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.

Statewide, rain totals ranged from .11 inches in Hamilton, Mercer County to 6.64 inches in Clark and 6.24 inches in Westfield.

At 8:48 p.m. on Thursday, the NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC issued a flood advisory in effect until 11:45 p.m. for Madison County.

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 caused flash flooding and road closures around the Lehigh Valley on Monday evening as storms made their way through. More rain is expected this week.

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.