Chicago residents are cleaning up after strong storms with hard rains caused flash flooding Friday, especially on the South Side.

Heavy rainfall has caused widespread damage and water rescues. This weekend's calmer forecast may bring some relief.

Chicago is inside a flood threat that covers eight states across the mid-Mississippi and Ohio Valleys Saturday as rainfall rates could reach 2 inches per hour in stronger thunderstorms.

Residents across Cleveland and Northeast Ohio should brace for severe weather threats this weekend. The National Weather Service in Cleveland warns of possible damaging storms and flash flooding Saturday,

The National Weather Service has already issued more than 3,600 flash flood warnings across the United States in 2025, and that number is increasing as torrential downpours continue in late July. There's a good chance the U.

Another day of scattered heavy thunderstorms inside what forecasters called a juicy, "tropical-like" air mass Saturday has renewed the risk of flash flooding across several states from Iowa to Pennsylvania,

Travel delays are mounting as airports on the east coast experience ground stops due to thunderstorms. Chicago streets were flooded by heavy rain and millions baked in extreme heat with brutal temperatures expected to continue into the weekend.

Nearly 4 inches of rain fell in the Chassell area earlier this week, causing flash floods that washed out roads.

Since January, more than 3,100 flash flood warnings have been issued nationwide — the highest year-to-date total since tracking began for alerts in 1986.

The National Weather Service released a flash flood warning at 8:38 a.m. on Friday in effect until 11:30 a.m. for Greene County.

During the day, because of the tropical air mass in place, showers and thunderstorms can form at just about any time. Fox 32 Meteorologist Mike Caplan has the forecast. A Flood Watch is in effect through the evening for most of the viewing area.