Flooding

The tropical storm brought more than 40 inches of rain some parts of southeastern Texas, producing record-breaking floods.

Scientists simulated a hypothetical but physically plausible storm dubbed "Hurricane Rhody" that makes landfall twice in an area that FEMA has called the "Achilles' heel of the Northeast."

Speaking to The Weather Channel Thursday morning, Rod Carroll, Chief of the Vidor Police Department in Texas, told reporters flooding in the town was "worse during this storm than it was during Hurricane Harvey."

"It's bad. Homes that did not flood in Harvey are flooding now."

In general, extreme weather events are expected to become more frequent and intense, as global temperatures warm

Flooding caused the evacuation of patients at a hospital and trapped some people in their homes.

"If it works, it's totally worth it," said Brittany Vidal, who lives in the Davis Shores neighborhood of St. Augustine, Florida.

The storm hit the Bahamas on Sunday afternoon, bringing with it strong winds, heavy rain and massive storm surges which left homes and businesses underwater.

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Severe thunderstorms will pose a risk to mid-Atlantic through to southern New England until Wednesday.

The state of Florida is only just recovering from the hottest June on record.

The Mississippi River is almost at flood stage already, and Barry is expected to bring a storm surge up to 5 feet this weekend, which could wreak havoc in the Crescent City.

Flood stages have already been breached

The longest stretch of flooding in nearly a century

One Twitter user commented that a dock was floating down Lake Wylie River

The river crested at its second highest level Sunday.

The vast Mississippi River—the second longest river in North America—swirls through a number of U.S. states and has been swelling in recent weeks. That may continue, experts say.

Flash flood warnings remain in place until Monday evening.

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Severe weather has battered several U.S. states in recent weeks.

Madison County, Illinois, has called on the National Guard to assist due to flooding levels not seen since 1993.

"The overall weather pattern that has been in place across the U.S. will continue early this week, which will bring more rounds of severe weather to the Plains," AccuWeather Meteorologist Brett Rathbun said.

Storm and flood warnings remain in place after days of deadly weather in the Plains and Midwest.

The president "rejoices over the misery that he thinks he has imposed on ordinary Iranians," Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif wrote on Twitter.

"I encourage Missourians to stay alert and be cautious while near impacted areas."

Entire villages have been washed away. Infrastructures have collapsed. Schools have been destroyed and people are sheltering on rooftops and trees, waiting for the military to evacuate them.

"There is evidence that climate change is increasing these underlying factors, supporting the development of more intense 'bomb cyclones' and nor'easters, packing tropical storm–scale winds and dumping huge amounts of precipitation."

There were at least two people dead and one missing from the flooding across Iowa and Nebraska.

The lake appeared amid weeks of wet weather in California.