A tropical storm warning has been issued from Cape May, New Jersey to Rhode Island, including Long Island and Long Island Sound, as Tropical Storm Fay has developed off the coast of North Carolina and is moving up the coast.
Meteorologist Lee Goldberg has posted an AccuWeather Alert for the system that could dump up to 5 inches of rain on parts of the area.
In New York City, The tropical storm warning is in effect from 6 AM on Friday to 2 AM on Saturday.
According to the National Weather Service, the warning includes the onset of tropical-storm-force winds, which include sustained wind speeds of 39mph to 74mph.
A flash flood watch has also been issued for New York City, Long Island and several counties in New York and New Jersey for Friday.
The National Hurricane Center says Fay is expected to produce 3 to 5 inches of rain along and near the track of Fay across the mid-Atlantic states into southeast New York and southern New England. These rains may result in flash flooding where the heaviest amounts occur.
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The Spanish flu
Civil war
Great Depression
Wasn’t enough now we get a hurricane