Some parts of North Texas received more than five inches of rain in thunderstorms Tuesday morning. Severe thunderstorm and flash flood warnings covered much of the Metroplex at various times as storms moved through.
Hail the size of pennies and quarters was reported at several spots in Denton County during a storm that moved north through the western part of the Metroplex during the seven and eight o'clock hours.
Later, a line of storms moved from west to east across North Texas. When the storms hit Tarrant County, some areas of high water were seen along frontage roads in Fort Worth, Lake Worth and Sansom Park. At one point, high water stretched across the mainlanes of Interstate 30 near the Joint Reserve Base. The highway stayed open, but traffic was slow moving through the water.
Oncor says about 14,000 customers lost power in Tarrant County. Some traffic lights were out or flashing red along the I-30 frontage road west of Downtown Fort Worth and along Camp Bowie West.
The City of Fort Worth shut down boat ramps and public access to Lake Worth Saturday because of the water level. The city said the lake would stay closed as long as the water level is above 595 feet. Tuesday afternoon, the level was 596.1 feet.