Chicago residents are cleaning up after strong storms with hard rains caused flash flooding Friday, especially on the South Side. Chicago's O'Hare and Midway airports were placed under a ground stop as the storms moved in,

Storms rolling through Chicago brought heavy rains and flash flooding to the South Side. "God, I love the Scots." The photo gained renewed attention amid broader discussions about Trump's past associations in July 2025.

Slow-moving showers and storms with flash flood warnings started to roll through the Chicago area Friday afternoon, with torrential rainfall, lightning strikes, funnel clouds all possible, the National Weather Service said.

Deadly downpours hit Texas, United States with a death toll from the catastrophic floods reaching at least 96 people.

The deadly July 4 flash floods in Texas have prompted a lot of questions and soul-searching: about the failures of early-warning systems, the Trump administration’s cuts to the National Weather Service and disaster programs and the vulnerability of communities around the country to disasters worsened by climate change.

Texas lawmakers on Wednesday scrutinized the state's emergency response to the July 4 floods that killed at least 136 people after a top Republican said legislators had no intention of criticizing or assigning blame.