It is time to start preparing for rain if you're running the Pittsburgh Marathon this year. It would seem the marathon is "a mudder." Dealing with temperatures, expect above average temperatures today with highs in the mid-70s.

A Level 2 severe weather risk for Alabama has been dropped as of Thursday afternoon, but a Level 1 risk remains in place for all of north Alabama and part of central Alabama. Isolated severe storms will still be possible in the areas in dark green. Storm Prediction Center

There's a Level 2 out of 5 threat for strong storms late Friday morning into the afternoon. Make sure to have the umbrella. It's a mild start to the day with passing clouds. Isolated showers this morning will pick up starting around late morning into the afternoon.

The past 72 hours have featured relentless rains across the southern Plains, with wide swaths of 2 to 5 inches and totals in some spots exceeding half a foot. Walters, in southwest Oklahoma, has logged 10.14 inches since Sunday night, and another round of heavy rains is slated for Thursday night.

Millions across the United States are being impacted by severe storms bringing torrential rain and flash flooding. In Texas and Oklahoma, high waters prompted evacuations and rescues. Now, another round of potentially dangerous thunderstorms is on the way.

Expect warm weather today with isolated afternoon & evening storms. Storms become more numerous by the weekend.

Rain and thunder will linger deeper into the evening across western Maryland on Thursday.

As a cold front pushes into the Gulf coast region, rain chances will spike into the weekend.Scattered shower chances are in the forecast Friday ahead of the sy