A slow-moving storm system could pound the Northeast with more than 6 inches of rain starting Sunday, with areas including New York City on alert for flash flooding.
About 80 million people from Washington, D.C., to Portland, Maine, could see a month’s worth of rain in just a few hours, according to forecasts. The storms may dump half a foot, or 1-2 inches of moisture per hour, on New York City and surrounding areas, AccuWeather said. Stretches of Vermont and Pennsylvania are also at moderate risk for excessive rainfall.
“Infrastructure in the metro areas may not be able to handle rainfall of this magnitude,” said AccuWeather Senior Meteorologist Adam Douty.
