Members of the Mesquite Fire Department survey the flooded area of Interstate 635 Service Road on Monday, Aug. 22, 2022, in Mesquite, Texas. The National Weather Service issued a flash flood warning early Monday morning which was extended until 1 p.m. (Juan Figueroa/The Dallas Morning News via AP)

Heavy rain across the drought-stricken Dallas-Fort Worth area caused streets to flood and submerged vehicles Monday, with officials warning motorists to stay off the roads.

Daniel Huckaby, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service, says the area is “pretty much ground zero for the heaviest rain overnight.” The National Weather Service says over 9 inches of rain fell at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport over a 24-hour period ending at noon Monday.

Emergency officials say they’ve responded to dozens of locations with high water on the roads. Huckaby notes that with so much concrete in urban areas, “there’s just only so much that the drain systems can handle.”