Tropical Storm Melissa forms in the Caribbean, bringing heavy rain, flooding and strong winds to Haiti and Jamaica

A storm shifting into the Plains will bring the risk of damaging thunderstorms, flash flooding and travel disruptions into the final weekend of October.

A new storm system will bring rain chances to North Texas later this week and into the weekend.

In Orange and San Bernardino counties, a flash flood watch will continue through Tuesday afternoon for the Bridge, Line, Apple, El Dorado and Airport burn scars. Hillsides stripped of vegetation by wildfires can make soil repel water, which can lead to increased runoff and flooding.

We will have abundant sunshine today through Thursday, with quite a bit of wind today. Then, we will track two storm systems.

"The primary hazard ... will be a brief period of heavy rain during the morning rush hour," National Weather Service forecasters wrote.

Rain started in Southwest Oregon and far Northern California early Monday morning and continued through the day. Downtown San Francisco recorded 0.87 inch of rain, while San Jose measured 1.52 inches, marking the second wettest October day on record. Northern California will dry out through the day on Tuesday.

Here's an overall rundown of the storm system that will come together right over the top of Michigan tonight into Sunday.