SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Heavy rains in San Antonio rapidly flooded roads, swept away submerged cars and sent some people scrambling up trees to escape fast-rising waters Thursday while firefighters made dozens of rescues across the nation’s seventh-largest city. At least five people died and two were still missing, authorities said.

A Weather Impact Alert Day has been issued for Friday as Southeast Texas can expect 1-2 inches of rain with possible flash flooding risks.

The monsoon season starts June 15, and while this season is expected to have a normal amount of rainfall, burn scars in Ruidoso could cause flooding.

The NWS Fort Worth TX issued an updated flood watch at 12:36 p.m. on Wednesday in effect until Thursday at 7 p.m. The watch is for Denton, Collin, Parker, Tarrant, Dallas, Hood, Johnson, Fannin, Lamar,

Five people have been reported dead in floodwaters in San Antonio, Texas, and widespread excessive rainfall could spell more danger of flash flooding across Southern Plains states and parts of the ...

More rain and thunderstorms are on the way to North Texas on Wednesday. First Alert Weather Days are in effect for the threat of more heavy rain leading to flooding concerns Wednesday and Thursday.

As another side effect of this week’s flooding, humidity levels are set to surge this weekend, causing dangerous heat index values.

A flood watch is in effect through Thursday evening for Tarrant, Dallas, Rockwall and Kaufman counties, according to the National Weather Service’s Fort

Texas lawmakers invested $20 billion in water projects and banned HOAs from fining residents for not watering their lawns during a drought.