KHOU 11 Meteorologist Pat Cavlin says it's impossible to determine exactly where the heaviest of rain will fall, but everyone in risky areas should stay aware.

Scholars and designers of early warning systems say that there are still huge gaps in our ability to predict flash floods and warn those at risk.

At 9:58 p.m. on Saturday, the National Weather Service released a flash flood warning in effect until Sunday at 1 a.m. for Jackson and Cass counties.

In the Midwest, quarter-sized hail and an isolated tornado cannot be ruled out, while in the South, flood alerts are in effect for areas that were devastated by flash floods last week.

On Saturday at 8:38 p.m. a flash flood warning was released by the National Weather Service in effect until 11:45 p.m. for Franklin County.

The National Weather Service in Pueblo issued a flash flood warning Saturday evening for Costilla and Huerfano counties in southern Colorado. The impacted area is about 35 miles north of the New Mexico state line.

The National Weather Service released a flash flood warning at 1:17 p.m. on Saturday in effect until 3:45 p.m. for Franklin and Hampshire counties.

The National Weather Service released a flash flood warning at 7:31 p.m. on Saturday in effect until 11:30 p.m. for Delaware County.

Back-to-back flooding disasters in recent years — in Texas, New Mexico and Kentucky, among many others — have showed that preparing for flash flooding is a new necessity as the planet warms.