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Drenching rain soaking Ohio, Mississippi valleys after deadly flooding strikes Texas

Kaufman County, Texas, emergency manager Steve Howie said the two people died when the vehicle they were in was swept off a road by raging floodwaters in the Warsaw area, which is to the southeast of Dallas.

By Steven Yablonski Source FOX Weather

Rain continues from Texas to Ohio Valley on Sunday

Rain continues to fall from Texas to the Ohio Valley on Sunday, raising concerns of flash flooding from the Lone Star State to Kentucky.

The Ohio and Mississippi valleys are seeing heavy rain on Sunday, one day after two people were killed in flash flooding in Texas.

Kaufman County, Texas, emergency manager Steve Howie said the two people died when the vehicle they were in was swept off a road by raging floodwaters in the Warsaw area, which is to the southeast of Dallas.

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Floodwater surrounds homes in Kaufman County, Texas, on Oct. 28, 2023. ( )

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Floodwater surrounds homes in Kaufman County, Texas, on Oct. 28, 2023. ( )

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Floodwater surrounds a vehicle in Kaufman County, Texas, on Oct. 28, 2023. ( )

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Floodwater surrounds a vehicle in Kaufman County, Texas, on Oct. 28, 2023. ( )

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Rescue crews assist residents who had to be evacuated from their homes because of flooding in Kaufman County, Texas, on Oct. 28, 2023. ( )

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Rescue crews assist residents who had to be evacuated from their homes because of flooding in Kaufman County, Texas, on Oct. 28, 2023. ( )

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A resident carries a pet carrier through floodwater in Kaufman County, Texas, on Oct. 28, 2023. ( )

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Rescue crews assist residents who had to be evacuated from their homes because of flooding in Kaufman County, Texas, on Oct. 28, 2023. ( )

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Street flooding in Dallas with one car stalled. Oct. 28, 2023. (@shamnadoes / X)

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Flooding in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. (Chris McDonald via Storyful)

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Flooding in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. (Chris McDonald via Storyful)

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Flooding in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. (Chris McDonald via Storyful)

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Flooding in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. (Chris McDonald via Storyful)

The Warsaw area was hit particularly hard with water creeping into neighborhoods, leading to the evacuation of several homes. Most of the water has since receded, but first responders will remain on alert as rain still fell on Sunday.

In Forney, to the east of Dallas, three police officers were hospitalized after a high-water rescue on Friday night. According to FOX 4, the officers became submerged while trying to rescue a woman whose car was stuck in the water. The officers have since been released from the hospital.

Heavy rain moves into Ohio, Mississippi valleys Sunday

The exclusive FOX Model Futuretrack through Monday, Oct. 30, 2023. (FOX Weather)

The rain continues on Sunday and is impacting millions of Americans from Texas to Ohio.

The FOX Forecast Center said widespread showers and thunderstorms will impact that area through Monday.

A few inches of rain is expected across areas from Texas through Arkansas and into Kentucky.

A half-inch to an inch or so of rain is also expected to fall throughout the Ohio Valley and into the Northeast.

Because of the threat of heavy rain, there is a risk of flash flooding again on Sunday.

That flood risk extends from Texas to Kentucky.

A Flood Watch for areas of Oklahoma is in effect through Monday morning.