Samantha Clements of Fort Worth runs through heavy rain as she seeks shelter under the main viewing stage at FIFA Fan Festival Dallas at Fair Park on Friday, June 19, 2026, in Dallas. Fans were told to seek shelter under the main stage as lighting was detected in the area.
Thunderstorms brought flash flooding, water rescues, power outages, flight cancellations and structure fires across North Texas Friday before the region shifted toward another stretch of hot, humid weather for Father’s Day weekend.
Parts of Dallas, Collin and Denton counties were under a flash flood warning Friday morning from the National Weather Service as storms moved across D-FW. The flash flood warning for Dallas County and parts of Collin and Denton counties expired at 11:45 a.m., but flood warnings remained in effect for several waterways through Saturday morning, including the Trinity River in Dallas.
Heavy downpours dumped 4 to 5 inches of rain in some areas, quickly flooding low-lying roads, intersections and underpasses. Forecasters and emergency officials warned drivers to avoid flooded roads and turn around if they encountered high water.
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From 6:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., Dallas Fire-Rescue responded to 76 calls for vehicles in water, two water rescues, 43 motor vehicle crashes and six structure fires, according to Dallas Fire-Rescue spokesman Jason Evans.
In one rescue, Dallas Fire-Rescue crews used a boat to reach two men near the 7500 block of Merriman Parkway after floodwaters rose around them. One of the men, 30-year-old Infant Guerrero, had left his home near White Rock Lake about 7 a.m. to go for a run when rain began falling, causing water to quickly rise around his green Jaguar.
Evans said another rescue involved four vehicles stuck at Northwest Highway and Denton Drive. At least one person was taken to a hospital. Two other high-water calls resulted in no injuries, Evans said.
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Flood warnings also remained in effect Friday for White Rock Creek near Greenville Avenue in Dallas, the Elm Fork Trinity River near Carrollton and Sister Grove Creek in Collin County.
The storms caused broader disruptions across North Texas. As of 12:15 p.m., more than 600 outages across Collin, Dallas, Denton, Tarrant and Wise counties were affecting about 24,000 Oncor customers, according to the utility’s outage map.
Air travel was also paused. Nearly 400 flights were canceled at DFW International Airport on Friday morning, according to FlightAware. Dallas Love Field Airport had 65 cancellations.
Several roads were affected by high water. Forecasters reported multiple impassable roads in and around downtown Dallas, with underpasses among the hardest-hit locations. Rainfall rates were expected to reach up to 2 inches an hour, according to the weather service.
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Interstate 35 in Denton and Woodall Rodgers Freeway in Dallas saw slowdowns during the morning, though lanes had reopened by about 10:30 a.m., according to Texas Department of Transportation cameras.
Southern Methodist University sent an alert reporting flash flooding and high water in several areas of campus. The south end of Bishop Boulevard was closed because of flooding.
By Friday afternoon, the worst of the morning flooding had eased in many areas, but the weather service said North Texans should remain cautious around flooded roads and low-lying areas.
The rain gave D-FW a brief break from the recent heat, but forecasters said hot and humid weather will return this weekend.
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Chances for isolated to scattered storms will continue Saturday, with highs in the lower 90s and heat index values around 100. Rain chances are expected to ease Father’s Day, but hotter and more humid weather will return, with heat index values likely to exceed 105 across much of the area.
Seasonably hot and humid weather is expected to continue next week, with occasional showers and thunderstorms mainly affecting parts of North Texas. Highs are forecast in the 90s each day, with afternoon heat index values ranging from the mid-90s to around 105.
The latest from KXAS-TV (NBC5):
SATURDAY: Partly cloudy, breezy, warmer and humid with a 40% chance of showers and thunderstorms. High: 92. Wind: SE 10-20 mph with higher gusts.
SUNDAY (FATHER’S DAY & SUMMER BEGINS): Partly cloudy, breezy, hot and humid. Low: 77. High: 95. Wind: S 15-25 mph with higher gusts.
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MONDAY: Partly cloudy, breezy, hot and humid with a 30% chance of showers and thunderstorms. Low: 78. High: 95. Wind: S 10-20 mph with higher gusts.
TUESDAY: Partly cloudy, hot and humid. Low: 77. High: 94. Wind: S 10-15 mph.