foundation. a roof torn off this barn, siding off this hotel. the parking lot of a strip mall, flooded. this time lapse shows the storm from the top of that damaged hotel. even oklahoma city under a watch. >> this tornado is massive. this is easily a half mile wide. >> reporter: a half dozen tornados reported across the state of texas. >> there's a funnel! there it goes! >> it's really getting stronger. oh-oh. >> reporter: the storms are bringing badly needed rain to thirsty texas. but flooding overwhelmed some roads near austin. a handful of drivers had to be rescued. as you can see behind me, all of this water is doing great things for lake levels here in the state of texas. just in time for summer. but of course, with all the rain comes that threat of tornados. ryan owens, abc news, dallas. >> let's take a look at the trouble spots today. first of all, severe weather continues in the plains. chance of more tornados is low but not impossible. some rain, gusty wind, likely in florida. along with high surf as well. >> high temperatures in the east