Heavy rain, flash flooding to sweep East Coast into early this week
Localized flash flooding and travel disruptions may develop across the Northeast as rounds of rain shift east through early this week.
Fast-moving floodwaters are shutting down roads in the Ozarks of southern Missouri, as extreme meteorologist Dr. Reed Timmer shows.
As a storm continues to traverse east, drenching rainfall will extend from Maine to Florida. While widespread severe weather is not expected, a few severe thunderstorms can occur.
Heading into Monday, the main area of concern will shift closer to the Northeast coast, including New York City and Boston.
"Around Albany, New York, where 8-12 inches of rain fell earlier this week, it would only take 1 inch of rain in an hour or 2 inches in three hours to trigger renewed flash flooding," AccuWeather Senior Meteorologist Duff said.
A widespread 1-2 inches of rain is forecast through Monday night, with heavier pockets of rain expected in southeastern Canada and along or near the Interstate 95 corridor of the Northeast. The AccuWeather Local StormMax™ is 12 inches.
"With some of this rain falling over a short amount of time in heavy thunderstorms, there can be quick flooding of low-lying and poor-drainage areas, as well as streets and highways and creeks and streams," AccuWeather Senior Meteorologist Bill Deger said.
Most of the heavy rain is expected to move offshore late Monday night. However, a few showers may linger into Tuesday afternoon, especially farther south across parts of the mid-Atlantic.
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