CLEVELAND, Ohio – Rainy weather and thunderstorms this weekend may lead to flooding in Northeast Ohio. National Weather Service meteorologist Keith Jaszka predicts dry conditions with a few showers in the Cleveland area Friday night, followed by rain and thunderstorms due to a warm front.

A flash flood warning was issued by the NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard CA on Thursday at 4 p.m. in effect until 6 p.m. for Los Angeles.

The National Weather Service issued a flash flood warning for the San Fernando Valley Thursday afternoon. The advisory will last for at least a couple of hours until at least 6:00 p.m. Meteorologists said it will affect roughly 227,000 people near Panorama City, San Fernando, Sylmar and the surrounding neighborhoods in the northern valley.

Storms ripped through Middle Tennessee Wednesday night and the rain is still coming, raising concerns of flooding on roads.

Torrential rains and flash flooding battered parts of the Midwest and South on Friday, killing a boy in Kentucky who was swept away as he walked to catch his school bus. Many communities were left reeling from tornadoes that destroyed entire neighborhoods and killed at least seven people earlier this week.

Just a small percentage of flood alerts issued by the National Weather Service each year are the highest level called a flash flood emergency warning. They typically signal a damaging, life-threatening event is ongoing or imminent and immediate action should be taken.

Round after round of heavy rains have pounded the central US for days, and forecasters warned that it could persist through Saturday.

On Friday at 1:20 p.m. a flood warning was released by the National Weather Service in effect until further notice for Harney County.