A large part of South Texas is reeling from life-threatening flooding that began overnight and continued into Friday morning.

News footage from flooded communities showed multiple waterlogged cars abandoned on streets and drivers waiting on sidewalks sidewalks for the floodwaters to recede.

Intense thunderstorms sweeping through the Rio Grande Valley are unleashing unleashed flash floods across multiple counties in Texas late Thursday into Friday, with authorities warning residents to avoid low-lying areas where water catchment and poor drainage are possible.

There’s a break from the rain this morning, which will allow flood waters to gradually recede, but we’ll still need to keep an eye on the development of isolated showers an

South Texas worked to dry out on Friday after severe thunderstorms a day earlier flooded streets, forced the closure of an airport and compelled dozens of water rescues as many drivers were forced to abandon their vehicles on roads and parking lots as some areas were inundated with more than a foot of rain.

More than half a foot of rainfall over South Texas swamped communities such as McAllen, where authorities warned residents to stay off the roadways until the flooding subsided.