Weather Wednesday August 7 2024 Ion Weather Northeast Rain by Steve Pellettiere

Potentially catastrophic flooding associated with Tropical Storm Debbyto impact portions of South and North Carolina......Increased flash flood potential for portions of the Desert Southwestand northern Mid-Atlantic this evening and Wednesday......Excessive heat for the Southern Plains to the central Gulf Coastthrough Thursday while the Northern Plains...Tropical Storm Debby is expected to track very slowly northward from itsTuesday afternoon position near the southern South Carolina coast throughThursday night, after briefly moving back out over the western Atlanticocean tonight. The slow movement will continue to support areas of heavyrain which are going to fall over the central and eastern Carolinas overthe next 48 hours. Additional rainfall totals of 10-20 inches, withmaximum amounts of 25 inches, are expected which will likely result inareas of catastrophic flooding. Urban and areal flooding along with majorflooding of area rivers and streams are expected due to the excessiverunoff of heavy rain. In addition, Debby will bring a threat for tornadoesto coastal sections of the Carolinas through tomorrow, spreading northwardinto southeastern Virginia for Thursday. For additional information onDebby, please visit hurricanes.gov.Farther north into the norther Mid-Atlantic region, deep moisture relatedto Debby along with a slow moving cold front and favorable wind shearaloft will support the generation of thunderstorms through tonight fromportions of eastern Ohio into the New York City metro region. Thesethunderstorms will be capable of severe winds and a couple of tornadoesalong with areas of flash flooding. While the threat for severethunderstorms looks diminished on Wednesday for the northern Mid-Atlanticregion, an increased potential for flash flooding will remain fromsouthern New Jersey into eastern Maryland and the remaining DelmarvaPeninsula.