Meteorologists issued flash flood warnings across north-central Texas as much of the central U.S. braces for a series of thunderstorms that threaten to spin up tornadoes, trigger flash flooding, and drop damaging, baseball-sized hail.
A flash flood warning was issued for Dallas County and surrounding areas, with forecasters expecting rain to fall at a rate of 2 inches per hour. An estimated 2 inches had already inundated the metropolitan area as of early April 23, according to the National Weather Service .
“Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly,” the weather service said in an advisory …