEM @DallasPD @Box4Firebuffs pic.twitter.com/zsDIpOx4TA
— DALLAS FIRE-RESCUE (@DallasFireRes_q) August 23, 2022
6. @fortworthpd, Twitter
1500 block of E. Rosedale looks like a river.
— Fort Worth Police (@fortworthpd) August 22, 2022
Please be careful and don’t attempt to drive through high water.#FortWorthFlood pic.twitter.com/6I6ebCnVOf
7. @bclemms, Twitter
Massive problems for n Dallas. Everything is flooding. #flashfloods #dallas #flooding pic.twitter.com/79sDjyqeaN
— WxChasing- Brandon Clement (@bclemms) August 22, 2022
– The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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