Jayson Collett fills sandbags at Lake Decatur in Decatur, Ill., Thursday, June 5, 2008. Powerful thunderstorms that spawned at least two tornadoes rolled through Illinois Wednesday night and Thursday morning, flooding roads and farm fields and some homes. (AP Photo/Seth Perlman)
This Accuweather radar map shows the heavy rainfall totals that caused flooding in Texas and the Midwest.
The rains have impacted area lakes. All of the Tarrant Regional Water District lakes, are above normal except Lake Bridgeport. The water district provides drinking water to Fort Worth, Arlington, Mansfield and a number of other muncipalities. Full lakes mean the area's water supply is in good shape entering this summer. But it can be too much of a good thing. Last year, many lakes were closed to boaters because of high lake levels. Other North Texas lakes are also faring well. Lake Lavon, near Wylie in Collin County, became the poster child for the drought two years ago when it became little more than a muddy stream. It is now 5 feet above normal. That lake helps supply bustling Dallas suburbs like Plano, Frisco, Allen, McKinney, Garland, Rockwall and Richardson.
Bill Hanna
The National Weather Service still has flood warnings in place for the Trinity River in Dallas County and other places along that watershed to the south and east. These include:
East Fork of the Trinity River near Crandall affecting Kaufman County.
Chambers Creek near Rice affecting Navarro County.
Trinity River near Rosser affecting Ellis and Kaufman counties
Trinity River at Trinidad affecting Henderson and Navarro counties.
Bill Hanna
This map, which is a little disorienting at first glance, shows that flooding will take place downstream on the Trinity and Sabine rivers over the next several days.
Various flood warnings continue along rivers and streams across North Texas. The warnings include:
West Fork of the Trinity River near Boyd affecting Wise County
Trinity River at Dallas affecting Dallas County
East Fork of The Trinity River at McKinney affecting Collin County
East Fork of the Trinity River near Crandall affecting Kaufman County
Denton Creek near Justin affecting Denton County
Sister Grove Creek near Blue Ridge affecting Collin County.
Chambers Creek near Rice affecting Navarro County.
As yesterday's flooding showed, the heaviest rainfalls were on the eastern side of the Metroplex. But some of the totals were staggering. Honey Grove,in Fannin County near Paris, had a whopping 7.1 inches of rainfall. Dallas Executive Airport in south Dallas, formerly known as Redbird Airport, had 6.04 inches. The highest total in Tarrant County was 2.65 inches in Arlington. In Johnson County, Cleburne Muncipal Airport had 4.2 inches.
DFW AIRPORT 2.67
DALLAS LOVE FIELD 5.10
DALLAS EXECUTIVE 6.04
FORT WORTH NWS 2.59
FORT WORTH MEACHAM 2.50
FORT WORTH ALLIANCE 2.63
ARLINGTON 2.65
MCKINNEY 4.69
MINERAL WELLS 2.53
TERRELL3.05
DENTON 2.60
WACO 1.57
The totals below are 31-hour totals through 6 a.m. today.
HONEY GROVE 7.10
CADDO WILDLIFE 6.90
TRINITY DALLAS 6.44
PAT MAYSE DAM 5.88
ROXTON 5.16
GREENVILLE 4.68
BLUE RIDGE 4.35
PARIS 4.29
GRAND PRAIRIE 4.24
CLEBURNE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT 4.20
COMMERCE 4.17
CEDAR HILLS 4.08
BOONSVILLE 3.96
LAKE LAVON 3.74
COOPER 3.68
CELESTE 3.63
LBJ GRASSLANDS 3.58
JIM CHAPMAN LAKE 3.46
CARROLLTON 3.46
MINERAL WELLS 3.41
WEATHERFORD 3.17
JACKSBORO 3.12
PALO PINTO 2.84
Crews are searching for a 14-year-old boy who they think was swept away by floodwaters in Mesquite. Watch NBC5i video here. Check back for more details.
Watch the NBC5i video here.
In Lancaster, officials called 687 phone numbers along Tenmile Creek. The city cannot force people to evacuate, but advised people to leave the 16-block subdivision that runs for about a mile along the creek, said Lancaster city spokesman Ciciely Hickmon.
"The creek has reached the limits of its banks. We wanted to let people know."
Hickmon said city officials do not believe floodwaters have reached any of the homes but officials are concerned that more storms tonight could make the waters rise further. Hickmon also said that Lancaster officials conducted several high-water rescues and also assisted several people in leaving their homes. In neighboring Desoto, police said no neighborhoods were evacuated.
Bill Hanna
