Showers and thunderstorms are likely this evening. Any shower or storm will produce torrential rain with flash flooding a significant concern, especially west of Lexington. One or two storms could also be strong to severe, with damaging winds the main threat.

A slow-developing, broad area of low pressure located over the far northern portion of the Gulf is threatening to bring heavy rain and flooding.

Much of the U.S., including North Carolina, has experienced a significant increase in intense rainfall and widespread flooding throughout July, often unrelated to tropical systems and impacting areas outside designated floodplains.

Heavy rain overnight Thursday and into early morning Friday led to damages and road closures in Benton County.

EDT on Wednesday, the National Weather Service issued a flood advisory in effect until 9 p.m. EDT for Genesee and Saginaw counties.

The overnight storms that struck the Burnett and Washburn Counties of Wisconsin dropped between one and 6.5 inches of rain.

The possibility of localized flooding is strongest in the south metro, where some areas have already received 1 to 3 inches of rain.

Some flooding may have crept close to streets in Historic Ellicott City over the last few days, but it was nothing compared to the devastation Main Street has had in the past.