Heavy rain fell across North Texas overnight Wednesday and continued through midday Thursday. Skies clear up by the afternoon and a beautiful weekend is ahead.North Texans woke up Thursday to widespread heavy rain and thunderstorms.

An updated flash flood warning was issued by the NWS Fort Worth TX on Thursday at 4:40 a.m. in effect until 8 a.m. The warning is for Bosque, Ellis, Hill and Johnson counties.

North Texas is on high alert as the threat of flash flooding looms over the region in the next 24 hours. Heavy rain is expected to move in later today, prompting Governor Greg Abbott to activate state emergency crews in preparation for potential rescues and disaster response.