Flooding (Photo: WFAA) 
 
 Four people died in North Texas floods this holiday weekend. 
 
 Heavy rains caused widespread flooding in several areas across North Texas from Thursday to Sunday. 
 
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 SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 29 
 
 9:30 p.m. - Dallas Fire-Rescue reported the following numbers regarding high water calls this weekend, between Thanksgiving morning and Sunday evening: 
 
 38 "water rescue" calls (with one swift-water rescue) 
 
 27 third-party "investigation" calls 
 
 446 motor vehicle accidents 
 
 The rain began to taper off across most of North Texas Sunday, but water rescue crews were still busy throughout the day. David Goins has more. 
 
 7:45 p.m. - The 76-year-old woman who died in Fort Worth floods early Friday morning has been identified as Zenola Jenkins of Burleson. Crews had not begun recovery efforts due to dangerous conditions. 
 
 "Fast moving water coupled with debris, such as branches and logs, are incredibly dangerous to a diver fighting the current with 1 to 2 feet of visibility underwater," Fort Worth Police said in a release. 
 
 3:13 p.m. - WFAA reporter David Goins finds that flood waters are slow to recede in some spots: 
 
 3:07 p.m. - The last batch of rain is now leaving the Dallas-Fort Worth area; only spotty showers are in store for the rest of the day. That means the bulk of the rain event is finally over! 
 
 A radar image snapped at 2:50 p.m. Sunday shows rain on the way out of the region. (Photo: WFAA) 
 
 3:03 p.m. - The Sachse Police Department says Merritt Road between Sachse Road and Pleasant Valley road remains closed due to high water. That stretch will likely remain closed until Monday. 
 
 11:15 a.m. - Traveling today? The Texas Department of Transportation offers a handy map of Texas with driving conditions across the state: 
 
 9:41 a.m. - The National Weather Service says major flooding is over for the Trinity River in Dallas. 
 
 Trinity River at #Dallas crested at 41.08' Saturday afternoon. Major flooding has ended; level is now 39.48'. #dfwwx#txwx#flood — NWS Fort Worth (@NWSFortWorth) November 29, 2015 
 
 9:03 a.m. - McKinney has been drenched by nearly 10 inches of rain since Thanksgiving Day. Here are the latest rainfall totals for North Texas from Thursday through 6 a.m. Sunday courtesy of the National Weather Service: 
 
 Rainfall totals for North Texas (Photo: National Weather Service) 
 
 SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 28 
 
 10:30 p.m. - Rain returns overnight. Another batch of showers arrives after midnight. 
 
 Lull continues for NTX, but another batch is brewing! Next round arrives after 12AM. Flooding is an ongoing concern: pic.twitter.com/SCpl5zC7o0 — WFAA-TV (@wfaachannel8) November 29, 2015 
 
 6:40 p.m. - Rain tapers off in North Texas. Another band of overnight showers is expected. 
 
 Radar has fallen quiet tonight with only a few showers. We expect another rain band to move through overnight 3-6AM: pic.twitter.com/Dh0scpqQm6 — WFAA-TV (@wfaachannel8) November 29, 2015 
 
 5:25 p.m. - Most of North Texas has seen under 1" of rain today. The break in rain doesn't mean it's over! We expect another band of moderate to heavy rain overnight from roughly 3:00am-6:00am. Rain chances will decrease Sunday. -- Colleen Coyle 
 
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 4:03 p.m. - Traveling in Grayson County today? Here's a compilation of the latest weather-related road closures: 
 
 🚧Road closure update - Turn Around Don't Drown (or drive off into a creek where a road is no longer) #txwxpic.twitter.com/zvSzSJksmh — Grayson County OEM (@GraysonCounty) November 28, 2015 
 
 2:37 p.m. - The City of Plano is reporting two sanitary sewer overflows. The first occurred at Bigleaf Court. It started overflowing at 1:30 a.m. Saturday. Before midnight Saturday, the estimated overflow volume will exceed 100,000 gallons. Big Leaf Court is located east of Jupiter Road and north of Parker Road. 
 
