Torrential rain warnings remain in effect for most of the country's western and southern regions and the weather service has advised extreme caution against landslides and flooding through Saturday. Some parts in the south including the city of Gwangju were hit by record precipitation of more than 400 millimetres (16 inches) in the past 24 hours as of early on Friday,

Flood watches are in effect for the southern half of Louisiana, including Lake Charles, Lafayette and New Orleans, as well as the immediate coastline of Mississippi.