Southeast Texas has been hit hard with severe rain as heavy storms continue to sweep through the area, with some areas reporting up to 10 inches of rainfall. Flash flood warnings are in effect across the region as emergency crews brace for additional severe weather.

After a morning of storms across North Texas, skies are clearing up and rain chances remain isolated.The highest chances for storms are possible during the afternoon hours along and east of I-35.Clouds will be slow to clear the rest of Thursday from the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex and eastward.

A flood watch is in effect through Thursday evening for Tarrant, Dallas, Rockwall and Kaufman counties, according to the National Weather Service’s Fort