Flood Watches issued for millions in mid-Atlantic, Northeast due to excessive rainfall from coastal storm
Many cities along the East Coast, including Providence in Rhode Island, Hartford in Connecticut, Wilmington in Delaware, Albany in New York and New York City, are already experiencing one of their five wettest years to date.
7 states from mid-Atlantic to New England under Flood Watches as heavy rain drenches I-95 corridor on East Coast
Millions of people along the I-95 corridor from the mid-Atlantic to the Northeast remain under a Flood Watch as another coastal storm dumps heavy rain across the region.
BOSTON – Millions of people in the mid-Atlantic and Northeast are under Flood Watches as excessive rainfall from a storm system along the East Coast continues to drench cities along the Interstate 95 corridor from Florida to Maine.
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Moderate to heavy rainfall led to slow travel times for the Thursday morning commute, and the rain is expected to continue throughout the day and could impact the evening commute as well.
"Grab your umbrellas, folks," FOX Weather Meteorologist Britta Merwin said. "This is just one example of many – New York waking up to rain. But you could copy and paste to (Philadelphia), Baltimore, (Washington), Boston. We’re all in it to win it, so to speak."
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It’s been an extremely wet start to 2024 for many cities along the East Coast, including Providence in Rhode Island, Hartford in Connecticut, Wilmington in Delaware, Albany in New York and New York City.
Thursday’s rain is only going to add to their rain totals, but some waterlogged cities will miss out on the heaviest of the rain.
"Some of the areas where we’ve had the majority of the rain, which would be really north (New Jersey) and into parts of New York, those areas are not going to get hit as hard today," Merwin continued. "But there’s a big drop off here."
Merwin said that those who live along the I-95 corridor and points east are "going to get hammered with rain today."
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Flood Watches, Warnings issued in mid-Atlantic, New England
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Flooding from excessive rainfall continues to be possible across portions of eastern North Carolina, as well as southeastern portions of Virginia.
This includes cities such as Hatteras and Kill Devil Hills in North Carolina.
Norfolk in Virginia is also included in the Flood Watch that will remain in effect through the day on Thursday.
"Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams and other low-lying and flood-prone locations," the National Weather Service warned. "Flooding may occur in poor drainage and urban areas."
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Flooding is also possible in New England as the heavy rain is expected to continue there throughout the day on Thursday.
Flood Watches have been posted from eastern Connecticut and all of Rhode Island through eastern Massachusetts, including Boston, and along the New England coast into portions of New Hampshire. Most of Maine is also under a Flood Watch.
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Several inches of rain could fall in New England
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Cities from Washington and Baltimore through Philadelphia and New York City are expected to see less than a half-inch of rain through the rest of Thursday and into Friday.
But it’s a different story in New England, where 1-2 inches of rain could fall in eastern Connecticut, Rhode Island and parts of Massachusetts.
Higher totals of 2-3 inches of additional rain could fall in coastal areas of Downeast Maine.