Lorena becomes post-tropical but fuels flood threat across US Southwest

Lorena continues to weaken in the Eastern Pacific, its related tropical moisture is being thrown into the Southwestern United States. A flash flood risk increases in coverage by Friday and Saturday. The heaviest rain is expected in Arizona, New Mexico, as well as west and central Texas. This rain would be just southwest of Texas Hill Country, which is still recovering from devastating flooding this past summer. People in Hill Country should remain weather aware this weekend.