An extreme weather 'red alert' on Friday was in place in many areas of Tuscany and Emilia-Romagna amid torrential rain and flooding. In Tuscany, schools were closed in several cities including Florence where they were set to remain shut on Saturday.

Six states have been placed under expanded red flag warnings amid a severe weather outbreak in the U.S. this weekend that could trigger "catastrophic grassland fire danger" for affected areas.

A red alert for bad weather will be in place in Tuscany and Emilia Romagna also Saturday, after Friday's, the Civil Protection department said in a fresh weather warning Friday. The department also assessed an orange alert for certain areas of Tuscany and Emilia-Romagna and a yellow alert in Umbria and parts of Lombardy,

The North Texas region is under critical or extreme fire threats on Friday, according to the National Weather Service. As a result of those very high winds, and also extremely low relative humidity, a red flag warning is in place for most of North Texas from 11 a.

The National Weather Service has issued a Red Flag Warning for parts of the Chicago area Friday, with wind gusts of up to 50 miles per hour in the forecast. The warning comes as wind advisories and high wind watches were also been issued across the Chicago area both Friday and Saturday.

In Oklahoma, red flag warnings are issued when conditions such as high temperatures, low humidity, and strong winds create a heightened risk of wildfires, urging residents to take extra precautions.