Tropical Storm Rafael may be swirling in open waters hundreds of miles away from the U.S. Gulf Coast, but moisture from the late-season storm triggered a dangerous flash flood threat across parts of the South over the weekend,

Spain’s King Felipe and Queen Letizia were pelted with mud by crowds during their visit to the region last week, as anger fermented among communities who said they felt abandoned by authorities in the wake of the natural disaster, with troops and police deployed to assist communities in affected areas.

An expansive storm system is swirling through the central United States and unleashing a kitchen sink of weather woes — tornadoes and flooding are possible in Texas and Oklahoma, with heavy snow that could accumulate up to 4 feed in spots across Colorado and New Mexico.