Flooding around Black River Lodge is shown Friday, July 10, 2026. Video courtesy of Sharon Thomason-Sekyi. Drone video, courtesy of Fox2Now, shows flooding on the Black River near Lesterville, Missouri,

CLEVELAND, Ohio — Slow-moving thunderstorms could produce torrential downpours across parts of Northeast Ohio on Friday, creating a localized flooding risk before drier weather arrives for the weekend.

The National Weather Service issued an urgent flash flood warning for portions of Cook, DuPage and Kane counties, warning residents to avoid travel as significant flash flooding brought on by multiple inches of rain triggered “dangerous and life-threatening” situations.

Severe thunderstorms are forecasted to sweep across large patches of the U.S. this weekend, with risks of flash floods in some areas.

Heavy rainfall from storms on Thursday, July 9, into Friday, July 10, has caused flash flooding and damage in the Heartland.

Authorities in southern China said on Thursday that 39 people died in flooding after a tropical storm dumped heavy rainfall, as the country's east coast and Taiwan prepared for a typhoon expected to make landfall in the coming days.

Authorities in southern China said Thursday that 39 people have died in flooding from tropical storm Maysak, as Taiwan and China's east coast braced for another major storm expected to make landfall in the coming days.