How much rain the remnants of Hurricane Florence will bring to New England
Florence, now a tropical depression, is expected to bring “excessive rainfall” to southern New England on Tuesday.
Keep your umbrella close at hand Tuesday.
The remnants of Hurricane Florence are expected to bring “widespread rainfall” to southern New England late Monday night through Tuesday night, according to the National Weather Service, with nearly all of Massachusetts under a Flash Flood Watch during that time.
“Widespread rainfall totals [will be at] 1-3 [inches with] localized heavier amounts up to 4-6 [inches],” forecasters said on Twitter Monday morning. “Flash flooding of urban/poor-drainage areas possible, as well as small streams/tributaries; still some uncertainty as to who will see the most.”
[5 AM Monday Update] Tropical Depression Florence is expected to produce heavy and excessive rainfall across portions of the Mid-Atlantic, southern New York, and southern New England over the next couple of days. 2-4″ expected with locally 6″ totals possible. pic.twitter.com/RtAfj0Z52B
— NWS Weather Prediction Center (@NWSWPC) September 17, 2018
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Florence, now a tropical depression, has already claimed at least 17 lives along the East Coast. Despite its weaker status, service forecasters warned not to take it lightly.
Tropical remnants are still capable of resulting in severe weather and flash flooding. In this case, extreme life threatening flash flooding. Intensity of a tropical system does not tell the entire story. https://t.co/iaqr84gGGc
— NWS Boston (@NWSBoston) September 17, 2018
According to the service’s seven-day forecast for Boston, rain should clear the area by 9 a.m. Wednesday.
