{"id":343455,"date":"2026-06-19T22:58:11","date_gmt":"2026-06-19T22:58:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/343455\/"},"modified":"2026-06-19T22:58:11","modified_gmt":"2026-06-19T22:58:11","slug":"dallas-weather-drivers-waymos-struggle-with-heavy-friday-rain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/343455\/","title":{"rendered":"Dallas weather: Drivers, Waymos struggle with heavy Friday rain"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

DALLAS – A deluge of Friday morning rain waterlogged the metroplex, leaving human drivers stranded and autonomous drivers unable to handle the watery conditions.<\/p>\n

Mother, daughter stuck in Friday floods \"\" <\/p>\n

What they’re saying:<\/p>\n

“That was terrifying.”<\/p>\n

Tiffanie Delgado McMahon and her eight-year-old daughter were stranded on Carroll Avenue in East Dallas when water flooded over the hood of McMahon’s SUV.<\/p>\n

“She was in a panic, she was crying, she was shaking,” McMahon said. “I really was trying to keep it together, but I wouldn’t know what I would have done had the cop [not been there].”<\/p>\n

\"\" <\/p>\n

Stephanie Delgado McMahon <\/p>\n

A Dallas police officer tried to put caution tape around McMahon’s vehicle, but drivers on Carroll Avenue kept driving through it.<\/p>\n

McMahon says her SUV’s wheels were locked due to the water. Their wait for a tow truck to arrive was over three hours due to the demand for help across the metroplex.<\/p>\n

“This was an experience, and now I know what to do. They say don’t drown, turn around, but there was nowhere to turn around to. Everywhere was flooded. It was go forward; there was no going back, so forward we went.”<\/p>\n

NTX flooding leaves drivers stranded <\/p>\n

Flash flood warnings were issued for both Dallas and Collin counties on Friday morning, as well as parts of Denton County.<\/p>\n

FOX 4 viewers sent in videos of streets overcome with water from the intense bouts of rain that hit North Texas on Friday morning.<\/p>\n

In Little Elm, cars were seen with water up to the middle of their wheels as they tried to make their way down the street.<\/p>\n

In Plano, heavy rain turned a creek into a fast-moving river.<\/p>\n

University Park was also subject to flash floods. Water was seen rising onto sidewalks during this morning’s stormy weather.<\/p>\n

Dallas Police confirmed to FOX 4 that they responded to 76 calls about vehicles stranded in water, as well as two calls for water rescue, from 6:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Friday.<\/p>\n

Autonomous vehicles struggle in water <\/p>\n

Humans weren’t the only drivers that had trouble with Friday’s floods.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Sarah DelSota captured this Waymo robotaxi stranded in high water on Fitzhugh Avenue in Dallas.<\/p>\n

Another Waymo in Dallas had more luck during today’s storms.<\/p>\n

This robotaxi was able to back up off of Griffin Street and out of harm’s way.<\/p>\n

Friday Forecast \"\" <\/p>\n

Widespread thunderstorms will hit the Metroplex throughout Friday. Some storms could become severe, bringing damaging winds, hail, and heavy rainfall that may trigger localized flash flooding.<\/p>\n

While the strongest storms and gusty winds will shift east as the day progresses, high temperatures will stay in the mid-to-upper 80s for most of the region. Meanwhile, parts of Central Texas are under a heat advisory, with the heat index expected to reach 108 degrees.<\/p>\n

\"\" FAA issues DFW Airport ground delay <\/p>\n

The severe morning weather is causing air traffic delays into and out of Dallas.<\/p>\n

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issued a ground stop for both Dallas\/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) and Dallas Love Field (DAL) as the storms were moving through the area.\u00a0<\/p>\n

While those ground stops have been lifted, a delay remains in effect through 8 p.m. on Friday. The average flight delay is 30 minutes (and increasing) due to the weather, according to the FAA.<\/p>\n

LIVE Radar: Dallas-Fort Worth Weekend Forecast \"\" <\/p>\n

Scattered, pop-up storms are expected Saturday afternoon, with highs in the low 90s and heat index values nearing triple digits.<\/p>\n

Rain chances drop Sunday, making way for much hotter and more humid conditions. The heat index is forecast to surpass 105 degrees, and \u2018feels-like\u2019 temperatures could reach 110 degrees in Dallas-Fort Worth.<\/p>\n

The Source: Information in this story comes from social media videos of Friday morning’s rain in North Texas, an interview with a Dallas resident, and local weather reports.<\/p>\n

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