A sprawling area of storms infused with tropical moisture is dropping heavy rain along the Gulf Coast and could produce significant flash flooding into the weekend. The threat Friday is not as bad as previously expected,

A slow-developing, broad area of low pressure located over the far northern portion of the Gulf is threatening to bring heavy rain and flooding.

Fifteen million people across the country are under flood alerts Friday. Along the Gulf Coast, heavy rain is expected to continue until Saturday. CBS News' Kati Weis reports.