With four days left in the month and more rain in the forecast, this is already the third-wettest May in Texas history. Weeks of torrential rain and occasional tornadoes has claimed at least 16 lives, with more potential storm victims still unaccounted for.
Meanwhile, the people of one community south of Dallas are carefully monitoring the level of a small lake and hoping the earthen dam that protects their homes and livestock holds.
ABC’s Jim Ryan updates the story from Dallas/Fort Worth.
