US Weather Today, August 8: Debby Continues Its Path and There is a Flood Alert in New York

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He United States National Weather Service (NWS) issued several weather alerts for the last days of this week, where the end of the trajectory of the Hurricane Debbynow turned into tormenta tropicalwill leave severe thunderstorms, excessive rainfall and possible flash floods in the mid-Atlantic and northeastern US

The US weather forecast map for Thursday, August 8NWS

After hitting much of the state of FloridaDebby caused severe damage to Georgia y South Carolina. According to the NWS forecastit is likely that the phenomenon currently located on the border with North Carolina weaken as moves north on Thursday nightbefore moving into the category of tropical depression during Fridayas it traverses the Central Appalachians of Virginia, Maryland y Pennsylvania.

NWS issues flash flood and thunderstorm warnings for mid-Atlantic by Debby (AP Photo/Stephen B. Morton)Stephen B. Morton – FR56856 AP

As a result of the presence of this system in the US mid-Atlantic, the NWS issued a warning for today severe thunderstorm alerts to the east of Virginia and of North Carolinain cities like Richmond, Virginia Beach, Raleigh y Norfolkwhere there is also a probability of formation of tornados.

In an even larger area, from South Carolina to the center of Pennsylvaniapassing through North Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia, Washington DC y Marylandwarnings apply for excessive rainfall that could generate flash floods where soils are more saturated. “Debby is expected to produce a additional 10 to 20 centimeters of rain with locally higher amounts in parts of southeastern North Carolina, with total amounts of 38 centimeters“, the entity reported.

The US weather forecast map for Friday, August 9NWS

This alert will expand during Friday to the north and will reach states such as Delaware, New Jersey, New York, Connecticut, Massachusetts, VermontNew Hampshire and as far west as Maineincluding large cities such as New York and Philadelphia. From parts of Maryland across the north of the state of New York y Vermontan additional 5 to 15 centimeters are expected during Friday night. “This will likely result in areas of Considerable flash and urban flooding, as well as river flooding“, the NWS anticipated.

The tropical storm will reach Maine between morning and evening. Saturday nightalready a tropical depression by then. As predicted by the weather service, Rain, wind and thunderstorms in the Northeast US should end by Saturday“when Debby is swept by a powerful upper low that spreads across southern Canada.”

Here’s what the weather will be like in the northeastern U.S. as Tropical Cyclone Debby hits (AP Photo/Stephen B. Morton)

In parallel, another system of climate instability It develops in the southwest of the United States, in the region of the Four Corners (border between Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico and Utah)In its forecast for today, the NWS anticipated excessive rainfall and possible flash floods in the center and south of Colorado and the north of New Mexicowhere it is also expected damaging windswith gusts of more than 120 kilometers per hour.

This severe weather hotspot will expand through Friday in the Rocky Mountains, into parts of southwestern Colorado and northeastern New Mexico, and will slowly dissipate towards Saturday. “Los forest fires in the northwest will contribute to the poor air quality in much of Oregon and the west of the state of Washington“the organization added.

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