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The National Weather Service urged people to avoid travel if a flash flood warning was in place for their area.
A round 11 million Americans are under flood alerts Saturday evening as a "ring of fire" weather pattern continues to impact the eastern two-thirds of the country through the weekend. A flash flood emergency was issued near the Washington, D.C., area, including suburban Maryland, such as Chevy Chase and Silver Spring until 9 p.m. ET.
Parts of Central Texas are under yet another flood watch this weekend. The impacted areas are the same as those hit by the July 4 deadly floods.
Catastrophic flooding struck central Texas on Friday as the Guadalupe River surged by more than 20 to 26 feet within 90 minutes, causing widespread devastation and forcing mass evacuations in Texas Hill Country. At least 80 people have been killed in the floods while others remain missing or displaced and more than 850 people required rescuing.
As severe thunderstorms and rain hit much of the central part of the United States, flash flooding threatened parts of Texas and Oklahoma and areas along the Mississippi River. Flood warnings ...
CLARKSBURG, W.Va. (WBOY) — A round of severe weather brought flood warnings and tornado watches to north central West Virginia Friday afternoon, flooding roadways and knocking out power for ...
Further inland, NWS meteorologists issued flood watches for southeastern New Mexico and western Texas. A slow-moving band of thunderstorms was bringing widespread rain to the area.
Wireless Emergency Alerts are limited to flash flood warnings when there is a "threat tag" of considerable or catastrophic.
A severe thunderstorm warning has expired but a flash flood warning remains in effect for parts of Allegheny, Washington and Westmoreland counties.The warning is in effect until 8:45 p.m. Wednesday.
With the potential for once-in-a-lifetime rainfall and widespread impacts, historic flash flooding is increasingly likely across parts of the nation through Saturday, fueled by repeated rounds of s…