Federal agencies that monitor and forecast storms got heaps of attention on Capitol Hill Wednesday, as Florida prepares to enter peak hurricane season next month.

Showers and thunderstorms are expected to develop Friday afternoon and evening, with the strongest activity likely across northern Lower Michigan. The National Weather Service has indicated a marginal risk of severe storms, with potential for heavy downpours and localized flooding.

While there are no watches or warnings in place anywhere in the state for the first time since Sunday, the National Weather Service still says there will be spotty showers in the morning and scattered storms in the afternoon. Areas south and east of the Interstate 95 corridor are most likely to see precipitation.

A line of heavy thunderstorms swept across the D.C. region Wednesday evening, unleashing torrential rains that flooded streets and violent wind gusts that toppled trees. The storms produced spectacular skies — including menacing clouds on approach and vivid rainbows upon exiting.

Thousands of people were in the path of a dangerous storm that moved through North Carolina on Wednesday afternoon.

After a short break from the humidity and rain, unsettled weather returns to Northeast Ohio starting Wednesday.

More than 111 people have died across six counties after flash flooding from heavy rain began affecting the state last week.

Flooding is the deadliest natural disaster facing Oklahomans, a threat far greater than tornadoes. In the United States, flooding kills an average of 103 people a year. Tornadoes, however, caused 48 deaths on average during the same period, according to the National Weather Service.