 The second sanitary sewer overflow happened at Campbell Road on the property of the Gleneagles Country Club starting at 2:15 a.m. Saturday. The estimated overflow volume there has also exceeded 100,000 gallons. This overflow is located west of Campbell Road and south of Plano Parkway. 
 
 Map locates two sanitary sewer overflows in Plano on November 28, 2015. (Photo: WFAA) 
 
 1:47 p.m. - Had enough rain yet? Here's how much more precipitation the National Weather Service estimates you'll be getting by midnight on Sunday: 
 
 More rain in the National Weather Service forecast. (Photo: National Weather Service) 
 
 10:23 a.m. - WFAA viewer Jennifer Nicole in Fort Worth shared this photo and message: "We put this out Thanksgiving morning and haven't moved it... please tell me it's going to stop! 
 
 WFAA viewer Jennifer Nicole said she put this bucket outside on Thanksgiving Day. (Photo: Jennifer Nicole via Facebook) 
 
 9:37 a.m. - Nearly one inch of rain has fallen in Dallas since midnight Friday. Weather conditions right now are dreary: Fog, mist and drizzle, with temperatures in the upper 30s. The highest rain totals are along Interstate 35 and to the northeast. 
 
 9:29 a.m. - A GoFundMe account has been set up to help the widow and young son of Ben Floyd, the 29-year-old Wylie man who died on his way to work Friday when his vehicle was swept off a Garland road by raging flood waters. 
 
 Benjamin Floyd with his wife and young son (Photo: Family photo) 
 
 9:04 a.m. - The National Weather Service issued this report on rainfall totals in North Texas through 6 a.m. Saturday: 
 
 Rainfall totals as of 6 a.m. Saturday, November 28. (Photo: National Weather Service) 
 
 8:49 a.m. - Heavy rain and icy conditions are likely to stick around through most of the Thanksgiving holiday weekend in parts of the central U.S. due to a slow-moving, complex weather system that's being blamed for at least 3 flash-flooding deaths. 
 
 "There's a pretty substantial shield of rain extending from parts of Texas across a lot of Oklahoma and into the mid-Mississippi Valley," said John Hart, a meteorologist with the Storm Prediction Center in Norman, Oklahoma. 
 
 The National Weather Service issued ice storm warnings in the Texas Panhandle and central Oklahoma that will remain in effect through noon Saturday, with up to a quarter or half-inch of ice expected to accumulate. - Associated Press 
 
 7:32 a.m. - The National Weather Service says a Flash Flood Watch remains in effect for North Texas through Sunday afternoon. Additional rainfall totals of 1 to 3 inches are possible... that's in addition to the 1 to 6 inches that have accumulated since Thanksgiving Day. The ground is saturated, which means additional precipitation is likely to cause flooding, especially near creeks and streams. You've heard it before, but heed this warning: Do not drive where water covers the road; you can't be sure the road surface is intact. 
 
 7:30 a.m. - Dallas Fire-Rescue helped a woman to safety after her vehicle was inundated by flood waters early Saturday morning. Her 911 call for help came in around 1:30 a.m. A rescue team waded into deep water at Wildwood Drive and California Crossing in Northwest Dallas, an area known for flooding during heavy rains. 
 
 A car abandoned in high water in Northwest Dallas on November 28, 2015. (Photo: Michael Forbes / WFAA) 
 
 FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 27 
 
 10:56 p.m. - Several more rounds of rain before it's all said and done. Rainfall rates in this next batch about 1/4" per hour. Usually that wouldn't be a problem for North Texas, but today it is due to the previous 3"-6" of rain that has fallen over the past 48 hours. Even "light showers" may cause impacts. Rainfall totals will just continue to add up. Exercise caution and common sense while out on the roads! ? - Meteorologist Colleen Coyle 
 
 9:46 p.m. - Plano is reporting two sewer overflows at Big Leaf Court and on the Gleneagles Golf Course on Campbell Road. Officials say more than 200,000 gallons of sewage will overflow in those places combined before midnight. 
 
