A New Mexico mountain town hit by devastating wildfires last year experienced dangerous flooding Tuesday after heavy rain fell on areas burned in the blazes, officials said. Speaking on a local radio station Tuesday night, Ruidoso Mayor Lynn Crawford said there were reports of mudslides and gas leaks at homes that had been washed away or damaged.

Tropical Depression Chantal triggers flash floods in North Carolina and Virginia, with millions under alerts and rescue efforts underway

A tropical storm may form this week, bringing risks of flash flooding and strong thunderstorms from Florida to Louisiana.

A tropical storm watch stretches along the coast from Edisto Beach, S.C., to the South Santee River. The hurricane center said those elsewhere along the southeast coast of the United States should also keep an eye on Chantal. Chantal is expected to track slowly to the north and then northwest and move onshore in South Carolina by Sunday morning.

Southeast Michigan faces the highest risk with downbursts capable of producing wind gusts up to 60 MPH and the potential for localized flooding from slow-moving storms.

Chantal brought heavy, flooding rain and dangerous beach conditions to the Carolinas over the weekend, setting off life-threatening flash flooding Sunday in central parts of North Carolina that killed at least one person and prompted dozens of rescues.

AND TONIGHT, RESIDENTS ACROSS SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA. THEY ARE BRACING FOR THE THREAT OF FLOODS. WDSU REPORTER JONAH GILMORE IS LIVE. YOU SPOKE WITH RESIDENTS FROM THE EAST BANK TO THE WEST BANK WHO SAY THAT THEY ARE PAYING CLOSE ATTENTION AND PRAYING FOR THE PUMPS.

Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham declared a state of emergency for the village of Ruidoso, in an area that was scarred by wildfires last year.

Flooding has caused an average of more than 125 deaths per year in the U.S. over the past few decades, according to the National Weather Service, and flash floods are the nation’s top storm-related killer.

Monsoon rains in southern New Mexico triggered flash flooding that killed three people and was so intense an entire house was swept downstream in a mountain village that is a pop