There is at least some risk of tornadoes in New Jersey, eastern Pennsylvania and southeast New York on Friday.
The remnants of Tropical Storm Debby were moving up the East Coast on Friday morning, prompting warnings for flash floods and tornadoes and causing airport delays at some of the major Northeast cities.
“Unfortunately, even in Debby’s weakened state, dangerous flash flooding and severe weather will continue” through Saturday across portions of the Carolinas, Mid-Atlantic, Interior Northeast and New England, forecasters from the Weather Prediction Center said.
The weather was causing delays at some airports in the region.
La Guardia Airport in New York issued a ground delay just after 8 a.m. on Friday and flights were delayed by an average of 82 minutes, according to the Federal Aviation Administration. In a post on social media, the airport warned passengers of flight disruptions and advised them to check in with their airlines regarding their flight status.
Kennedy International Airport and Newark Liberty International Airport were also experiencing delays ranging between 30 and 60 minutes, the F.A.A. said. In Boston, no delays were reported, but authorities at Logan International Airport warned passengers to check with their airlines before arriving at the airport.
In Washington, D.C., flights to and from Ronald Reagan National Airport were facing delays, the F.A.A. said.
Overnight, the storm system brought rain once again to coastal Carolina, escalating the flooding situation in the northern suburbs of Charleston, S.C. Some residents who had been thinking the worst had already passed them woke to the surprise of floodwaters in their homes. Showers or thunderstorms could return to coastal Carolina on Friday afternoon.
Debby’s remnants on Friday were simultaneously weakening and accelerating northeastward along the spine of the Blue Ridge, forecasters said. As it moves through the region, some storms have been acting like train cars on a track, repeating over the same areas and prompting flood warnings in Virginia, especially around Washington, D.C.
Tornadoes spawned by Debby Thursday
Locations of tornado sightings or damage reported by trained spotters.
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The storm system is volatile enough that some tornadoes might form. There was at least one possible tornado seen on radar Friday morning in the Washington metro that prompted a warning notification. A few tornadoes remained possible across the Mid-Atlantic through the morning.
That risk will move farther into the Northeast as the day progresses. Expect at least some risk of tornadoes in New Jersey, eastern Pennsylvania and southeast New York later in the day.
The remnants of Debby will continue to track along the Appalachians through upstate New York and New England, and areas close to its path are likely to have a quick three to seven inches of rainfall that could create considerable to locally catastrophic flooding through Saturday morning.
On Saturday, a full week after Debby formed in the Gulf of Mexico, the storm system will exit the United States, and a more settled weather pattern will push into the eastern U.S.
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