Heavy winds and precipitation are moving through New England
Multiple Days of Rainfall in Orlando, Florida, and the First Day of Space Station’s Undocking with the International Space Station (ICES)
After wreaking havoc in Florida, a strong storm system is producing widespread flooding, gusty winds and the possibility of tornadoes as it makes its way up the Atlantic coast.
The threat of rain will be there until Monday morning for most parts of the mid-Atlantic and East coast and Tuesday for New England. The storm will enter eastern Canada on Monday night.
In North Carolina and eastern South Carolina, thunderstorms could possibly include “frequent lightning, severe thunderstorm wind gusts, few tornadoes, and a minimal threat of hail,” the NWS said Sunday in its advisory. There is a flash flood warning in place for parts of the South Carolina coast.
The wind gusts could reach 60 mph through Sunday afternoon. NWS told residents to avoid upper rooms and windows in their home when living in outdoor areas with a lot of trees and branches.
Up to three inches of rain was recorded in the greater Tampa Bay region on Saturday. Power Outage says more than 18,000 households were without power on Sunday. US.
Saturday’s rain shattered the daily rainfall records in all seven of central Florida’s tracking sessions. At Orlando International Airport, 2.33 inches of rainfall accumulated, more than double the record in 1912 of 1.08 inches. Meanwhile, in Leesburg, Saturday’s rainfall broke a record for the entire month of December, Schaper added.
The International Space Station’s undocking was again delayed due to the severe weather and the Dragon, which is packed with over 3,500 pounds of science and hardware, had to stay in the space station.
The cargo ship was originally scheduled to leave on Thursday but because of the harsh weather conditions off the coast of Florida it was delayed a number of times.
An extended flood warning warning for Philadelphia, New York, and Boston as a result of a high-pressure coastal storm began to bore down on Monday morning
Philadelphia, New York and Boston were bracing for the possibility of flooding and power disruptions as a major coastal storm bore down on the Northeast early Monday.
According to Poweroutage.us, tens of thousands of customers in Rhode Island, New York, New Jersey, Connecticut and the rest of the country were without power early Monday.
The New York City Ferry was suspending multiple services because of high winds, as well as several bus routes, due to flooding and heavy rain.
Some Metro North trains were also operating with delays up to 15 minutes because of weather conditions while some Long Island Railroad service was also interrupted, officials said.
High winds caused the Verrazzano bridge to be temporarily closed early Monday, and after it opened later that day, many vehicles couldn’t use it because of high winds.
Up to two to four inches of rain was also expected to fall over the Philadelphia area through Monday morning, elevating concerns about potential urban and coastal flooding.
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy said certain areas of the state had “several inches of flooding” and warned commuters not to drive through standing water or touch downed wires.
A flood watch was issued for Washington and Baltimore, with the weather expected to be bad through the morning hours. The mountains could get as much as 10 inches of snow.
Flooding was a concern to the north. A coastal flood warning was issued by the Weather Service in New York.
The Weather Service warned that flooding and winds of between 25 to 40 miles per hour would cause problems along the New York coast.
The city of New York advised residents to use the emergency alert app and encouraged them to move to higher ground.
They urged residents to prepare for strong winds with gusts up to 60 m.p.h. Early Monday through Tuesday it swept through Brooklyn and Queens. The Weather Service said waves 12 to 16 feet high could hit the coastline.
The Philadelphia metropolitan area received about five inches of rain early Monday, causing minor coastal flooding along the Jersey Shore and back bays.
WBUR reports that the ground in Massachusetts is still wet from the previous storm, meaning trees may fall more easily and damage power lines.
The storm system was also wreaking havoc on the roads and at airports across the region, where hundreds of flights were being delayed or canceled due to the weather.
There were 89 flights canceled and 125 were delayed at BostonLogan International Airport, according to flightaware.com, as well as 52 flights that were canceled and 55 that were delayed in New York City.
Hundreds of thousands of people were without power in parts of the US on Monday amid a major coastal storm in theNortheast that is expected to cause high winds, heavy rains and flooding. The National Weather Service (NWS) has issued a Coastal Flood Warning for Philadelphia, New York and Boston. The storm is expected to hit the US on Monday morning.