Much of the U.S., including North Carolina, has experienced a significant increase in intense rainfall and widespread flooding throughout July, often unrelated to tropical systems and impacting areas outside designated floodplains.

"I've never seen this before in my life," Tamika Pledger told The Star Thursday after she found washed up fish, spiders, worms and mud all over her family's belongings.

At 8:48 p.m. on Thursday, the NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC issued a flood advisory in effect until 11:45 p.m. for Madison County.

A washed-out Guadalupe River appeared stuck in time nearly two weeks after the catastrophe. Large trees laid on their sides, and debris lingered throughout what was left.

The Missouri River is not expected to reach any flood stage in Kansas City, but is predicted to cause moderate flooding downstream in Napoleon and Miami, Missouri. The major river has already risen 5 feet, and is forecasted to rise another 3 feet before its crest at around 7 p.m.

Heavy rain caused flash flooding and road closures around the Lehigh Valley on Monday evening as storms made their way through. More rain is expected this week.

At 3:45 a.m. on Thursday, the NWS Blacksburg VA issued a flood watch valid from 2 p.m. until Friday midnight. The watch is for Ashe, Alleghany, Surry, Stokes, Watauga, Wilkes and Yadkin counties.

As the water rises, so does the Kerr County community, especially one man who reunited a brother and sister, swept away in the flood.