"Severe Weather Threatens Texas, California with Flash Floods and Midwest with Freezing Rain"

Heavy rain from the Gulf of Mexico is causing flash floods and rising waterways in the southern US, with flood warnings issued in Texas. Northern California is also experiencing heavy rain, leading to coastal and flash flood warnings. The arctic blast that brought single-digit temperatures to the Plains, Midwest, and Northeast is now moving east, with freezing rain and sleet expected in the Midwest as temperatures rise.