The Commerce Department acting inspector general's office will evaluate the National Weather Service’s actions around the catastrophic flooding in Texas

Flash flooding is seen Monday evening, July 14, 2025, in Upper Saucon Township. Storms dropped torrential rain to the area causing flooding to several areas, including Emmaus. The community pool was closed for several days because of the flooding. (Rich Rolen/Special to The Morning Call)

There are reports of multiple people being swept away by flooding in Virginia as tens of millions of people are at risk of dangerous flash floods in pockets of nearly every region of the contiguous United States Friday,

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The storms can produce damaging winds and cause flooding, as one to three inches of rain are expected in some areas.

The Trump administration has paused work on a new database that would provide Americans with precise estimates of the likelihood of extreme precipitation events in a warming world — a warning of their new flash flood risk.

For one, the flood-ravaged region around Ruidoso, New Mexico, again finds itself at risk for slow-moving storms causing rapid water rise.

TROY, MI - One of the state’s biggest malls is closed right now due to flooding all over its main concourses. The Oakland Mall, located at 412 W. 14 Mile Road in Troy, was forced to close in the afternoon on Wednesday, July 16, sending people home due to a burst pipe, according to a post from the mall’s Facebook page.

There have been many flash flooding incidents recently across the U.S., and flooding expert Alex Sosnowski expects that concern to continue in the Midwest and Louisiana with the tropical rainstorm.