Governor Greg Abbott has directed the Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) to deploy additional state resources, including swiftwater rescue boat squads and urban search and rescue teams. Among them is a Fort Worth Fire Rescue squad, which deployed this morning to stage in Abilene and could be moved depending on the evolving situation.
A number of considerable mudflows forced the closure of multiple roads in the Palisades Fire burn scar on Sunday.
A storm is bearing down on the southern Plains and Texas, where residents are bracing for severe weather, including flash flooding.
A flash-flood watch went into effect at 10 a.m. Sunday that includes fire-scarred areas of Souther California, with forecasters boosting their predictions for rainfall that carry the risk of significant flash flooding and debris.
Burn scars left by the recent fires in Los Angeles are becoming hotbeds for flash flooding, mudslides and debris flows as rainfall drenches the area.
Thousands of Hawaiian Electric customers are experiencing power outages while some residents on Oʻahu are reporting flooding and a landslide all while a flash flood warning was in effect across the island.
On Wednesday at 1:21 p.m. the National Weather Service issued a flood watch valid from Friday 1 a.m. until Saturday 1 p.m. for Westmoreland Ridges and Fayette Ridges as well as Westmoreland and Fayette counties.
Parts of Los Angeles County are under a flood watch until Monday as some residents report seeing small hail and heavy downpours.
The Arkansas Department of Transportation has said two roads in the River Valley are currently closed due to flooding.
A flash flood warning is in effect for parts of North Texas, including Dallas, Collin, Rockwall and Johnson counties, until 8 a.m. Thursday.
It could be a rough morning commute in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex on Thursday morning as a powerful cross-country storm sweeps through bringing flooding rain and thunderstorms to the region. FOX Weather Meteorologist Britta Merwin has the latest forecast.