Another round of strong spring storms pushed through Dallas-Fort Worth Monday afternoon, dropping more rain onto already saturated ground and swollen creeks and rivers.
The added rainfall prompted the National Weather Service to extended a number of flood advisories along the Trinity River until Thursday or Friday.
At least two families fled their homes in the Kaufman County town of College Mound, concerned the rain-swollen Wolf Creek would soon cover the only bridge leading to their homes.
"Once that happens, emergency access will be cut off. There'll be no way in or no way out," said College Mound Fire Chief J.L. Phillips.
Volunteer firefighters went door-to-door along Hickory Tree Lane Monday evening, urging residents on the other side of the bridge to leave while they still could.
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"I've been back here 14 years, I've never seen it rose before, rise up above the bridge," said resident Charles Smith Sr. "But these guys they know best. We'll take their word for whatever they are. We'll grab some stuff and leave, it's no biggie."
Five families decided to stay put at home, despite the warnings.
"Lot of folks here without power, lot of power lines down, lot of tree limbs down, heavy damage in this area over here," said Chief Phillips.
The creek is expected to crest sometime overnight or Tuesday.
In Arlington, nearly two dozen residents took advantage of free sandbags being offered Monday by the Public Works Department.
"I don't like it at all," said Mike Couch, of Arlington, about the rainwater that was running into his south Arlington home.
Couch and a friend came to the public works facility at 1011 W. Main Street, just north of the University of Texas at Arlington campus, after reading about it on social media.
Several people had similar stories of trying to keep out the water after the weekend's deluge of rain.
"I was crying," said Sylvia Chasteen, describing her effort to keep water from coming into her kitchen and living room. "Because I was like, 'This is gonna ruin everything: my carpet, my living room.'"
Arlington Public Works put together hundreds of sandbags over the weekend, according to a member of the busy crew that was still hard at work after 6 p.m. on Memorial Day.
People like Kristi Sloan appreciated the effort.
Sloan and her daughter were busy for hours over the weekend, trying to force water away from the teenager's bedroom at their East Arlington apartment.
"It can't be won. It cannot be won. It's horrible," Sloan said about her family's effort to keep their home dry.
Prior to acquiring 30 sandbags Monday, Sloan said she had dug a trench and rigged up a dryer hose to try to carry water away from her patio.
NBC 5's Kevin Cokely, Frank Heinz and Ben Russell contributed to this report.
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