Dallas residents awoke to strong storms and flooding in parts of the city. NBC 5 saw video of flooding specifically around Northwest Highway, as well as Walnut Hill and I-35 in Northwest Dallas.
Several drivers were either stranded or attempted to drive through the high water.
TXDOT urges drivers to turn around and avoid high water; even a small amount of water can carry people or cars away.
DALLAS – With flash flood alerts in area, use caution on morning commute. Go slow, go slow, go slow. Visibility may be limited due to rain; stay alert to surrounding traffic. #dfwtraffic pic.twitter.com/Sg4IDa0YWq
— TxDOT Dallas (@TxDOTDallas) June 19, 2026
Some drivers were seen towing people out of the high water.
NBC 5 spoke to a mother, who came out to make sure her daughter was ok. “I’m feeling very grateful. I am very grateful. She’s all I have. And, you know, she’s everything to me. So if I had to swim through it to get to. I was going to do that too.” Tyisha said. “Please. When you see high waters, do not go through it. If you see it, just back up. Turn around. Because there’s a lot of flood waters out here in these streets right now in Dallas. So if I were you, I would not go through it.”
As we interviewed her, cars driving through rising water actually forced her and our photographer to move out of the way to avoid getting splashed.
Drivers reported that several streets were flooded.
Dallas residents awoke to strong storms and flooding in parts of the city. NBC 5 saw video of flooding specifically around Northwest Highway, as well as Walnut Hill and I-35 in Northwest Dallas.