Parts of southeast Texas were under flash flood warnings as excessive rainfall is expected in the Southern Plains states.

Fire officials said 10 people were rescued from trees after the deadly flooding early Thursday on the city's northeast side.

SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Heavy rains in San Antonio rapidly flooded roads, swept away submerged cars and sent some people scrambling up trees to escape fast-rising waters Thursday while firefighters made dozens of rescues across the nation’s seventh-largest city. At least four people died and two were still missing, authorities said.