Heavy Rain, A Few Strong Storms Still for the Northeast

9 Sep 2021, 11:15 am

A storm system tracking across the Northeast overnight and into Thursday morning continues to bring a threat for a few strong thunderstorms and heavy rainfall.

Flash flooding due to training heavy rain and thunderstorms is the biggest concern today given the devastating deluge of rainfall one week ago from Ida’s remnants, but a few gusty thunderstorms are also possible ahead of a cold front even though there is no official severe weather risk area outlined today.

Some spots have already received several inches of rain, but so far flooding reports have been few and far between.

Timing

Heavy rain will linger along the coastline of New England on Thursday, bringing the flooding concern to the I-95 corridor. A few gusty thunderstorms are possible especially east of I-95 into the early to mid afternoon.

By the evening, much of the energy for storms will be offshore, but heavy rain will continue in spots.

By Thursday night, most of the storms will pull towards the Atlantic, drying us out by Friday.

Storms rainfall totals look to be between 2″ and 4″ with localized spots seeing 5″. This could result in the flooding risk.

Eastern forecasts come up every hour at :10 past, tune in for updates throughout the day!

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Kara James

Kara has always been passionate about weather and knew from an early age that she wanted to become a meteorologist. Living in different regions of the country and experiencing weather events ranging from ice storms to tornadoes drove her to pursue a bachelor's degree in meteorology from the University of Oklahoma. Throughout college, storm chasing became a regular event for Kara, where she saw fir... Load Morest-hand the power of the atmosphere. Kara graduated cum laude from OU and decided to further her meteorology education with a Master's degree from Mississippi State University. The deadly April 27, 2011 tornado outbreak struck while Kara was studying at MSU; her first “Dixie Alley” tornado event and an up close glimpse into the destruction of the storms she so closely studied. Her broadcast career began in Elvis’ birthplace, Tupelo, Mississippi, where she earned her Certified Broadcast Meteorologist seal from the American Meteorological Society. Kara's career has included coverage of all types of severe weather including tornado events, flooding and tropical systems across multiple southern states. Recently she helped cover the 2020 Easter Sunday deadly tornado outbreak in southeast Mississippi. In her free time, you can find Kara outdoors exploring new areas with her mini poodle,Truffles. Kara is also an avid runner and frequently races in 5Ks, 10Ks and half marathons.