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New York Post
11 hours ago
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- New York Post
DC, Philadelphia, NYC areas brace for potential strong winds, heavy rain
PHILADELPHIA – Washington, D.C., Philadelphia and New York City will likely see periods of heavy rain in addition to potentially damaging wind gusts beginning Tuesday afternoon as severe storms fire up over more than 85 million people across the heavily traveled Interstate 95 corridor ahead of and during the evening commute. According to the FOX Forecast Center, rain rates could reach up to 2 inches per hour on Tuesday, enhanced by the heavy tropical moisture left behind from the remnants of Tropical Depression Chantal. The high humidity combined with a heat index over 90 degrees, will create muggy and oppressive conditions ahead of the storms. Heat alerts have been issued for most of the Eastern Seaboard. Advertisement 6 NOAA satellite image of the United States. NOAA 6 Severe storms are expected to hit the Northeast United States area. Fox Weather The intensity of the rain has prompted Flash Flood Watches for parts of the Northeast and mid-Atlantic beginning Tuesday afternoon. Storms are expected to begin mid-Tuesday afternoon ahead of a cold front that will move through the Northeast and mid-Atlantic states. Advertisement The main threats are expected to be damaging wind gusts and small hail. 6 Water rescue teams responded to flash flooding in Alamance County, North Carolina, overnight into Monday, July 7. Winston-Salem FD 6 A portion of NC 902 near Chatham Central High School washed away due to heavy rain from Tropical Depression Chantal on Sunday. Chatham County Sheriffs Office Advertisement NOAA's Storm Prediction Center (SPC) has issued a Level 2 out 5 risk of severe thunderstorms over just south of Richmond, Virginia to just north of New York City. Thunderstorms have the potential to cause travel delays for afternoon flights from busy East Coast airports. Heat Advisories have been posted from the Carolinas into the Northeast, including New York City, Philadelphia and Boston, covering over 50 million people. Heat indices and temperatures are expected to reach the 90 degree mark in some places. Advertisement 6 Flooding in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, caused by the remnants of Tropical Depression Chantal. Allison Bashor via Storyful Flash flood threat covers mid-Atlantic and Northeast into Wednesday morning NOAA's Weather Prediction Center (WPC) has issued a Level 2 out of 4 Flash Flood Risk covering an area from Richmond, Virginia to Boston. The flood risk is being driven by rain rates that could reach 2 inches per hour, enhanced by the tropical moisture left behind by Tropical Depression Chantal's remnants, which have moved off the East Coast after bringing flooding to North Carolina. 6 A Shake Shack in Chapel Hill seen with damage to its outside patio area. AP Soils are also already saturated across parts of Eastern Pennsylvania and New Jersey, which received a first round of rain on Monday. The flood threat will last through Wednesday morning.
New York Post
a day ago
- Climate
- New York Post
North Carolina hit with flooding, water rescues after heavy rain from Tropical Storm Chantal
Hundreds of roads have been flooded in central North Carolina after rounds of heavy rain from the remnants of Tropical Depression Chantal washed out roads, sent rivers into major flood stage, and prompted water rescues Sunday. A Flash Flood Warning remains in place for parts of southern Virginia as the storm's remnants move up the East Coast Monday. Firefighters were seen performing water rescues in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, on Sunday evening. No injuries or deaths have been reported. A state of emergency was declared in Orange County, North Carolina, where the emergency services department reported that water rescues and evacuations were underway late Sunday night. Chantal made landfall as a Tropical Storm near Litchfield Beach, South Carolina, around 4:00 a.m. Sunday, and carved a path through central North Carolina, where some locations received as much as nine inches of rain within 24 hours. The sheriff of Chatham County, North Carolina, wrote in a social media post that State Highway 902 collapsed near Chatham Road, and more than 100 roads in the county were flooded. 6 Hundreds of roads have been flooded in central North Carolina after the rounds of heavy rain from the remnants of Tropical Depression Chantal. Allison Bashor via Storyful 6 Firefighters were seen performing water rescues in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, on Sunday evening. WRAL The Eno River near Durham, North Carolina, crested at over 25 feet early Monday morning, reaching major flood stage after rising 24 feet in less than 12 hours. The city of Mebane in Orange and Alamance Counties issued a voluntary evacuation order late Sunday, due to concerns over the potential failure of the Lake Michael Dam. The city reports that its water treatment plant has lost power. Residents are being asked to cut back on water usage. 6 The sheriff of Chatham County, North Carolina, wrote in a social media post that State Highway 902 collapsed near Chatham Road, and more than 100 roads in the county were flooded. Facebook/Sheriff Mike Roberson 6 A state of emergency was declared in Orange County, North Carolina, according to reports. Orange Grove Fire Department Some 28,000 customers were without power across Alamance, Orange, and Durham Counties on Monday morning. A Flash Flood Warning remains in place in Halifax County in central Virginia along the Virginia-North Carolina state line. Dangerous rip current risks with 5-7 foot waves will also remain Monday along Florida's Atlantic coast north through the Maryland shoreline. 6 Emergency services department reported that water rescues and evacuations were underway late Sunday night, reports say. Orange Grove Fire Department 6 Chantal made landfall as a Tropical Storm near Litchfield Beach, South Carolina, around 4:00 a.m. Sunday, and carved a path through central North Carolina AP The remnants of Chantal will move farther north on Monday, bringing heavy rain and thunderstorms to Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, and Washington, D.C. Flood watches extend into portions of New Jersey. Other impacts from Chantal's remnants include potentially damaging wind gusts of up to 40 mph for parts of New York's Long Island and the Massachusetts coast.
