Thursday's rain was a highly localized event. The highest impact was only felt over a 5-to-10 mile area south of Boston.

A "considerable" flash flood warning has been issued in Boston as heavy, life-threatening rain pounds the city and areas to the south. Two to 4 inches of rain has fallen so far. Rainfall rates are reaching up to 2 inches per hour.

On Wednesday at 6:39 p.m. the National Weather Service released a flash flood warning in effect until 10:45 p.m. for Chester County.

The loss of three lives to flash flooding in the mountain village of Ruidoso is “unfathomable and unfair,” New Mexico’s governor said Thursday, as surveys revealed more extensive damage to homes than initially thought.

The summer rainy season in New Mexico usually brings daily alerts about the potential for flooding around the arid state

Flash flooding from torrential rain hit Ruidoso, New Mexico, killing at least three people and prompting dozens of rescues, officials said. A house was seen being carried downstream Tuesday by the fast-moving water a year after the same area was devastated by two wildfires.