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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Environment
Faye Hulton and James Parrish for MetDesk

Weather tracker: Nor’easter drenches US south-east coast

A man and woman walk past palm trees blowing in strong winds on the coast
People brave gusty winds and drizzling rain in Coral Gables, Florida, on 15 December. Photograph: Rebecca Blackwell/AP

Last weekend, a low-pressure system that had developed over the Gulf of Mexico tracked north-east across the Florida peninsula. Lashings of heavy rain and strong winds were brought to Florida during the early hours of Sunday morning, dumping up to 127mm (5in) of rain on the state in its passing.

The low-pressure system, termed a “nor’easter”, continued to track north-east, strengthening and bringing gusty winds and flash flooding to the coastal parts of the south-east US, including Georgia and South Carolina.

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