 9:26 p.m. - An ice storm is in progress to our west across the eastern Texas Panhandle-South Plains, north into western Oklahoma. Meanwhile, another broad area of cold rain is moving into north Texas from the southwest and will cover all the Metroplex and surrounding area, adding another 1 to 4 inches on top of the 4 to 8 inches that have already fallen. Flooding concerns will only increase as the night progresses. 
 
 The rain will be with us on and off (mostly on) throughout the weekend although not quite as heavy as what we have already seen. Still, some locations will approach nearly a foot of rain by sunset Sunday. -- Meteorologist Steve McCauley 
 
 Rescue crews in Garland (Photo: WFAA) 
 
 8:39 p.m. - Moisture continues to stream into North Texas. That will keep the rain going as more development moves from San Angelo to DFW. It's like a conveyor belt of showers! 
 
 7:16 p.m. - Another heavy band of rain has made its way into parts of the DFW area. Rainfall rates are around 1" per hour. Normally, that wouldn't be a problem, but this is falling on top of the 4"-6" of rain that we've already received. Flooding issues will persist. 
 
 5:19 p.m. - Arlington Christkindl Market will be closed tonight. A new opening date has not been set. 
 
 5:16 p.m. - A batch of heavy rain is moving northeast across Palo Pinto County. Rainfall rates are about 1"-1.25" per hour. It should move through quickly, but we will need to monitor for any flooding problems. 
 
 4:52 p.m. -Another wave of rain is approaching the DFW area. Don't let the "on and off showers" and "lighter rain" fool you today! Even the light showers are adding to our rainfall totals. As time ticks away, our rainfall totals will continue to slowly and steadily rise. That will keep the flood threat high overnight. Flooded roadways will be hard to see after dark so use extreme caution! 
 
 3 p.m. - Weekend weather outlook: 
 
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 2:30 p.m. - High water forced the closing of Prairie Lights in Grand Prairie. 
 
 "To ensure public safety, Prairie Lights is closed tonight Friday, November 27, due to high water caused by the rains," a city spokesperson said. "We expect to be open for business tomorrow, Saturday, November 28, receding water levels permitting." 
 
 2:15 p.m. - Dallas Fire-Rescue said that, by 11 a.m., it had responded to 27 water rescues and 83 motor vehicle accidents. DFR said the water rescues "didn't necessitate a boat or swift water team," and that a majority of the calls were in reference to cars stalled in high water. 
 
 A nearly submerged vehicle in west Dallas. Swift water rescue crews did not find anyone inside. (Photo: Chance Horner, WFAA) 
 
 2 p.m. - It's beginning to look a lot like…a wet and cold Holiday Weekend! On the heels of Thanksgiving, waves of rain will continue to affect North Texas through Sunday afternoon. Most of the area has already seen 3"-6" of rain since Noon Thursday. With additional rainfall on top of already saturated soils, flash flooding remains a high threat. Exercise caution and common sense when travelling over the weekend. 
 
 Though we expect rain to continue, severe weather and winter weather are not expected in North Texas. Though temperatures tumbled behind our cold front Friday morning, everybody will stay above freezing. However, you will run into Old Man Winter if your plans are taking you into parts of the Texas Panhandle. Here at home, we will experience a cold rain with temperatures only warming to the 40s Saturday and Sunday afternoon. 
 
 As of 12:14am Friday, 2015 broke rainfall records becoming the wettest year ever for the DFW area. 
 
