Scottie Scheffler is living up to his status as the top favorite to win the Open Championship by taking the lead after the second round.

Highs could reach the lower 80s today, but also because of the clouds, there is a chance upper 70s could be more realistic for highs today. The wind will be southwesterly at 5 to 10 mph, gusting to 20 mph. The normal high for July 19th is 82 degrees.

It is a warm and muggy start to the day with temperatures in the mid to upper 70s. Showers continue this morning in parts of Marion, Winston, Walker and Cullman counties.

Strong to severe thunderstorms rolled across Iowa early Saturday morning bring pockets of heavy rainfall to parts of the sate. Central and northern Iowa saw the heaviest rainfall with this round of storms. Here's a look at rainfall amounts as of early Saturday: Goldfield: 3.13 Garner: 2.86 Eagle Grove: 2.07 Algona: 1.95 Mason City: 1.77

In just 12 hours, over 10 inches of rain slammed Kansas, flooding streets and neighbourhoods overnight. The deluge overwhelmed clogged storm drains, turning low-lying areas into temporary rivers.

Cities North of the river avoided major storm damage after heavy rainfall Wednesday evening and early Thursday.