Overview

• Flash flood watches and warnings remain active from North Carolina through Massachusetts, with radar and gauges reporting rainfall rates up to 2–3 inches per hour in urban and low-lying areas.
• Tornado warnings were issued for parts of the Philadelphia suburbs and Washington, D.C., after radar detected rotation near King of Prussia, Plymouth Meeting and Howard University.
• Interstate 93 northbound and southbound lanes at exit 3 in Milton were closed Thursday when floodwaters submerged roadways and stranded vehicles.
• The National Weather Service has placed the Mid-Atlantic under a severe thunderstorm watch through midnight and warned of wind gusts up to 70 mph.
• NWS outlook maps indicate a slight risk of excessive rainfall for 13 central and eastern states with a marginal risk extending into New England.