![]() ![]() Officials in the Mid-Atlantic region and Northeast were bracing for the storm. Winds near gale force were possible along the coast from the Delmarva Peninsula north to southern New Jersey, as well as coastal Rhode Island and southeastern Massachusetts. ![]() Rainfall accumulations of 2 to 4 inches were possible along the Eastern Seaboard into coastal Maine, the hurricane center said. What was left of the storm center was 75 miles southwest of Ocean City, Md., and moving northeastward at 35 mph.įorecasters say Andrea could bring high winds, heavy rainfall and localized coastal flooding through today across the mid-Atlantic states and New England. The storm's low-level center was losing definition but remained a threat to the East Coast while "evolving into a low-pressure center," said Darin Figurskey, a National Weather Service meteorologist in Raleigh, N.C. Tropical storm warnings remained in effect for North Carolina and southern Virginia, the National Hurricane Center in Miami said at 8 p.m. It was blamed for one traffic-related death in Virginia. but caused no major damage Friday, marching up the East Coast as it brought the threat of weekend flooding as far north as New England.Īfter bringing rain, strong winds and even tornadoes to Florida, Andrea was losing its tropical characteristics Friday even as it still packed maximum sustained winds of 45 mph. The first named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season drenched the Southeastern U.S.
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