The US National Weather Service said it expects the region stretching from New Mexico into far west Texas to experience heavy to excessive rains into Wednesday, with potential for flash flooding and debris flows in wildfire burn areas.
Meanwhile, the Mid-Atlantic coast is likely to see the development of a strong coastal storm on Wednesday, which is expected to intensify toward southern New England over the weekend. This could result in significant coastal flooding, strong rip currents, and beach erosion from high surf, the agency said.
The NWS early Wednesday issued a flash flood warning for New Mexico's Orogrande and areas near Roy and Tucumcari. TXNM Energy (TXNM) unit Public Service Co. of New Mexico and Xcel Energy (XEL) are among the primary electricity suppliers in the state.
Farmville and Ashland in Virginia were also placed under a flash flood warning. Meanwhile, a coastal flood warning was issued for Virginia Beach, Franklin, Wakefield, Williamsburg, Tappahannock, and Accomac. Most of these places fall under the service areas of Dominion Energy (D).
A coastal flood warning was also raised for Maryland's Ocean City, Salisbury, and areas near Easton, primarily served by Exelon (EXC) subsidiary Delmarva Power.
Also covered under a coastal flood warning watch were Georgetown and Dover in Delaware, also served by Delmarva Power; and New Jersey's Atlantic City, where Exelon unit Atlantic City Electric is the major service provider.
Coastal flood warnings were also issued for certain coastal areas of North Carolina.
The NWS issued a flood warning for Iowa's Iowa City, Clinton, and Burlington. Iowa is primarily provided electricity by MidAmerican Energy, a unit of Berkshire Hathaway Energy, and Alliant Energy (LNT).
A flood warning was also raised for Jackson and areas near New Lexington in Ohio, which are majorly served by American Electric Power's (AEP) Ohio unit.
Affected areas in Illinois include Quincy, Waukegan, and small pockets bordering Iowa and Missouri. Ameren's (AEE) Illinois unit and Exelon subsidiary Commonwealth Edison are among the major service providers in Illinois.
Also covered under a flood warning were Indiana's Fort Wayne and areas near Marion, which primarily fall under the service areas of Indiana Michigan Power, a subsidiary of AEP.
Kenosha in Wisconsin was also placed under a similar warning.