GALLERY: Pop-up storm downpours on Abilene Wednesday morning

ABILENE, Texas (KTAB/KRBC) – A pop-up storm caused a downpour in Abilene ahead of the lunch hour Wednesday morning.

Beginning around 10:00 a.m., some parts of town saw nearly an inch of rain over the span of about an hour, causing flooded streets across Abilene.

These storms are ahead of a cold front that’s pushing through. Temperatures will drop several degrees and storms are expected to fizzle out as the front stabilizes this afternoon.

As always, practice safe driving if headed out in hazardous road conditions.

TxDOT offers the following Tips for Driving in Heavy Rain/Flood-Prone Areas:

• Turn on your headlights and slow down, allowing extra distance for braking.
• Be cautious when traveling through flood-prone areas. Flash floods can come rapidly and unexpectedly—within a few minutes or hours of excessive rainfall. Flash flooding is common in many areas of Texas, especially the Texas Hill Country.
• Never attempt to drive through flooded roadways. Water covering roadways may hide washed-out bridges or gouged-out roadbeds, and even in relatively shallow water, tires can act as flotation devices, lifting up big vehicles and sending them downstream. It takes only two feet of water to float a 3,000-pound car.

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