Dallas Left Reeling From Deadly Downpours as Heavy Rain Moves East

Dallas Left Reeling , From Deadly Downpours , as Heavy Rain Moves East.

ABC reports that the heavy rain that caused deadly flooding in Dallas, Texas, is now moving east across the United States.

On August 23, heavy downpours are expected in Louisiana, southeast Texas and southern Arkansas.

According to ABC, the heavy rain is expected to remain in place over Louisiana and southeast Texas throughout the day.

Flash flood warnings are already in effect in Shreveport, Louisiana, after the area received seven inches of rain within 24 hours.

Meanwhile, despite facing one of the worst droughts on records, San Antonio and Austin, Texas, are also currently under flood watches.

In the next 48 hours, heavy rain will continue in eastern Louisiana and will reach Mississippi, where up to 10 inches of rain is possible.

The heavy rains come after downpours slammed the Dallas region on August 21 and 22, dropping over three inches of rain in an hour.

On August 22, a state of disaster was declared in Dallas County.

On August 22, a state of disaster was declared in Dallas County.

Officials said that a 60-year-old woman died after her car was swept away in floodwaters.

In East Dallas, a whopping 15.3 inches of rain caused , severe flooding.

The Dallas Fort Worth International Airport saw 9.19 inches of rain over 24 hours - the highest in 90 years