SOME FOLKS IN THE DALLAS-FORT WORTH METRO ARE LIVING THROUGH AN EXTREME WEATHER EVENT, ONE THOUGHT TO HAPPEN ONLY ONCE EVERY THOUSAND YEARS.
FOR MONTHS, EXTREME DROUGHT CONDITIONS HAVE GRIPPED NORTH TEXAS.
GRASS FIRES WERE A COMMON SIGHT.
IN LATE JULY, AROUND TWO DOZEN HOMES WERE BURNED IN ONE DALLAS SUBURB.
WHAT A DIFFERENCE A DAY MAKES.
OVERNIGHT SUNDAY INTO MONDAY, HEAVY RAINS BEGAN TO FALL ACROSS THE REGION.
SOME PARTS SAW ALMOST 15 INCHES OF RAIN IN TWELVE HOURS.
IN SOME ISOLATED CASES, THE AMOUNT OF RAINFALL QUALIFIES AS A ONCE IN A THOUSAND YEAR EVENT.
THE DRY, SCORCHED GROUND AND MILES OF CONCRETE COULDN’T HANDLE THE DELUGE FROM ABOVE, SO ROADS FLOODED QUICKLY.
FIRST RESPONDERS PERFORMED AROUND 140 WATER-RELATED RESCUES BY DAYBREAK MONDAY MORNING.
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAID ANOTHER 3-5 INCHES OF RAIN COULD FALL BEFORE THE STORM MOVES EAST.
SO MUCH WATER FELL SO QUICKLY, ONE GAUGE RECORDED 40% OF IT’S ANNUAL TOTAL IN JUST 12 HOURS. BUT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IS SAYING IT STILL MIGHT NOT BE ENOUGH DROUGHT RELIEF.
CLIMATOLOGISTS SAY BECAUSE OF CLIMATE CHANGE, EXTREME WEATHER EVENTS LIKE THE TEXAS RAINFALL WILL BE MORE COMMON IN THE YEARS AHEAD.