Heavy rainfall caused areas of flooding on I-93 and other major roadways in Massachusetts on Thursday morning.

Back-to-back flooding disasters in recent years — in Texas, New Mexico and Kentucky, among many others — have showed that preparing for flash flooding is a new necessity as the planet warms.

On Thursday at 6:01 a.m. the National Weather Service released a flash flood warning in effect until 9 a.m. for Bristol, Middlesex, Norfolk, Plymouth, Suffolk and Worcester counties.

Major I-95 cities -- Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington, D.C., and Richmond, Virginia -- could be impacted as heavy downpours could bring 2-3 inches of rainfall per hour over already saturated soils, which could easily cause flash flooding.

With the recent deadly flash floods​ in Texas and New Mexico, it's important to remember that monsoon season has begun for the southwestern part of our country and flooding is one of the hazards that comes along with it.

The president also confirmed that he plans to visit Texas to tour the devastation on Friday with First Lady Melania Trump.