(May 3, 2007)—A flash flood watch remained in effect through early Thursday morning for most of Central Texas and there’s a chance of still more rain a day after a powerful line of thunderstorms roared through, producing torrential rainfall and winds as high as 80 miles an hour in some places.

The watch, which was effective until 7 a.m. Thursday, included Bell, Bosque, Coryell, Falls, Freestone, Hamilton, Hill, Lampasas, Leon, Limestone, McLennan, Milam, Mills And Robertson Counties.

Forecasters said if any additional rain falls Thursday—and there’s a 60 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms during the day—runoff could be heavy in areas already saturated by heavy rains earlier in the week.

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Wednesday night there were widespread reports of broken tree limbs, downed power lines and power outages.

The worst of the damage appears to be in Hill and Bosque Counties where the highest wind speeds were recorded.

Both counties report numerous power outages.

Tree limbs were reported down in residential areas in Clifton, Meridian, Walnut Springs and Morgan in Bosque County.

Highway 22 was closed east of Meridian because of a downed power line, as was Highway 174 near the Mesa Grande Area.

Large tree limbs were reported down in Goldthwaite in Mills County.

In Waco, the storm downed tree limbs and power lines, and ignited some small grass fires.

A number of lines were down in the area of the Baylor University campus.

There was also a report of power lines on cars in the parking lot of a restaurant on Bosque Boulevard.

To the north a line of storms moved through the Dallas-Fort Worth metropolitan area about 6 p.m. Wednesday, bringing strong winds and heavy rains.

People planning to enjoy an evening baseball game between the Texas Rangers and New York Yankees huddled in the concourse as the storms moved through. Water stood in the outfield.

Rescue officials say some streets in Odessa had as much as four feet of water.

School administrators took precautions when the storm struck.

At LBJ Elementary school, students were moved to the hallways from portables and classrooms.

First-graders sat in rows holding open books above their heads.

The Odessa American reports no major injuries or deaths were reported.

Meanwhile, what started as a high water rescue in southwest Bexar County led to discovery of a woman's body in another flooded vehicle.

A 23-year-old fisherman died yesterday when he was struck by lightning in the Central Texas town of Cameron.

Ronald Jake Ingram of Cameron was fishing in a stock tank when the storm moved in.

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