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Here Comes Elsa: Tropical Storm Will Bring Heavy Rain, Gusty Winds To Region
Tropical Storm Watches have been upgraded to Tropical Storm Warnings along parts of the East Coast as Elsa treks toward the Northeast.
It will arrive in this region starting overnight Thursday, July 8, and bring tropical-storm conditions to portions of New York, Connecticut, and Massachusetts, mainly along and near the coast, into Friday, July 9. The storm will be out of the area by around midday Friday.
Rainfall amounts of 2 to 4 inches are possible, including the possibility of flash flooding, though the fast-forward movement of the storm is expected to prevent widespread flooding.
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Eye On The Storm: Here's How Much Rainfall Florence Will Drop On Region
Florence has been a slow-motion catastrophe for the Carolinas.
The hurricane turned tropical storm, which is now a tropical depression, has resulted in 18 deaths, up to 40 inches of rain in some spots, trapped hundreds, knocked out power to more than a half-million homes and businesses and made hundreds of roads in North and South Carolina impassable.
The sprawling storm, which made landfall on Friday, is now headed our way, with parts of it now over six states.
As Florence heads north and east, it will be moving at a faster pace, but there is still the potential for 4-6 inches of rain in …