Heavy rain overnight Thursday and into early morning Friday led to damages and road closures in Benton County.

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.

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.

Monday evening brought torrential rainfall and devastating flooding to the tri-state. New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy declared a state of emergency for all 21 counties, urging residents across the state to remain at home and avoid all roadway travel.

The extreme rainfall that occurred in the Northeast on Monday could happen more often in the future as a result of climate change, research shows.

Maryland's Chesapeake Bay saw historically low oxygen levels in June, after heavy rain in May, according to the state Department of Natural Resources (DNR).

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

A stalled front will influence the weather over Northeast Ohio going into the weekend, bringing the chance for strong to severe thunderstorms on Saturday.