Des Moines, Iowa, Bismarck, North Dakota, and Rapid City, South Dakota, are also at risk for severe storms today, Merrill said. Merrill said primary threats include hail, isolated tornadoes and flooding downpours.

In less than a week, there were at least four 1-in-1,000-year rainfall events across the United States — intense deluges that are thought to have roughly a 0.1% chance of happening in any given year.

Some storms could reach severe limits. Hazards include damaging winds, large hail, and heavy rain. It’s not an all-day wash-out event. There will be drier breaks at times. In the meantime, most of today is dry with a few isolated thundershowers popping up in the evening across the Western U.P.

Showers and thunderstorms are expected to develop Friday afternoon and evening, with the strongest activity likely across northern Lower Michigan. The National Weather Service has indicated a marginal risk of severe storms, with potential for heavy downpours and localized flooding.

In the past 24 hours, we’ve had only a quarter of an inch or so across Baton Rouge, but it worked wonders for us, by knocking down yesterday’s highs to the 80s.

The primary reason for the slight decrease is because of stronger levels of wind shear expected in the Caribbean, according to the report. Wind shear, which is a change in wind speed or direction,

News4JAX's latest forecast highlights a hot Friday with afternoon storms expected across Jacksonville, Northeast Florida, and Southeast Georgia, followed by a drier weekend and continued summer heat.

Thousands of people were in the path of a dangerous storm that moved through North Carolina on Wednesday afternoon.

We should see a mostly sunny day with mostly dry conditions throughout the majority of the ArkLaTex. A few stray showers are possible during the afternoon in the southern half of the ArkLaTex. High temperatures will get into the mid to upper 90’s for the afternoon with the morning having temperatures in the 70’s.

TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - The big weather story today is a cold front with highs mainly in the low-mid 90s today cooling in the 80s this weekend. Confidence is low on details of this afternoon/tonight’s storms but high that many spots will remain dry, it is not expected to be a widespread rain event.

More severe storms are possible Thursday in New Jersey after a tornado warning was issued in Atlantic and Ocean counties on Wednesday night. The National Weather Service said a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was located northeast of Atlantic City at 11:16 p.