The ingredients that led to the Hill Country disaster — steep terrain, swollen rivers and unsuspecting people in harm’s way — are not unique to Texas.

At 3:58 a.m. on Friday, the National Weather Service released an updated flood warning in effect until Sunday at 8:48 p.m. for Leavenworth and Atchison counties.

On Friday at 9:46 p.m. the National Weather Service issued a flood warning in effect until Saturday at 12:45 a.m. for Cape May County.

A round 11 million Americans are under flood alerts Saturday evening as a "ring of fire" weather pattern continues to impact the eastern two-thirds of the country through the weekend. A flash flood emergency was issued near the Washington, D.C., area, including suburban Maryland, such as Chevy Chase and Silver Spring until 9 p.m. ET.

The weather service has issued a flash flood warning that remains in effect until 8:30 a.m. for eastern Johnson, northeastern Miami, and east-central Wyandotte County in Kansas, and northeastern Cass, eastern Clay, Jackson, and southwestern Ray counties in Missouri.

San Diego's audit of the January 2024 flood response identified 23 areas for improvement in emergency management.

North Plainfield is aggressively pursuing a FEMA Public Assistance declaration to securefunding for the borough's own losses, including damage to public infrastructure, municipal buildings, roads, bridges, public utilities, and the significant cost for emergency protective measures and debris removal.