“The biggest thing is making sure you have a plan ahead of time when it’s not raining,” he said. “I highly recommend weather.gov/safety/flood. That will walk you through flood preparedness tips and what to do before, during, and after an event.”

Early on Thursday morning the National Weather Service's Lake Charles office announced that it would be expanding the flash flood warning that previously went as far west as Vermillion Parish to include Calcasieu, Cameron, Allen, Jefferson Davis and Beauregard parishes. The watch is in effect from 7 a.m. on Thursday to 7 p.m. on Saturday.

Failing to translate flood forecasts into timely messages that tell people what they need to do to stay safe can have tragic consequences. In Texas and elsewhere, the solution is more wide-ranging than fixing any single channel of communication.

An organized thunderstorm complex will approach the region from the northwest this today, it could bring straight-line winds to the area.

Dozens of extreme heat advisories and flash flood warnings across the central and southeast U.S. have been issued by the National Weather Service.

Showers and thunderstorms are forecast each day this weekend, starting July 18, as areas of thunderstorms and heavy rain move across the country. A heat wave is also expected. According to the National Weather Service in Wilmington, there is a heightened flooding threat for portions of the Ohio Valley.

The Commerce Department acting inspector general's office will evaluate the National Weather Service’s actions around the catastrophic flooding in Texas

National Weather Service Meteorologist Kate Abshire says Flash Flood Alley contains several flooding characteristics to create the perfect storm.

As the National Weather Service (NWS) issued fresh flash flood warnings for Texas on Sunday, emergency crews were forced to suspend their operations