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Storms break daily record, dump as much as 4 inches of rain on parts of Dallas-Fort Worth
Saturday’s strong storms wreaked havoc on the dallas-Fort Worth area.
They caused power outages, produced flooding, affected flights, increased the number of traffic crashes and more.
The National Weather Service announced the storms also broke an 82-year-old record for daily maximum rainfall set at DFW Airport, where official weather records for the region are recorded. The new record for April 20 is 2.34 inches, breaking the old record of 1.52 inches set in 1942.
The highest measured total rainfall was 4.22 inches at Dallas Love Field Airport, the weather service reported.
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Many areas in and near Dallas-Fort Worth reported as much as 3-to-4 inch totals of rain, according to the weather service. The highest rainfall totals occurred generally along north of the I-20 corridor.
The all-time greatest amount of precipitation for a 24-hour period in Dallas-Fort Worth was 9.57 inches between Sept. 4-5, 1932, historic weather data shows.
The second-greatest amount was 9.19 inches between Aug. 21-22, 2022.
Looking ahead, rain chances were set to taper Sunday morning and clouds were expected to disperse by the afternoon, according to the KXAS-TV (NBC5) forecast.
The forecast calls for dry and sunny weather to start the week and a gradual warming of temperatures now that the cold front has moved through the region. Highs in Dallas should creep by into the 80s by midweek.
Rain chances are set to return by the end of next week.
Forecast for Dallas via KXAS-TV (NBC5):
MONDAY: Sunny and mild. Low: 46. High: 72. Wind: SE 10-15 mph.
TUESDAY: Mostly to partly sunny and warmer. Low: 55. High: 79. Wind: S 10-15 mph.
WEDNESDAY: Variably cloudy and warm. Low: 64. High: 79. Wind: S 10-15 mph.
THURSDAY: Partly cloudy, breezy and warm with a 20% chance of showers and storms. Low: 66. High: 82. Wind: S 10-20 mph.
FRIDAY: Partly cloudy, breezy and warm with a 30% chance of showers and storms. Low: 69. High: 83. Wind: S 10-20 mph.
At DFW Airport, more than 550 flights had been canceled and nearly 800 had been delayed, according the flight tracking website FlightAware.
Severe storms could bring large hail, rain and gusty winds to the Dallas-Fort Worth area on Thursday. Rain chances will continue into the weekend.
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