The Daily Weather Update from FOX Weather: Wet weekend expected for much of I-95 corridor
Start your day with the latest weather news – A low-pressure system moving north along the East Coast will be followed by a cold front this weekend, making for less-than-ideal beach weather.
Rain likely from Southeast through New England on Saturday
An area of high pressure will help to steer a costal low system up the East Coast, making showers and clouds more likely in the mid-Atlantic and Northeast on Saturday and potentially into Sunday.
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Beach plans rained out up and down East Coast
A strong coastal low that brought flooding rain to parts of North Carolina on Friday will move north along the coasts of the mid-Atlantic and Northeast on Saturday, bringing soaking rains to coastal locales. Rip currents are a concern for anyone headed to the beaches. That will be followed by a cold front Sunday that will create showers and storms throughout the day.
(FOX Weather)
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(Angel Boggs / FOX Weather)
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Wildfires rage across Canada, and the smoke is moving south. This week, it shrouded much of the northern tier of the U.S. in a thick haze. Air quality alerts were issued for millions of Americans as the smoke turned skies a vibrant red at sunrise and sunset in some places.
Wildfire smoke covers the Denver skyline on May 19, 2023.
(Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment / FOX Weather)
Flooding unfolded on both sides of the Atlantic this week. More than a dozen people have been killed by flooding in northern Italy. Buildings and farm fields have been inundated, as well. In the U.S., the Wilmington area in North Carolina picked up nearly 8 inches of rain Friday, leading to water-covered roads as well as flooded buildings.
Significant flooding ongoing in coastal North Carolina
Torrential rains from a developing low pressure center off the Atlantic Coast is triggering significant flash flooding in southeastern North Carolina Friday morning.
Bonus reads
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