NWS: Heavy rainfall, minor flooding in forecast

“This could be a significant event, a possible disaster for this region”. A total of 1 to 2 inches of rain is expected with this event.

Rain is in the daily forecast through Tuesday now. These will both to combine to squeeze moisture out of the clouds especially Tuesday night through Wednesday morning.

Thursday and Friday are also expected to be showery, and expect that rain to be chilly, as temperatures are forecast to drop to the 60s, she said.

“The official track for Tropical Storm Joaquin now places the storm off of the North Carolina coast through Sunday night”, Paul said. The base is also home to numerous command headquarters and support buildings.

(AP Photo/Mike Groll). A vehicle is stranded on a flooded driveway leading to a shopping plaza on Wednesday, September 30, 2015, in Guilderland, N.Y. The National Weather Service has issued flood watches for much of the eastern half of upstate New York as…

Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe declared a state of emergency Wednesday afternoon, which allows emergency responders to begin to prepare for the storms. Depending on the path of this storm, it could bring us another surge of rain and wind. Hurricane Joaquin is churning in the Atlantic and threatening the U.S.

“It looks like it’s headed toward New Jersey, but I would say there’s a lot of uncertainty with the storm right now”, said Al Cope, a meteorologist at the National Weather Service’s Mount Holly station. More than 6 inches of rain fell Wednesday in Maine, while New Hampshire got more than 5 inches.

Additional rainfall continues to move onshore however it is unclear whether the rainfall will become heavy over downtown Charleston. A flood watch means flooding is possible, however, a flood warning means that flooding has been observed or is likely and immediate action should be taken to ensure safety. That is flooding from a separate system impacting our region, not Hurricane Joaquin.

It’s going to be a soggy day out there, and flooding is a big concern.