 -- Meteorologist Colleen Coyle 
 
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 1:25 p.m. - The 70-year-old woman who was missing after being trapped in swift water was pronounced dead early Friday afternoon, bringing the total number of deaths to four in the holiday weekend floods. She had been stranded in high water since roughly 1 a.m. Crews were recovering the body just before 1:30 p.m. Friday. 
 
 The woman had not been identified. Her family was watching as crews searched for her Friday morning. 
 
 1:20 p.m. - News 8 photojournalist Billy Bryant captured an image of a flooded portion of the roadway on the 440 block of FM 660 southeast of Ferris, TX. 
 
 Flooded roadway southeast of Ferris, TX (Photo: Billy Bryant, WFAA) 
 
 12:30 p.m. - The second victim in Johnson County was identified as 48-year-old Jose Vargas. A Johnson County Sheriff's Office spokesperson said Vargas drowned. The call came in at 12:38 a.m. and Vargas' body was found just after 10 a.m. The other two people who were in a pickup with Vargas survived. 
 
 County Sheriff's officials said the flooding took place near the Johnson County-Mansfield border, off County Road 917. 
 
 12 p.m. - A second death was confirmed in Johnson County floods, bringing the total number of deaths to three. County officials were expected to release information on the second death early Friday afternoon. Sandra Jones, 33, was found dead around 8:40 a.m. after being washed out of her vehicle in high water overnight. 
 
 11:50 a.m. - A Dallas swift water rescue team responded to a car nearly submerged in high water. No one was found inside the vehicle. 
 
 Car stuck in high water in west Dallas. Swift water rescue didn't find anyone in the car. @wfaachannel8pic.twitter.com/zJCgRedxU0 — Chance Horner (@chancehorner) November 27, 2015 
 
 11:30 a.m. - News 8 viewer Kim Caples sent in video of members of the Denton Fire Department rescuing two horses from high water. Caples said the department rescued a stranded motorist first. 
 
 From viewer Kim Caples: Denton Fire Department rescues two horses in high water https://t.co/s8eU6x5mWLpic.twitter.com/i30Xq7gcvT — WFAA-TV (@wfaachannel8) November 27, 2015 
 
 11:25 a.m. 
 
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 9:45 a.m. - Multiple fatalities have been reported in North Texas flooding. In addition to a 33-year-old woman found after being washed out of her vehicle by high water in Johnson County, a man's body was pulled from a vehicle near Balmoral and Brand Road in Garland. 
 
 Capt. George Winton of Garland Fire said that, when his crew arrived, the vehicle was still visible. By the time a rescue team arrived, the car was submerged in flood waters. 
 
 He was identified as 29-year-old Benjamin Floyd of Wylie. 
 
 Garland Fire & Rescue recovered male body from submerged car near Balmoral & Brand Rd. #wfaaweather@wfaachannel8pic.twitter.com/Zc1H2xcDu5 — Carla N. Wade (@CarlaNWade) November 27, 2015 
 
 9 a.m - Periods of light to moderate showers will continue for the rest of today. A heavier batch rain is expected to move in late this afternoon and evening. 
 
 This will certainly aggravate the flooding problem going into tonight. An additional 3-5 inches of rain is expected today through early Sunday. Locally higher amounts are possible. This is on top of the nearly five inches we've seen at DFW as of 8 a.m. Friday. 
 
 Another round of heavier rain is also expected during the day on Saturday as moisture from Hurricane Sandra streams into the area. 
 
 2015 is now the wettest year on record with 55.23" so far. This breaks the old record of 53.54" in 1991. 
 
 The other part of the weather story today are the temperatures. We dropped from near 70 degrees early this morning into the 40s with the passage of the front. Gusty north winds will continue today at 15-20 mph. We likely will not get out of the 40s the remainder of the day. Some areas may not get out of the 30s on Saturday. Temperatures are expected to stay well above freezing, so winter precip. is not expected right now. 
 
