Funnel clouds were reported Friday morning in Illinois and there was a Flood Warning for parts of the Chicago area into the evening.

Travel delays are mounting as airports on the east coast experience ground stops due to thunderstorms. Chicago streets were flooded by heavy rain and millions baked in extreme heat with brutal temperatures expected to continue into the weekend.

The National Weather Service released a flash flood warning at 8:38 a.m. on Friday in effect until 11:30 a.m. for Greene County.

Another afternoon of heavy rainfall has prompted flash flooding in the southern New Mexico mountain village of Ruidoso.

A flash flood warning was released by the National Weather Service on Thursday at 3 p.m. EDT in effect until 6 p.m. EDT for Alpena and Presque Isle counties.

Since January, more than 3,100 flash flood warnings have been issued nationwide — the highest year-to-date total since tracking began for alerts in 1986.

Nearly 4 inches of rain fell in the Chassell area earlier this week, causing flash floods that washed out roads.

The family of Anupama Vaidya, a 62-year-old Overland Park woman who died in a flash flood Monday, says they want the community’s help with ways to honor her.

While some storms will start impacting the region this evening, rainfall is likely to intensify overnight. With humidity remaining at very high levels, any precipitation could quickly turn to torrential rainfall.