After a mostly dry start to the day, showers and thunderstorms will develop again across Southern New England.

BUT WHAT YOU’RE GOING TO NOTICE IS THE HUMIDITY REALLY TICKING UP TODAY AND TOMORROW. AND THAT IS GOING TO FUEL SOME THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. AND THEN A FRONT CROSSES. WE’RE GOING TO COOL ...

Crews battled a large 5-alarm fire in Lawrence, Massachusetts, which spread to and engulfed several homes and one business.

A flash flood warning was issued just before 7 p.m. for northwestern Essex and northeastern Middlesex counties. It was set to expire at 9 p.m.