"Heavy rain is already moving through Louisiana and will continue over the next few days," AccuWeather's Alex DaSilva said.

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

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.

Rain and storm chances will remain fairly high in the Tampa Bay area on Thursday, then it's all about the heat and humidity as we approach the weekend.

New Orleans meteorologists Payton Malone and Scot Pilié joined a chorus of weather forecasters and storm chasers on social media Thursday pointing to the possibility for the storm's return to Louisiana. Likening the system to a merry-go-round ...

Clouds build Friday afternoon with perhaps a bigger surge of moisture. This time the showers and storms will move from southwest to northeast, beginning in east Alabama around late morning or midday and continuing through the afternoon. Rain coverage is forecast to be closer to 50%. Highs back into the 90s for pretty much everyone.

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.