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Millions along East Coast to get drenched in rain as incoming storms pose major flood threat
New York Post • • nation
Key Points:
- Tropical moisture from the Pacific, Caribbean, and Gulf of America will bring repeated heavy rain and thunderstorms to parts of the Eastern U.S. starting Friday, potentially causing a week-long flood threat.
- Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Georgia are expected to receive widespread rainfall totals of 2-3 inches, with southern Louisiana and Mississippi possibly seeing 3-5 inches or more.
- A level 2 out of 4 flash flood risk is in effect for Saturday and Sunday across Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama, with cities like New Orleans and Atlanta facing significant rainfall.
- Dry weather is expected to continue in the Northeast following recent nor’easter conditions, although some coastal areas like Annapolis, Maryland, are under a Coastal Flood Advisory due to developing storms.
- The heavy moisture is forecasted to linger into early next week as a large plume of moisture moves northward from the Gulf, maintaining elevated rain chances across the Eastern U.S.
