THE TAKEAWAY
Southern New England and Downeast Maine will face another round of heavy rain through Saturday afternoon after storms caused flash flooding across parts of the East Coast on Friday in the final act of a powerful, week-long cross-country system that delivered devastating flooding across parts of the Southwest and the southern Appalachians.
Flood Alerts remain in effect across southeast Massachusetts and Rhode Island, including Providence and Newport through Saturday morning as storms move off the coast.
A more than two-week stretch of dry, sunny weather across parts of the Northeast ended as rain intensified Thursday night through Friday morning. New York City,Philadelphia, Washington, D.C. and Boston all saw heavy rain Friday.
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Downpours triggered Flash Flood Warnings early Friday across Monmouth County, New Jersey, and South Jersey during the morning rush.
The storms also prompted ground delays and ground stops at major Northeast airports including, Newark International, LaGuardia, John F. Kennedy International and Boston Logan International.
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Hundreds of flights were canceled and more than 1,000 were delayed at major Northeast travel hubs, according to aviation tracking company Flightware.
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani said a lightning strike knocked out power to roughly 4,500 customers in central Brooklyn Friday, including some schools.
The National Weather Service (NWS) received reports of widespread flash flooding across parts of New Bedford, Massachusetts.
Parts of the Delmarva, as well as the eastern Carolinas were also slammed by heavy rain.
Norfolk, Virginia, saw its wettest November on record, tallying 6.3 inches on Friday.
WHAT IS A FLASH FLOOD EMERGENCY?
All told, this massive cross-country storm has impacted more than 35 states.
Parts of the Four Corners are still reeling from widespread flash flooding that began last weekend.
Meanwhile, the Copper Basin along the Georgia-Tennessee border was slammed by a Flash Flood Emergency early Thursday that prompted dozens of water rescues.
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