A flood watch has been issued for much of the Heartland today and tonight as heavy rain looks likely. Rainfall will be moderately steady. Embedded thundershowers are possible this afternoon and evening,

By Wednesday night, thunderstorms will become increasingly likely, especially after midnight. This round of thunderstorms will extend into Thursday morning and will likely pack a punch. The severe threat is low,

Heavy rain fell in the Dallas-Fort Worth area Wednesday night into Thursday morning, creating flash floods that forced road closures and left vehicles stranded in high water. More than 4 inches of rain had fallen in the area as of Thursday morning.