From Bruce Springsteen to Coco Gauff to Patrick Mahomes, numerous stars have been at the center of false rumors about the floods.

Greg Abbott has activated state emergency response resources ahead of a tropical disturbance moving along the Gulf that is expected to bring heavy rain and threats of flash flooding to Texas. The tropical disturbance,

A sprawling area of storms infused with tropical moisture is dropping heavy rain along the Gulf Coast Thursday and could produce significant flash flooding into the weekend. Louisiana is at the greatest risk for dangerous flash flooding,

A tropical disturbance that made its way from Florida is now over the northern Gulf and is expected to bring heavy rain and flash flooding to the region on Thursday and Friday. The NOAA's National Hurricane Center (NHC) reported Thursday that the associated shower and thunderstorm activity remained disorganized and located mainly to the west and southwest of the center.

The system is threatening to bring heavy rain and the risk of flash floods to the northeastern and central Gulf Coast this week and could become a tropical depression within days.