Heavy rain fell across North Texas overnight Wednesday and continued through midday Thursday followed by clear skies in the afternoon. North Texans woke up Thursday to widespread heavy rain and thunderstorms.

Heavy rain fell in the Dallas-Fort Worth area Wednesday night into Thursday morning, creating flash floods that forced road closures and left vehicles stranded in high water. More than 4 inches of rain had fallen in the area as of Thursday morning.

Dallas-Fort Worth remained under a flood watch Thursday morning as storms continued to dump inches of rain on North Texas.

NORTH TEXAS — First Alert Weather Days are in effect for Wednesday and Thursday due to heavy rain and possible flooding. A Flood Watch will go into effect for parts of North Texas on Wednesday evening and continue through Thursday morning.

Grab the rain gear. It's a wet start to the day with mild temperatures. Temperatures on Thursday afternoon are expected to be in the low to mid-60s across the Mid-South. Rain chance: 80% — low threat severe, but don't be surprised by rumbles of thunder.

A flood watch has been issued for much of the Heartland today and tonight as heavy rain looks likely. Rainfall will be moderately steady. Embedded thundershowers are possible this afternoon and evening,