 -- Greg Fields 
 
 8:45 a.m. - A Tarrant County Sheriff's Office deputy was found safe after being swept away in high water early Friday morning. The woman stranded in the vehicle had still not been rescued. 
 
 The rain Thursday and Friday morning made 2015 the wettest year on record for the Dallas-Fort Worth area. 
 
 Read or Share this story: http://on.wfaa.com/1jnJozD ||||| GARLAND, Texas (AP) — Residents surveyed the destruction from deadly tornadoes in North Texas as the same storm system brought winter woes to the Midwest on Monday, amplifying flooding that's blamed for more than a dozen deaths and prompting hundreds of flight cancellations. 
 
 The remains of storage after Saturday's tornado spread out in Garland, Texas, Sunday, Dec. 27, 2015. At least 11 people died and dozens were injured in apparently strong tornadoes that swept through the... (Associated Press) 
 
 The driver of a pickup truck crosses a flooded section of road Monday, Dec. 28, 2015, in Eureka, Mo. Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon has declared a state of emergency due to wide spread flooding around the state... (Associated Press) 
 
 Floodwater surrounds a home Monday, Dec. 28, 2015, in Eureka, Mo. Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon has declared a state of emergency due to wide spread flooding around the state that has closed many roads after... (Associated Press) 
 
 A nearly flooded mailbox sits along a flooded road Monday, Dec. 28, 2015, in Eureka, Mo. Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon has declared a state of emergency due to wide spread flooding around the state that has... (Associated Press) 
 
 Casey Sliwa watches family members ice skate in the snow at Rosa Parks Circle in downtown Grand Rapids, Mich., Monday, Dec. 28, 2015. The winter storm is expected to produce hazardous freezing rain and... (Associated Press) 
 
 Damage to an apartment complex is seen after Saturday's tornado in Garland, Texas, Sunday, Dec. 27, 2015. At least 11 people died and dozens were injured in apparently strong tornadoes that swept through... (Associated Press) 
 
 Ismael Avelar, maintenance employee for the Village Place Apartments, shovels snow Monday morning, Dec. 28, 2015, from the walkway to the apartment complex office in Odessa, Texas. As much as 7 inches... (Associated Press) 
 
 Part of a tree rests on a crushed car in Marion, Ind., after ice and high winds hit the area on Monday, Dec. 28, 2015. The storm system that spawned weekend twisters in North Texas brought winter storm... (Associated Press) 
 
 At least 11 people died and dozens were injured in the tornadoes that swept through the Dallas area on Saturday and caused substantial damage. That, plus flooding in Missouri and Illinois, were the latest in a succession of severe weather events across the country in the last week that led to at least 45 deaths. 
 
 A range of precipitation was forecast Monday for the country's midsection, including heavy snow, ice and blustery winds in parts of 11 states and heavy rain in already-waterlogged parts of Missouri and Arkansas. 
 
 The system caused more than 1,400 flights to be canceled — nearly half of which were at Chicago's two main airports — and 2,600 to be delayed, according to flight-tracking service FlightAware. A typical day sees about 150 cancelations and 4,000 delays. 
 
 Authorities in Georgia confirmed two more deaths Monday. Gordon County Chief Deputy Robert Paris said the body of a man whose car was swept away when water overtook his car was recovered. Paris said the second body was recovered at Self Lake, and authorities were investigating how that person died. 
 
 In North Texas, local officials estimated as many as 1,450 homes were damaged or destroyed by at least nine tornadoes. 
 
 "This is a huge impact on our community and we're all suffering," Garland Police Lt. Pedro Barineau said of the suburb about 20 miles northeast of Dallas, where eight people died, 15 were injured and about 600 structures, mostly single-family homes, were damaged. 
 
 In nearby Rowlett, City Manager Brian Funderburk said Sunday that 23 people were injured, but that there were no deaths and no reports of missing people. Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins said Sunday night that as many as 600 homes were damaged in Rowlett. 
 
