After continued rain Tuesday, people living along and east of Interstate 95 face the risk of flash flooding from another storm moving into Wednesday.
A weak coastal low moved up the East Coast and rain spread north into the mid-Atlantic and Northeast on Tuesday.
Wet rain will develop again in the mid-Atlantic starting Wednesday morning and extend into the Northeast and New England later in the day.
Rainfall totals through Thursday are expected to be between 1 and 3 inches.
Flash flooding is a concern as atmospheric humidity is expected to be higher than average for this time of year.
“The next storm coming in from the south will also bring moisture to the Gulf Coast,” said FOX Weather Service meteorologist Britta Merwin. “So I think there’s probably more potential for flooding concerns over the weekend.”
A flood watch was issued from New Jersey to Massachusetts through Thursday.
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A flood warning remains in place for the Pawcatuck River in Westerly, Rhode Island, affecting Washington and New London counties.
“It’s interesting to see the hotspots in New England,” Merwin added. “That’s probably where flooding is most likely.”
Cold air will be in short supply again, but it could coincide just enough to bring a small amount of snow to northern New England.
The next chance for snow will be this weekend as a low pressure system approaches from the Midwest, according to the FOX Prediction Center.
The prediction remains highly uncertain, as computer forecasting models are still trying to figure out where the low pressure will track and whether enough cold air will arrive.
