The extreme rainfall that occurred in the Northeast on Monday could happen more often in the future as a result of climate change, research shows.

A tropical disturbance and the heavy rain moving along with it will bring a risk of flash flooding to Florida and the central Gulf Coast in the coming days, particularly in southern Louisiana, including New Orleans and Baton Rouge.

Some flooding may have crept close to streets in Historic Ellicott City over the last few days, but it was nothing compared to the devastation Main Street has had in the past.

Severe storms hammered parts of the tri-state area Monday afternoon into the late evening hours, flooding City subways, prompting dozens of water rescues and triggering a state of emergency in hard-hit parts of New Jersey.

Center Valley, where flooding was reported along Route 309, had a recorded 6 inches of rainfall, making it the highest rainfall total in the Lehigh Valley, according to the National Weather Service in Mount Holly, New Jersey. Other areas had about 1 or 2 inches of rain.

Slow-moving summer storms capable of extreme rain are poised to drench the East Coast Monday, threatening millions from North Carolina to New England with even more dangerous flash flooding. Rainfall totals could reach 2 to 4 inches in Monday afternoon and evening’s storms,

New Jersey is expected to miss the heaviest rainfall in the latest round of thunderstorms on Tuesday, but more flash flooding is possible.

It's a very interesting rainfall pattern on what rain has fallen over the past month. We have areas in Michigan that have had very heavy rain and a few areas that hadn't had much rain at all. See exactly where your area stands.