Flash flooding has been in the spotlight in the last week, with several record breaking flood events occurring nearly back-to-back across the country. CNN’s Tyler Ory explains why they’re becoming more intense .

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

As crews search for missing people after flash floods killed at least 120 in Texas, cities across the U.S. grapple with rising flood waters.

At 3:47 p.m. on Thursday, the NWS Newport/Morehead City NC released a flash flood warning in effect until 7 p.m. for Dare County.

Back-to-back flooding disasters in recent years — in Texas, New Mexico and Kentucky, among many others — have showed that preparing for flash flooding is a new necessity as the planet warms.

With the recent deadly flash floods​ in Texas and New Mexico, it's important to remember that monsoon season has begun for the southwestern part of our country and flooding is one of the hazards that comes along with it.

Flash floods last week in Texas caused the Guadalupe River to rise dramatically, reaching three stories high in just two hours