There is a risk of flooding and sewer backups Friday morning across the Chicago area as heavy rain will run off from frozen ground, officials said.

The weather has been picture perfect for our Wednesday in West Tennessee. The clouds will move in tonight and the rain showers will follow and stick around off an on all day Thursday. The highest amounts are expected north of I-40 where a flood watch has been issued.

Thunderstorms are producing heavy rain across North Texas, with rainfall rates of 1-2" per hour. Upwards of 3.5" of rain fell in North Texas Wednesday night. The National Weather Service has issued a flood watch for parts of North Texas,

Heavy rain fell in the Dallas-Fort Worth area Wednesday night into Thursday morning, creating flash floods that forced road closures and left vehicles stranded in high water. More than 4 inches of rain had fallen in the area as of Thursday morning.