Severity of flash flooding in Dallas area surprises

residents as rescue crews respond to hundreds of calls for help

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After torrential rains struck parts of northeastern Texas and sent floodwaters rushing through streets and homes

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rescue crews fanned out across the region on Monday

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responding to hundreds of calls for aid from residents stunned by the severity of the downpour.

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Heavy rain and flash flooding brought record rainfall to the Dallas-Forth Worth area between Sunday and Monday afternoon

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More than 9 inches fell at Dallas Forth Worth Airport over a 24-hour period that began Sunday

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marking the highest rainfall over that length of time that the area has seen since 1932

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