The governor of Missouri has declared a state of emergency on Friday in response to flash flooding in central, south-central and southeastern parts of the state.
Cave divers are squeezing through narrow, flooded corridors in a delicate operation to reach seven villagers trapped underground in a cave in Laos for nearly a week.
A line of strong storms moved through the Chicago area Monday morning.
El Niño is expected to develop soon and could be the strongest on record, bringing with it more extreme weather. While the models indicate that this may be a strong event, the WMO cautioned that the models also have a harder time making accurate forecasts in the spring.
After one of its robotaxis entered a flooded lane in San Antonio during extreme weather, Waymo said it was issuing a voluntary recall of software related to flooded roadways.
Strong storms moved through the Chicago area on Monday afternoon and evening.