those floodgates is starting to submerge nearby neighborhoods. >> we're still hoping for the best but it doesn't come to our house and destroy everything we have. >> national weather service says much of that area was hit with between 9 and 11 inches of rain in just three hours tuesday night, something that may happen only once every 500 years. all the rain making driving treacherous. not much driving going on right there. raging flash flood picked up this car, swept it down stream. driver managed to get out and scramble to safety. >> and unfortunately, the forecast for that area is not improving anytime soon. another 2 to 5 inches of flooding rain is expected in texas today. expect very wet conditions in the upper midwest and much needed rain is finally falling in california. >> temperatures will hit the mid to high 80s across the south, 50s and 60s in the upper midwest and a beautiful spring day here in the east with highs in the mid-70s.