After summer wildfires, why some areas are at high risk for flash floods

CENTRAL TEXAS (KXAN) — Amid an active summer wildfire season that led to several blazes in and around Central Texas, Monday's forecasted rainstorm could spell flood risks for recently-burned areas.Burn scars are areas where recent fires have stripped the vegetation from the region, leaving no buffer between the soil and the elements. That means there's no trees, bushes or even leaves on the ground to soak up some of the rain, leading to supersaturation within the soil, said Karl Flocke, a