In addition to flooding, severe thunderstorms are forecast for many of the same locations under flood watches, including cities like Dallas, Houston and Lake Charles, Louisiana.
Photos taken from all over the world show bright-colored skies across Europe, New Zealand and in the U.S., where it was visible farther south than usual.
Search-and-rescue crews were searching for the two men, ages 23 and 32, throughout the day Thursday. The third skier was able to dig himself out, officials said.