An Unusually Strong Storm for Summer Will Fuel a Northeast Flash Flood Threat This Week
More than 35 million people are under flood watches as rain totals could reach 7 inches and trigger road closures and water rescues.
- On Tuesday, an unusually strong storm system will begin pushing into the Northeast, bringing a life-threatening flash flood threat expected to linger through Thursday and potentially dumping up to a month's worth of rain in just days.
- A pocket of energy that spawned severe thunderstorms in the Great Lakes and Ohio Valley on Monday is now moving northeast, fueled by Atlantic and Gulf moisture at above-average levels and creating storm intensity more typical of October or November than late July.
- The New York Tri-state area to Philadelphia faces the highest flooding risk Tuesday night, with widespread rainfall totals of 3 to 5 inches expected through Thursday and isolated spots potentially seeing up to 7 inches; the threat shifts north to Boston and Hartford on Wednesday.
- Urban and poor drainage areas face the most significant flooding vulnerability, with the National Weather Service in Boston warning that scattered flash flooding is possible; travel delays are expected at airports and on roads throughout the region.
- The storm will weaken and push out of the Northeast by Friday, though scattered showers could still occur; whether this week's flooding impacts reach the severity seen earlier this month, including New York City on July 18, remains uncertain.
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An unusually strong storm for summer will fuel a Northeast flash flood threat this week
The Northeast is facing a flash flood threat this week from an unusually strong storm that could drop up to a month’s worth of rain in just a few days in parts of the region.
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