Fierce rain swamps Ohio

Fierce rain swamped central Ohio. About 7 inches of rain fell overnight, triggering flash floods and dozens of water rescues this morning. Surging water submerged homes and cars. Several motorists were also rescued as floodwaters just overwhelmed the roadways.

Oh my god.

This video from Zanesville shows water taking over a bridge, cutting off access to the road.

Wow. God bless you guys.

Two people were rescued from a homeless encampment in Columbus after rising water flooded the camp. Five other people are still missing. This all comes from that storm that pounded Illinois overnight. Several cars were seen stuck in high water. In Kansas and Nebraska, the intense rain took many people by surprise, quickly flooding low-lying roads. The wind-driven storm also knocked down utility lines and tree limbs.

Power lines down. Branches everywhere. Debris everywhere. So you can't get in and out. Well, that storm system I just showed you in the Midwest is right on top of New York City right now. In fact, New York City, under heavy rain, has a flash flood warning that stays in effect for another-- excuse me-- for two more hours. If you take a look at the maps, here's the situation. We have a tornado watch from Philadelphia to DC tonight, a severe thunderstorm watch from New York City all the way down to the Carolinas. The severe risk-- wherever you see the area lit up in yellow, that's a 2 out of 5. Where it's lit up in green, it's a 1 out of 5. The Futurecast will show you the front is going to clear the Northeast by, say, 2 o'clock in the morning. But the Deep South, it will ignite tomorrow with the heating of the day. You will have a tough day tomorrow. And heat is one of the big culprits here. It is what causes air to rise, and that brings about bad weather. Sure enough, you look at what we're dealing with, with that moist air in place for areas south of the Mississippi, triple digit feels-like temperature, factoring in the humidity. Out west, those are actual thermometer readings, with plenty of folks catching three days in a row with triple-digit heat. Quickly touching upon Hawaii because just last week, Lala devastated the Big Island. And now there's another system, could very well become Tropical Storm Moke sometime on Saturday. It looks to pass just south of the islands. But I'll say this much. We come back here live. Just last week, the Big Island picked up almost 4 feet of rain. With this system now, the forecast is for 12 to 15 inches. It won't take as much this time, Tony, to bring about mudslides because the ground has already been loosened up by the big event last week. All right, Lonnie. Stay dry.