Destroyed cars in Kerrville, Texas.

Rescuers helping residents stranded by flooding in Wauwatosa, Wis., on Sunday. More heavy rains were expected, forecasters said.

A vehicle drove through a partially flooded street in Orlando, Fla., on Tuesday.

A partially submerged car in Elmsford, N.Y., on Tuesday morning following heavy rains.

Twenty of the 472 stations in New York City’s sprawling subway network had to be temporarily closed on Monday night.

In Ingram, Texas.

Texas officials have blamed the Weather Service for issuing forecasts on Wednesday that underestimated how much rain was coming. But the staffing shortages present a more complicated picture.

A resident clearing sidewalks in Albany on Sunday. Parts of the Northeast recorded a foot of snow.