The Daily Weather Update from FOX Weather: Heavy rain threatens flood-ravaged Northeast
Start your day with the latest weather news – Storms are again targeting the Northeast and the South on Friday. The Northeast faces a flood threat, while the South is at risk for both flooding and severe weather.
Storm, flood threat shifts to Northeast on Friday
A cold front will advance to the Eastern Seaboard on Friday, placing the highest threat for flash flooding and strong-to-severe storms over the Northeast, Mid-South and southern High Plains. Showers and isolated thunderstorms will probably be ongoing at the start of the day across parts of the Mid-Atlantic into New York.
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Waterlogged Northeast faces another flood threat
Flood Watches are up for a large swath of the Northeast as storms are expected to dump heavy rain on a region already hard hit by floods in recent weeks. All that flooding has washed debris into rivers and streams, which has made its way to the Long Island Sound, where officials are warning of a large debris field that poses hazards to boaters and swimmers alike.
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Severe weather likely in South
Storms raked across the South on Thursday, and the region is set to see more of that on Friday. Damaging wind is the primary threat in an area that stretches from Arkansas to the Georgia coast.
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Millions of Americans under heat alerts as triple-digit temps continue
From Idaho to Florida, a heat wave that just won’t let up is entering another day when Americans will feel the sizzle of either triple-digit temperatures or temperatures that feel like they’re in the triple digits. Either way, the heat is dangerous, and there have already been some heat-related deaths reported.
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Hurricane HQ: Don loops in Atlantic as disturbance being monitored
Tropical Storm Don is continuing a loopy path in the Atlantic Ocean and does not pose a threat to land. Meanwhile, the FOX Forecast Center is keeping an eye on a disturbance near Africa.
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Bonus reads
Before you go, here are a few stories you might want to read.
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- NASA's new TROPICS satellites show Hurricane Adrian's intensification
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