An amber weather warning came into effect on Saturday morning, when more than a month's worth of rain is forecast to fall in a matter of hours. The Met Office says fast-flowing and deep floodwaters are likely, leading to road and transport disruption, as well as power cuts.

Looking ahead, a significant warming trend is expected next week. Temperatures will climb into the upper 80s and potentially reach the low 90s by midweek, with increasing humidity. Thunderstorm chances will return Tuesday through Thursday, with the possibility of heat indices approaching 100 degrees.

Flash flood warnings were issued for multiple areas of the metro, including Independence, Raytown, and Blue Springs.

This amount of rain would have been welcomed spread over six months,” she said. “But we’ve gotten it in two months."

Storm drains along Interstate 435, a beltway that encircles most of the Kansas City metropolitan area, were unable to keep up during the deluge, he said, causing the highway to flood. Most of the rescues from vehicles took place at the highway’s 23rd St. exit, he said.

A sprawling area of storms infused with tropical moisture is dropping heavy rain along the Gulf Coast and could produce significant flash flooding into the weekend. The threat Friday is not as bad as previously expected,

HOUSTON — There will be isolated rain showers in Houston Saturday, primarily in the afternoon. Scattered downpours north of I-10, east of 45 in the afternoon. Focus areas: Livingston, Cleveland, the corridors of 59 and 69.

Heavy rains in South Korea have killed at least four people and forced over 1,300 to evacuate. Three people were found dead Thursday in a submerged car, a stream, and a flooded basement.

Part of northern Lower Michigan got blasted with the heaviest rain. The highest official rain measurement was 5.36″ at Crawford, MI. An area between Grayling and Frederic has radar rain estimates between six inches and eight inches. Anything colored in yellow had at least two inches total rainfall.

A system that landed in Louisiana Thursday currently does not have any chance of forming, but it will still bring more heavy rains and potential flooding to southern Louisiana Friday and Saturday.  The region remains under a flood watch after much of the New Orleans area was left unscathed Thursday.