Massive Storm System Impacts Eastern and Southeastern U.S.

This week, a large storm system brought a great deal of rain across the Southern U.S. (especially in Florida and the Gulf Coast).

The system came to fruition earlier in the week with a broad area of low pressure forming in the Gulf of Mexico. This area of low pressure slowly moved towards the Gulf Coast of the U.S. and brought a surge of tropical moisture across the area, as well as some severe weather.

In Florida, there were reports of multiple unconfirmed tornadoes that struck both coasts of the state, damaging some homes and vehicles. There are no injuries reported thus far from the tornadoes.

Part of a gutter that struck the windshield and caused damage to a vehicle in Clearwater, FL. Photo by Clearwater Police Department via WUSF

Elsewhere in the South, heavy rainfall occurred throughout the Gulf Coast, bringing some much-needed relief to the ongoing drought in the area. Heavy rainfall also occurred in parts of the Carolinas, especially in South Carolina, where reported rainfall totals reached as high as 3 inches in the southern part of the state.

The same system is currently impacting the Mid-Atlantic and is expected to move northward and begin impacting the Northeast later in the week through the early weekend.

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