Major storm dumps a foot of rain in Southeast, threatens coastal flooding in Mid-Atlantic
Major storm dumps a foot of rain in Southeast, threatens coastal flooding in Mid-Atlantic
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Rain and storms return to the Northeast
Wet weather is returning to the mid-Atlantic and the Northeast for mid-May.
Parts of central North Carolina, still recovering from the furious rains fueled by the the remnants of Hurricane Helene in September, could see 5 inches of rain.
Some rural areas of South Carolina, Georgia and the Florida Panhandle were deluged with up to a foot of rain in recent days.
ARLINGTON, Va. − A sprawling storm that hammered the Southeast with up to a foot of rain was setting its sights on Mid-Atlantic states Tuesday, threatening multiple inches of rain and coastal flooding, forecasters said.
Flood watches have been been issued across the Washington, D.C., area including suburban Virginia, western Maryland and parts of West Virginia. Totals rainfall amounts of up to 3 inches are expected, andd there could be up to 5 inches along the Blue Ridge Mountains.
Parts of central North Carolina, still recovering from the furious rains fueled by the the remnants of Hurricane Helene in September, could see 5 inches through Wednesday, the National Weather Service warned. The risk of flash flooding will stretch all the way into Pennsylvania.
Although much of the region has been experiencing moderate to severe drought conditions, rainfall rates could become "heavy enough to support a flash flood threat," wrote meteorologist Peter Mullinax in the National Weather Service's short-range forecast discussion. Mullinax added that there was a"dearth of flood watches" in parts of Virginia and North Carolina.
Major storm: Gulf Coast to Virginia could be swamped with buckets of rain this week
The storm had stalled over the Southeast over the weekend, overwhelming come cities with rain. In Georgia, almost 7 inches of rain fell in Savannah and over 3 inches Augusta. Over 4 inches of rain fell on Columbia, South Carolina.
Some rural areas of South Carolina, Georgia and the Florida Panhandle were deluged with up to a foot of rain in recent days, AccuWeather reported.
Some rivers in the Southeast are forecast to reach flood levels later this week. A flood watch was in effect for northern Virginia, Washington, D.C., and suburban Maryland, the weather service said. A coastal flood advisory has been issued across areas of New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Delaware with potential flooding and water surges in low-lying coastal areas.
Coastal cities along the Atlantic such as Miami and Charleston, South Carolina, already prone to high-tide flooding, could face increased flood risk if heavy rain adds pressure to already taxed drainage systems, AccuWeather said.
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