Isaias will quickly weaken after making landfall in the Florida Panhandle Friday night, with moderate to heavy rain expected over the Southeast and East Coast this weekend.
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Storm Team 4
While likely to be weak, it will absorb deep atmospheric moisture and bring potentially flooding rainfall to the Southeast and mid-Atlantic states.
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Storm Team 4
The deepest atmospheric moisture associated with Isaias (the fuel that produces heavy rain) will remain south of New York City. Alabama, Georgia, the Carolinas and Virginia will see the heaviest rainfall, but the tri-state area will still see heavy rain.
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Storm Team 4
Two to three inches of rain will be common Sunday morning and Monday morning. In some places, a separate total of four inches is possible.
The Weather Prediction Center has placed parts of the East Coast at a minor risk of flooding Sunday and Sunday night. In the tri-state area, including the area from New York City south.
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Storm Team 4
Rain will continue throughout the 24 hours – increasing early morning to midday on Sunday, remaining steady in the afternoon and evening before tapering off overnight. A few showers may linger into early Monday morning before clearing up.
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Storm Team 4
The threat of flooding is low due to longer rainfall periods.
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