On Thursday, a total of 1 to 4 inches of rain fell through the I-95 corridor, which led to numerous sudden flood warnings.
Some isolated places saw more rain than that, since almost 6 inches fell into Burlington County, New Jersey.
The light rain is still falling in New England on Friday morning and this afternoon it must be drier with a mostly cloudy sky that cling to the region until during the night.
The risk of floods now changes to the Carolinas with strong showers and thunderstorms that begin this afternoon and continue during the night as rain rates of up to 2 inches per hour are possible.
Dallas-Fort Worth is also at risk of excessive rainfall on Friday afternoon and night, with strong showers and expected thunderstorms and possible sudden floods in urban corridors.
Meanwhile, the western medium is being covered with smoke from Canada’s forest fires, leaving millions in dangerous breathing conditions as more than 650 forest fires are burning in Canada, with 275 labeled as “out of control.”
Minneapolis, Chicago and Detroit are among the top ten due to the worst air quality in the world among the main cities on Friday morning and air quality alerts are in place for all states of Minnesota, Iowa, Wisconsin, Illinois, Michigan and for parts of Nebraska and Missouri.
On Saturday afternoon, Michigan, Minnesota and Wisconsin are likely to have the worst smoke, but the nebulous skies will remain in much of the west medium.
A car drives in a flooded street after strong downpours in Staten Island, New York, USA, on July 31, 2025, in this screen grip obtained from a video of social networks.
Jesse DomÃnguez through Reuters
In the west, the fires that burn to the north of the Grand Canyon and in Utah are creating a poor air quality and nebulous skies, since the Fire Dragon Bavo along the north edge of the Grand Canyon has burned 112,000 acres and is currently contained in 9%.
In the center of Utah, the Monroe Canyon fire has burned 48,000 acres and is at 7% content since evacuation orders have been implemented.
A total of 23 million Americans in six states are under heat notices on Friday, since heat rates between 105 and 110 from Louisiana to South Carolina are expected.
In the southwest, an extreme heat warning for Phoenix and Tucson, Arizona, is expected as high temperatures between 107 and 114 are possible from Friday to Sunday, although temperatures for the rest of the west and the east are expected to be quite soft this weekend.
