Heavy rain fell across North Texas overnight Wednesday and continued through Thursday morning. By midday, the skies cleared, setting up a beautiful few days ahead. North Texans woke up Thursday to widespread heavy rain and thunderstorms.

There is a risk of flooding and sewer backups Friday morning across the Chicago area as heavy rain will run off from frozen ground, officials said.

The National Weather Service issued a flood watch effective from 4 p.m. Sunday to 4 p.m. Monday for areas in or near burn scars created by the Palisades Fire, Eaton Fire, Hughes Fire and Bridge Fire, the latter blaze of which burned 56,000 acres last fall.

The National Weather Service has issued a Flood Watch for parts of Northern California, including areas from the Shasta Lake region to the Central Sacramento Valley, from Friday afternoon through

The NWS Sacramento CA issued a flood watch at 12:01 p.m. on Thursday valid from Friday noon until Sunday 10 p.m. The watch is for Shasta Lake, Northern Sacramento Valley, Central Sacramento Valley, Southern Sacramento Valley,

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.