On Friday, 17 million people are under flood alerts across the Gulf Coast and in the mid-Atlantic, and 19 million are under heat alerts across the mid-Atlantic, southern Florida and Mississippi Valley.

Millions of people across the US are under flood and heat warnings heading into the weekend, with large parts of the country facing severe weather conditions, NBC News reported Friday. Flood alerts are in effect for around 17 million people, particularly along the Gulf Coast and mid-Atlantic, where storms have already begun in some areas.

A flood watch will go into effect for much of south Louisiana this week as a slow-moving low-pressure system heads toward the Gulf of Mexico, bringing with it the potential for downpours and flash flooding along the Gulf Coast.

A Washington Post investigation reveals why so few people evacuated in the state hit hardest by last year’s deadliest disaster.

A weakening tropical disturbance that’s lingered near the northern Gulf Coast is losing its chance for development—but not before bringing moderate to heavy rain to Southeast Texas. T

A broad area of low pressure near the Gulf Coast is creating disorganized showers and thunderstorms. This disturbance is forecast to continue sliding westward in Louisiana on Thursday before turning northward into the Mississippi valley.

We continue to follow the progress of Invest 93L, an area of low pressure that moved from the Atlantic across the northern Florida peninsula on Tuesday and is now scraping westward through the state’s panhandle along the northern Gulf Coast.