Because of the heavy rain expected Wednesday evening, the Howard County Police Department is closing Main Street of Historic Ellicott City — an area known for its historic flooding. Howard County City Government announced the decision in a post on Facebook,

A Flash Flood Warning was in place Tuesday night as a slow and soaking rain storm pounded the city of Chicago. The warning affected a narrow, but densely populated area that included downtown Chicago.

Heavy rains fell quickly in the predawn hours of Friday in the Texas Hill Country, causing the Guadalupe River to rise 26 feet in just 45 minutes.

In the wake of last week’s Texas floods that killed more than 100 people, a Post analysis found the number of U.S. freshwater flood fatalities has ticked up in recent years.

The heavy rain that turned a river in Texas into a raging wall of water was fueled by unique atmospheric conditions, according to meteorologists and climate scientists.