Bands of heavy rainfall over the central U.S. will affect nearly 46 million people. At least 13 million of them will be in an area with a high to extreme risk of flooding. Some communities in these high-risk locations could see catastrophic flooding.

For residents who live along Ecorse Creek in Dearborn Heights, heavy rains can lead to major flooding. City leaders say they're making efforts to make sure that this doesn't happen again.

Extreme weather is dangerous weather, and that's particularly true for the heavy rainfall events that experts say are becoming more frequent with climate change. The powerful storms can pose threats ranging from falling limbs to downed power lines to drowning.

A life-threatening outbreak of long-lived and strong tornadoes is expected today in parts of the central and eastern US from a powerful, wide-reaching spring storm.

EDT on Thursday, the National Weather Service released a flood warning in effect until Friday at 11 a.m. EDT for Genesee County.

Attorneys representing families of the Impact Plastics employees and contractor who died strongly disagreed with the findings.

The National Weather Service released a flood warning at 12:36 p.m. EDT on Thursday in effect until Monday at 8 a.m. EDT for Kalamazoo County.

A report from the Tennessee Occupational Safety and Health Administration says workers at an East Tennessee plastics company who died in flooding from Hurricane Helene had time to evacuate.