Flooding threatens parts of several states through the next few days as Tropical Depression Bill makes its way northeast.
The storm made landfall in Texas on Tuesday, and as of Wednesday morning was weakening. Heavy rain was falling across eastern Texas and the eastern half of Oklahoma.
"Close to six more inches of rain will fall across both saturated states today. It won't be until the end of the week and into the weekend when both states will get a chance to begin drying out again," Storm Shield Meteorologist Jason Meyers said.
Tropical Depression Bill is taking its time moving across the land, which is why rainfall totals are so high. Across parts of northern Texas and Oklahoma is where the heaviest rain will fall.
Missouri, Illinois and Indiana face the rains through the next couple of days, he said. The Ohio Valley faces severe thunderstorms today and flooding later this week as quite a bit of rain moves through by Friday.
Extreme heat continues to plague other parts of the country. In Phoenix, Arizona, the high temperature reached 112 degrees Monday, and forecasts said 110-116 is likely throughout the week, according to KNXV television station.
Parts of North Carolina and South Carolina are under heat advisories Wednesday as temperatures there climb to the upper-90s with the potential to hit triple digits.
