At a Glance
- A 23-year-old man was swept off a bridge in Arlington.
- Weekend rain makes this the wettest September since 1932 in the Dallas-Fort Worth area.
- Residents scramble onto roofs as 45 homes are flooded.
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Flooding in Texas is being blamed for one death and damage to dozens of homes.
More than 8 inches of rain fell at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport between Friday and Saturday, the Dallas Morning News reported.
In Arlington, authorities are investigating the death of a 23-year-old man who was swept off a bridge near the University of Texas at Arlington campus. His body was recovered about 2 a.m. Saturday. His identity has not been released.
Tom Bradshaw, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Fort Worth, told the Star-Telegram that Friday night’s rain set a new record for the wettest September in the area. The previous record, 10.8 inches of rain throughout the month, was set in 1932. After Friday’s rain, this September has seen 11.03 inches of rain so far.
The Dallas Fire Department said at least 15 people were rescued from the rising waters at about 7 a.m. Saturday, including five Dallas police officers and a motorist, the Associated Press reports. The officers became trapped while trying to rescue the motorist.
Up to 45 homes in Everman, south of Fort Worth, were damaged by floodwaters as some residents were forced to scramble onto roofs to escape rising water.
"We had residents stranded up on top of their homes. People begging for help, screaming for help," Everman police Chief Craig Spencer told KXAS-TV.
Austin fire officials said some 60 people attending a wedding reception were rescued from rising waters that surrounded the venue early Saturday. Some at the reception were forced to climb trees to avoid the water, officials said.
In the Central Texas city of Killeen, patients were evacuated to other medical care facilities when a lightning strike knocked out power to Metroplex Hospital. Thirty-four patients were transported and there were no reports of injuries, according to a hospital statement.
San Antonio is also breaking rainfall records. The National Weather Service office for Austin and San Antonio said San Antonio saw the most rain in the month of September with 16.82 inches through Saturday. It added that another 1.26 inches of rain would make it the wettest month on record.
