In less than a week, there were at least four 1-in-1,000-year rainfall events across the United States — intense deluges that are thought to have roughly a 0.1% chance of happening in any given year.

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More storms delivered damaging wind, power outages, and heavy rain to Iowa overnight. Here's a look at how much rain fell as of Friday morning: Altoona: 2.26 Ankeny: 2.16 Des Moines Airport: 1.78 Atlantic: 1.76 Waukee: 1.72 Norwalk: 1.71 Ames: 1.56 Grinnell: 1.43

On Thursday at 8:46 p.m. a flood advisory was released by the NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC in effect until Friday at 2:45 a.m. for Burke County.

A flash flood warning is in effect until 9 a.m. for Boston and several communities south of the city, including Brockton, Quincy, and Randolph, officials said Thursday morning. The National Weather Service also issued a flood watch that will remain in effect until 4 p.m. for Rhode Island and eastern portions of Massachusetts and Connecticut.

With a reprieve from wet weather late Thursday night, more rain and potential thunderstorms could be in store for Massachusetts before the weekend starts.

At 9:47 p.m. on Thursday, the NWS Raleigh NC released a flood advisory in effect until 11:45 p.m. for Edgecombe County.

The risk of heavy rainfall and severe weather is expected to return to the Lone Star State over the weekend, but it will mostly spare the areas recently devastated by deadly flooding.

The past 48 hours of continuous rain broke all records. The sky remained overcast Wednesday morning. What will the weather be like on Thursday? Here's the full update