A tornado watch is in effect for Freestone and Henderson counties until 8 p.m.A flood watch is in effect for Parker, Tarrant, Dallas, Collin, Rockwall, Ellis, Montague, Cooke, Grayson, Fannin, Lamar,

As severe thunderstorms and rain hit much of the central part of the United States, flash flooding threatened parts of Texas and Oklahoma and areas along the Mississippi River.

After days of stormy conditions largely in the central United States drove power outages and led to at least three deaths, multiple additional days of back-to-back storms are expected in the region. Severe thunderstorms,