Severe storms will erupt along the northern edge of heat in the Plains through the end of the weekend. The dip in the jet stream will continue to bring storms to parts of the Midwest this weekend that were hit by excessive rainfall on Wednesday night through Thursday.

The Severe Weather Center reports that severe storms were erupting from southeastern Montana to northern Nebraska. The jet stream will add energy to the storms and cause threats like damaging winds and isolated tornadoes.

Abundant moisture will be on tap to fuel storms as a hot and humid flow will exist out of the southern Plains. Locally heavy downpours will threaten to cause flash flooding with the storms.

The storms will continue to bring threats such as damaging winds greater than 60 mph and large hail up to and greater than the size of golf balls. The strongest storms will threaten to spawn an isolated tornado.

Any storm or flood-related watches and warnings in effect will be posted on the Severe Weather Center.

The storm setup is similar to the one that brought record-setting flooding to the Midwest in June. This round of storms is not expected to be on the same scale as the June storms, but areas that were hit on Wednesday night and Thursday night will once again be targeted by heavy storms.

Saturday night, the threat for severe weather will press into western Iowa and northern Missouri. By Sunday, the strongest storms will focus on eastern Nebraska through Illinois. The Midwest Regional News says that Iowa and northern Missouri will have storms that will bring more blinding downpours.

On Wednesday night into Thursday night, a slow moving and heavy complex of thunderstorms dropped between 6 and 12 inches of rain over southern Iowa and northern Missouri. Small streams and rivers were pushed to nearly overflowing as streets also experienced flood waters.

The following is a list of rainfall for the entire month through early Saturday afternoon:

• Kirksville, Mo.: 10.57 inches
• Jefferson, Mo.: 7.09 inches
• Lamoni, Iowa: 9.19 inches
• Cedar, Iowa: 7.02 inches

The Chariton River at Novinger, Mo., peaked over 8 feet above the flood stage of 20 feet on Friday and began to recede late at night. The water level is expected to continue to decline over the rest of the weekend.

As flood waters trickle downstream and new storms warrant concern for flash flooding Saturday night through Sunday, the Mississippi River will wait to peak during the early to middle part of next week.

At St. Louis, Mo., the Mississippi River is forecast to crest just below flood stage early Tuesday morning. However, Cape Girardeau, Mo., even farther downstream, is expected to continue rising past flood stage of 32 feet by midweek, early Wednesday morning.

Residents and business interests along the Mississippi should pay close attention to the latest storm forecasts issued by AccuWeather.com. Also, stay alert to the latest river forecasts and crest times. For ground and air traveler's, the AccuWeather.com Traffic Report and the FAA Flight Delay map will show storm and flood related problems as they develop.

Meanwhile, Dolly's moisture is being absorbed by monsoonal flow into the Southwest. According to the Southwest Regional News story, this will cause flooding downpours to develop over the region this weekend.

As a flash flood threat enters Arizona and New Mexico, South Texas will continue to have dry weather that will aid residents to continue cleanup efforts. However, Foxnews.com reports that officials have estimated that low-lying areas of the Rio Grande Valley could take six weeks to dry out.

Dolly made landfall as a Category 2 hurricane in South Texas and slammed portions of the Rio Grande Valley with more than a foot of rain; in some cases, more than 7 times the monthly rainfall fell in less than a day.

Parts of South Texas are still sitting under knee- to waist-deep flood waters. Emergency managers urge residents not to go into the water. According to Foxnews.com, fire ants and tarantulas in the water can sting and add to the headaches of people in the region.