Canadian wildfire smoke chokes Midwest as flood threat looms in Carolinas

A total of 1 to 4 inches of rain fell across the I-95 corridor on Thursday, leading to numerous flash flood warnings. Some isolated spots saw more rain than that as nearly 6 inches fell in Burlington County, New Jersey. Light rain is still falling across New England on Friday morning and this afternoon should be drier with mostly cloudy skies holding on over the region until overnight. The risk for flooding now shifts to the Carolinas with heavy showers and thunderstorms beginning this afternoon and continuing overnight as rainfall rates of up to 2 inches per hour are possible. Dallas-Fort Worth is also under risk for excessive rainfall on Friday afternoon and evening, with heavy showers and thunderstorms expected and flash flooding possible in the urban corridors. Meanwhile, the Midwest i