NORTH TEXAS – Pockets of heavy rain fell across Dallas-Fort Worth Monday morning.
Flash flood warnings and advisories were in effect for Dallas County and surrounding southern counties as the rain moved in . The cold front slowed down in the morning and at times there were high rainfall rates that led to flash flooding concerns in parts of the metroplex.
CBS News Texas meteorologists issued a weather alert due to the heavy rain in the morning hours. Over 12 hours, between 1.5″ and 6″ of rain fell. Nearly 3″ of rain fell in parts of the metroplex in over an hour and a half Monday morning.
According to the National Weather Service, the heaviest rain in Dallas County fell along and north of I-20 between Duncanville and Balch Springs. The heaviest rain fell in Ellis County east of Midlothian to Waxahachie, or between and along US-67 and I-35E.
As the cold front and rain moved across North Texas, temperatures dropped to the mid-60s.