Kansas City metro faces record rainfall and flash floods, prompting water rescues. Warnings issued for mulitple areas of the metro, including Independence, Raytown, and Blue Springs.

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.

Several historic and deadly flash flooding events have occurred in the U.S. just within the month of July alone. Experts talk about what factors are increasing the risks.

On Wednesday at 7:03 p.m. a flash flood warning was released by the National Weather Service in effect until 9 p.m. for Potter County.

The heavy downpours wreaked havoc across the city with footage showing commuters overwhelmed by floodwaters in various subway stations.

Two people died when flash floods struck New Jersey on Monday, submerging cars, flooding roadways and canceling flights.The victims were killed when their car was swept into Cedar Brook in Plainfield,

The creek had begun to go down until storms early Monday afternoon dropped from 1 to 3 inches of rain, a spokesperson at the National Weather Service office in State College said. This followed 4 to 6 inches late Sunday night and early Monday.