Heavy rain will bring the risk of flash flooding to part of Florida through the end of the week ahead of a coastal storm that will impact more than a dozen states.
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00:00 Already some heavy rain falling
00:01 across the Sunshine State in the
00:03 last 24 hours we've got nearly
00:05 half an inch already in Tampa,
00:07 West Palm Beach and nearly 3/4
00:09 of an inch in Miami and this is
00:11 just the beginning.
00:12 You know many spots across South Florida.
00:14 Locally speaking,
00:15 multiple inches of rain in just a 24 hour span.
00:18 Here's the reason why it's an upper level.
00:21 Low this big storm system here.
00:22 You can see it cruising through the Gulf.
00:25 See that swirl right there just
00:27 South of let's say Mobile.
00:28 For example, that's where that
00:30 center of low pressure is,
00:32 but it's driving moisture all the
00:33 way back across Florida and rounds
00:35 of rain are a concern for the
00:38 Sunshine State today and tomorrow.
00:39 As well, this storm continues on
00:41 tour Florida and we just keep
00:43 seeing those rounds of rain and
00:45 flooding is a big concern with
00:47 just how much rain there is.
00:49 Now look, we're talking about a
00:51 state that generally does see a
00:53 lot of rain in a year.
00:54 Some areas more than 100 inches
00:56 of rain in a given year,
00:58 you know it's too much of a good thing,
01:00 right?
01:00 It's too much rainfall all at once,
01:02 especially let me point your
01:04 attention towards South Florida.
01:05 That's where I do think we have that
01:07 possibility really the highest possibility
01:08 of flooding even flash flooding possible.
01:10 Look around Miami where we could
01:12 see 8 to 12 inches of rainfall
01:13 through the day on Thursday.
01:15 What am I saying here?
01:16 Well, if you live in Florida,
01:18 especially South Florida,
01:19 please be careful,
01:20 especially heading out on the roads
01:21 where we could not just see some
01:23 ponding on the roadways but flooding
01:25 and flash flooding as well.
01:26 Now let's follow this storm here.
01:27 It's essentially going to take a
01:29 little boomerang action and cruise
01:30 back up the eastern seaboard,
01:32 but we get a little bit of a
01:34 saving grace if you will.
01:35 It's a good news.
01:36 Bad news situation.
01:37 Now this storm could take a little
01:39 bit of a turn and head back toward
01:41 New England, but that's not going
01:42 to happen because there's a front
01:44 moving through the Northeast on Friday.
01:45 That front is going to help
01:47 nudge our storm out to sea,
01:48 and while yes,
01:49 it is going to be wet in the Northeast
01:51 Friday from the front and then
01:53 Saturday from the combo of the
01:54 front and our coastal storm.
01:56 The brunt of the rain is really
01:58 back through New England,
01:59 especially 95 on to the east
02:01 right along the coast.
02:02 Aside from that,
02:03 it's a few spotty showers on Saturday.
02:05 Some pockets of heavy rain at times
02:07 looking from the Adirondacks onto the east,
02:09 but it's a heck of a lot better than it
02:12 could be if let's say that front weren't
02:14 there and the storm had the opportunity
02:16 to turn back to the West for example,
02:18 and really look at some heavier
02:19 rain for their inland.
02:20 All things considered,
02:21 is it a perfect weekend?
02:22 No, but is it a total washout?
02:24 No, you can see here in Buffalo
02:26 for example, well,
02:27 interior Northeast looking great
02:28 after the front passes through.
02:29 It's just chilly in the 40s,
02:31 but it's Buffalo in November.
02:32 So you know,
02:33 we're not too surprised by that,
02:34 are we Burlington Boston?
02:36 More in the way of the rainfall,
02:37 especially on Saturday,
02:38 but by Sunday it'll be breezy and cool,
02:40 but it'll clear out pretty effectively.
02:42 New York, Baltimore,
02:43 bit more of the same,
02:44 but more in the way of clouds.
02:46 That actual rainfall as we
02:47 look across your weekend.
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