Record-breaking rainfall has hit the East coast, with New York and New Jersey roads flooding as residents brace for a second landfall. NBC News' Priscilla Thompson has the latest on the relief efforts.
Tropical Storm Debby, which has already dumped more than a foot of rain on parts of the South and is forecast to bring more, made a second landfall in the U.S. early Thursday when it crossed back into South Carolina. The storm, which had 50 mph winds, made landfall near Bulls Bay, South Carolina, the National Hurricane Center said in a 2 a.m. ET update. It was a Category 1 hurricane when it first made landfall near Steinhatchee in Florida’s Big Bend region at around 7 a.m. Monday.
“We expect this storm to continue its slow, gradual approach, bringing multiple days of heavy rainfall and the potential for widespread and severe flash flooding,” North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper said Wednesday. Parts of the state could get 15 inches of rain. While the center of the storm made landfall, its effects are widespread. When it was still out to sea off South Carolina at around 5 p.m.
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