Anyone see Noah’s Ark?
Folks will certainly want to take cover later this week with Tropical Storm Debby moving up the East Coast, as its remnants soak the Bay State and throughout New England.
After the storm potentially dumps a catastrophic 25 inches of rain on parts of the Southeast, meteorologists predict that Debby’s remnants will drop several inches of rain on Massachusetts.
“As of now, the National Hurricane Center has the cone tracking right over New England,” local meteorologist Matt Noyes told the Herald on Tuesday.
“It’s not a storm of the ages for us, but we’ve been getting a ton of downpours and then we’ll be adding Debby on top of that,” said Noyes, who recently launched 1DegreeOutside with his wife Danielle.
All that recent rain along with more inches from Debby could definitely spark some flooding across the region this Friday and Saturday, forecasters warn.
Up to 6 inches of rain might fall this week, according to the National Weather Service’s Boston office.
“The rain on Friday should ramp up more and more as the day goes on,” Noyes said. “Then it looks like downpours late Friday night into Saturday.
“The wind core shouldn’t be tropical by any means, but gusts could crank up to 45 mph along the South Coast and the Cape and Islands on Saturday,” he added.
There will be a chance for rip currents along south-facing beaches.
Those who are planning to head to a campsite near rivers and creeks this weekend need to stay aware, Noyes said.
“If the rain is pounding down and the water is coming up, move to higher ground,” he said.
If you tend to have a wet basement, checking out your sump pump before the weekend is a good idea, Noyes added.
After the storm clears out Saturday afternoon, Sunday is looking like a picture perfect end to the weekend.
“Sunday looks absolutely gorgeous,” Noyes said. “The storm should sweep all this humidity we’ve been stuck with out to sea, and we should have a whole new air blowing in by Sunday.”
Before that relief arrives along the East Coast, potentially historic heavy rainfall across South Carolina will likely result in areas of catastrophic flooding. Up to a whopping 25 inches is possible.
In portions of Florida where Debby has passed, deadly hazards remain — including downed power lines and flooded areas.
As the tropical storm hits the Southeast, dogs were being transported up to New England.
“We’re bringing 24 dogs to the Northeast Animal Shelter from Charleston Animal Society in South Carolina just ahead of Tropical Storm Debby!” MSPCA-Angell posted on Tuesday. “The dogs range in age from 5 months to 3 years old. They’re on the road now and expected to arrive in Salem tomorrow morning.”
“… We’re hosting a special emergency fee-waived adoptathon for all dogs aged one and older, starting TOMORROW and running through Sunday at all of our shelters during open hours, which vary by location,” MSPCA-Angell added. “More info may be found at mspca.org/southcarolina.”
