A storm system that brought rain and snow to Southern California will move into Texas and the South by Wednesday, bringing flash flood and severe weather threat.

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.

The Los Angeles County wildfires that started on January 7, 2025, remain a huge threat as the efforts to contain them continue.

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.

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.

The National Weather Service in Los Angeles issued a flash flood warning for the Franklin burn scar and the western portion of the Palisades burn scar, west of Los Flores Canyon until 11 p.m. Sunday night.

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.

The NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard CA issued an updated flash flood warning at 8:15 p.m. on Sunday in effect until 11 p.m.