The flood watch is in effect until 7 a.m. Friday for Cook County, the collar counties and the majority of northern Illinois, according to the National Weather Service.

Chicago was under a flood watch Thursday night in anticipation of thunderstorms expected to move through the city, according to the National Weather Service.

Texas. North Carolina. Illinois. New Mexico. Flash flooding has surged into the spotlight in the last week with record-breaking flood events occurring nearly back-to-back across the country. Here’s why they happened now and why floods are becoming more intense.

Follow for live updates in the Texas flooding as more than 160 are missing as rescuers continue a desperate search

Destructive flash floods hit New Mexico and Chicago on Tuesday, prompting water rescues. Here’s where they may hit next.

For the second time in two days, New Jerseyans are being urged to be on the lookout for nasty thunderstorms that could pack a big punch with powerful winds, small hail and flooding rain. Fourteen counties across the Garden State have been placed under a severe thunderstorm watch by the National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center,

Kerr County officials say they are still focused mainly on the search for survivors with hundreds still missing and weren’t yet examining how the emergency response unfolded.