 Three people died in Collin County, about 45 miles northeast of Dallas, according to sheriff's deputy Chris Havey, although the circumstances were not immediately clear. 
 
 Texas Gov. Greg Abbott made disaster declarations Sunday for four counties — Dallas, Collin, Rockwall and Ellis — and warned that the number of victims could rise. 
 
 The American Red Cross was fanning out in the Dallas area to distribute supplies including tarps, shovels, rakes and trash bags. Chris and Sheila Carter were staying at a Red Cross shelter in Garland with their 22-year-old son. They live in an apartment complex there, where they rode out the storm. Their ceiling caved in and they had some windows broken out, with water leaking in after. 
 
 "It sounded like a train was on the roof for five or six minutes," Chris Carter said. 
 
 Many roads across West Texas and the Panhandle were still closed, with long delays expected. 
 
 Interstate 40, the main east-west highway across the Panhandle, reopened Monday morning. Traffic had been at a standstill for hours in West Texas where Interstate 10 splits into Interstate 20, before it began slowly moving Monday. Officials said traffic became snarled Sunday night and was backed up for about 13 miles. 
 
 Vito Randazzo of California sat on I-10 for about 13 hours. "Everybody's just sleeping in their cars," said Randazzo, who added that the roadway was snow-packed and icy. "I can't believe the road was left in this condition." Around 9 a.m. Monday he was able to see to drive across a median and get onto a service road. 
 
 Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin declared a state of emergency after blizzard conditions affected the western and central parts of the state and up to a foot of rain fell in the southern and eastern sections. State emergency officials say more than 50 people have been injured and about 175,000 are without power. 
 
 To the northeast, several inches of rain caused flooding in Illinois and Missouri, where Gov. Jay Nixon also declared a state of emergency. More than 180 roads in Missouri were closed Monday due to flooding. 
 
 Over the weekend, six people died when two separate vehicles drove into flooded roadways in south-central Missouri, Pulaski County Sheriff Ronald Long said; four of them were international soldiers temporarily stationed at an Army base. Greene County authorities said two fatalities there were associated with the flooding. 
 
 Residents in and around the small St. Louis-area town of West Alton were evacuating as the Mississippi River nears a potential record crest. An unusual amount of late-fall rain had the river already high before torrential downpours that began Saturday. Some parts of eastern Missouri have received 6 inches of rain or more over the past three days. 
 
 In southern Illinois, authorities said three adults and two children drowned Saturday when the vehicle they were riding in was swept away and sank in a rain-swollen creek. 
 
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 Associated Press reporters Scott Mayerowitz in New York; Jamie Stengle in Dallas; Michael Graczyk in Houston; Paul J. Weber in Austin, Texas; Maria Sudekum in Kansas City, Missouri; and Jill Bleed in Little Rock, Arkansas, contributed to this report. 
 
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 This story has been corrected to show that a third of the canceled flights are in Chicago, not at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport.
– Deadly weather hit the central US at the beginning of the holiday weekend, with at least six people reported dead across multiple states as of Friday morning. WFAA reports four fatalities due to heavy flooding in north Texas. One body was pulled from a submerged Hyundai after the driver apparently tried to drive across a flooded street, the Dallas Morning News reports. The other victims were also caught in the floods while in vehicles. Meanwhile, two people were killed in traffic accidents credited to freezing rain and high winds in Kansas on Thursday, according to the AP. The AP reports the weather is only expected to get worse as the weekend goes on. Travelers are being warned to stay off the roads because of continued flooding in north Texas. An ice storm warning has been issued for Oklahoma through Saturday. And Arkansas is looking at potential flooding into Sunday. More than 4 inches of rain fell overnight in north Texas, bringing the yearly total at the Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport to 55.23 inches—nearly 2 inches more than the previous record in 1991. A sheriff's deputy in Texas was swept away while trying to help a stranded motorist and found two hours later clinging to a tree, according to the Morning News.