North Carolina has declared a state of emergency after Tropical Storm Chantal caused severe flooding and at least six deaths. Gov.

The storm will bring heavy rainfall to the region, and a flood watch was in effect for southeastern Louisiana through Friday night.

The good news is a marked decrease in intensity of the thunderstorms in the past two hours. As of 7:30 p.m. there is only one isolated severe thunderstorm warning in effect over the entire Great Lakes region. The National Weather Service has watched this decline and cancelled the severe thunderstorm watch in effect for this evening.

Over 11,000 people in the Kansas City area were without power as of 9:48 a.m. Thursday, according to the Evergy outage map. Over 3,00 people in Jackson County, and more than 6,000 in Johnson County were also without power. Restoration is delayed and there is no estimated restoration time available.

The National Hurricane Center said Thursday, July 17 a broad area of low pressure is expected to bring heavy rainfall to portions of the Gulf Coast.

We keep ahold of this unsettled pattern into this weekend with daily storm chances and awful humidity. Matter of fact, next week could be our most miserable week of the year. Wednesday night: Scattered showers and storms will remain possible into tonight.

Slow-moving downpours are possible across portions of the Baltimore metro after 2 p.m. The chance of rain and storms increases further during the early evening hours. Strong, to severe, storms will organize over western Maryland late this afternoon and sweep eastward through the evening hours.