Cold weather alert issued as more than 100 flood warnings in place across UK - Cold weather alerts come in the wake of Storm Claudia

It is not just the rain affecting rail services today. West Midlands Railway said a tree brought down in Storm Claudia was struck by a train at Blakedown in Worcestershire this morning, damaging the t...

Warning extended further north and west over Scotland and end time extended through the afternoon.

Up to several inches could fall, and most of the region, including the typically drier eastern deserts, is under a flood watch.

The National Weather Service​ said the low-pressure system will generate periods of "moderate to heavy rain this evening through Saturday, and possibly into early next week."

The rain could help control the fire, but in Southern California, flooding and mudslides are a concern.

An unusually strong storm system called an atmospheric river was dousing Southern California on Friday and was expected to continue dumping heavy rain over the region for days as forecasters warned of rockslides and debris flows especially in the Los Angeles areas that were ravaged by wildfires earlier this year.

Southern California is bracing for an early winter storm expected into this weekend, prompting evacuation warnings near wildfire burn scars due to flooding and debris-flow risks and extra emergency re...