An amber weather warning did not produce the intense rain and flash flooding that was feared on Saturday morning - but more unsettled weather is on the way for much of the UK.

There are reports of multiple people being swept away by flooding in Virginia as tens of millions of people are at risk of dangerous flash floods in pockets of nearly every region of the contiguous United States Friday,

Dozens of extreme heat advisories and flash flood warnings across the central and southeast U.S. have been issued by the National Weather Service.

Two massive disasters this year — the Texas floods and Los Angeles firestorms — are leading some to grapple with the question of how to get officials and the public to care and take action.

Flash flood warnings were issued for multiple areas of the metro, including Independence, Raytown, and Blue Springs.

With an outpouring of volunteers from across Texas, the riverside town of Hunt is grappling with loss and recovery after deadly floods.

Today, 17 million 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.